Tag:Justice Brett Kavanaugh

Court Opinions: US Supreme Court Rules EPA Can’t Impose “End-result” Permit Provisions for Water Quality

A split U.S. Supreme Court held the EPA can’t impose limitations through “end-result” permit provisions on the amount of contaminated discharge that can go into waterways.

Court Opinions: A Split US Supreme Court Rules Some Section 1983 Claims Can’t be Denied on Failure-To-Exhaust Grounds

The high court ruled that for Section 1983 claims challenging delays in the administrative process, state courts can’t deny those claims on failure-to-exhaust grounds.

US Supreme Court Rules Preponderance of Evidence Standard Applies for FLSA Exemptions

The nation’s high court held in a different unanimous opinion that when a plaintiff amends a complaint to delete federal-law claims, leaving only state-law claims behind, the case must be remanded to state court.

Court Opinions: US Supreme Court Denies Certs in Second Amendment, Affirmative Action, Parental Rights Cases

Justices Neil Gorsuch, Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas all wrote statements concerning the high court’s denial of writs in the three cases.

Colorado AG weighs formal role as Supreme Court reviews oil-train case

Proposed Uinta Basin rail project in Utah could result in surge of hazardous shipments along Colorado River

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.

Obamacare Case Argued at High Court

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in another challenge to the Affordable Care Act, which has become the foundation of expanded access to healthcare...

Attorneys Discuss New Developments in Discrimination Law

Sherman & Howard on Sept. 17 hosted a talk, “New Developments in Discrimination Law,” as part of its L&E Live series, a five-week virtual...