Tag:Justice Elena Kagan
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Supreme Court Weighs in on Controversial Arizona Voting Laws
The Supreme Court, in a July 1 decision along partisan lines, tightly read a key provision of the Voting Rights Act and cautioned federal judges to carefully consider states’ professed interest in combating election fraud and other circumstances when deciding lawsuits.
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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...
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The President Can Now Fire the Director of the CFPB at Will
In a decision that seemed split nearly as many ways as there are justices on the court, the U.S. Supreme Court on July 29...
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Features
SCOTUS Upholds States’ Authority to Bind Presidential Elector Votes
The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld states’ ability to enforce requirements for presidential electors to vote for their state’s popular vote winner. It affirmed...
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Courts
A Simple Fact Pattern With Muddy Interpretations
Do attorneys who carry out nonjudicial foreclosures meet the definition of “debt collectors” under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act? The courts of appeals...
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SCOTUS: State Courts Can Keep Federal Securities Class Actions
More companies might be stuck defending federal securities claims in state courts following a new decision by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Justice Elena Kagan delivered...
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