by Pavan Acharya | Oct 10, 2023 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday took up a rare case involving maritime law that could increase state or policyholder power over the federal law that historically governs maritime disputes. Maritime insurance contracts are governed by federal admiralty law,...
by Julian Andreone | Oct 10, 2023 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a case that is being closely followed by corporations and whistleblower rights groups across the country. It will determine whether whistleblowers must prove an employer acted with a “retaliatory intent”...
by Jessica Ma | Oct 4, 2023 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court mulled over the question of standing on Wednesday — whether under the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals can sue places of accommodation for lacking disability accessibility information, even if they don’t intend to stay. The...
by Matthew Vega | Oct 3, 2023 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) v. Community Financial Services Agency of America (CFSA) on Tuesday, in a crucial case at the crossroads of Congress’s ability to fund government agencies and the...
by Rachel Schlueter | Oct 3, 2023 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court justices may be forgiven if they found themselves humming the Schoolhouse Rock lyrics “Conjunction Junction, what’s your function?” when interpreting one of the first cases they hear for its latest October term. The court heard arguments on...