Tag:5th Circuit Court of Appeals

Judge Stephen Higginson Warns of the Peril of Affiliation at John Paul Stevens Lecture

Judge Stephen Higginson discussed his research on the Nuremberg trials and warned students about the dangers affiliation can bring.

Supreme Court Stays 5th Circuit Opinion Declaring Enforcement Provisions of HISA Unconstitutional

Justice Samuel Alito ordered an administrative stay on the enforcement of a 5th Circuit opinion that found an aspect of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act unconstitutional.

Court Opinions: Supreme Court Denies Stays on Preliminary Injunctions Against Expanded Sex Discrimination Definition for Title IX

The Supreme Court ruled the government didn’t meet its burden to disprove the new allegedly unlawful provisions impact others of the rule.

Court Opinions: US Supreme Court Says Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Plan Violates Codes by Releasing Sacklers From Future Claims

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Purdue Pharma’s proposed reorganization plan violates bankruptcy code because it would release the Sackler family from future claims.

Court Opinions: US Supreme Court Rules ‘Gratuities’ to State, Local Officials Aren’t a Crime to Accept

The U.S. Supreme Court reversed a lower court’s decision that an illegal gratuity payment of $13,000 was made to a local official in Indiana.

Court Opinions: US Supreme Court Holds Citizens Don’t Have Liberty Interest in Noncitizen Spouses Living in the US

The U.S. Supreme Court found an American citizen didn’t have fundamental liberty interest in her noncitizen spouse being admitted to the U.S.

U.S. Supreme Court Stays Mifepristone Ruling

The U.S. Supreme Court stayed a ruling to pull from the market mifepristone, a medication commonly used in abortions.

Identity Theft to Take Center Stage at U.S. Supreme Court Feb. 27

A unique identity theft case will come before the U.S. Supreme Court for oral argument Feb. 27.