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This Court Case May Alter the Rights of Drone Pilots Nationwide...and Nobody has Noticed

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The Supreme Court may be about to accept an appeal with enormous potential to decide the airspace rights of drones in the United States, and nobody in the drone community seems to have noticed. Cases concerning drone flights...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Kousisis v. United States: Supreme Court Clarifies Wire Fraud Rules

On May 22, 2025, the United States Supreme Court released its opinion in Kousisis v. United States. The Kousisis opinion resolved a split of the federal circuits by finding that proof of economic loss by the government is not...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

Trump’s New Travel Ban: What You Need to Know

President Donald Trump recently signed a proclamation reinstating and expanding the United States travel ban. The travel ban takes effect Monday, June 9, 2025, and as such, those affected by the ban should ensure they enter...more

Jenner & Block

India Newsletter - June 2025

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Here are a few recent legal updates from US and UK of relevance to Indian clients...more

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High Court Eliminates “Background Circumstances” as a Requirement in “Reverse Discrimination” Cases

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On June 5, 2025, the Supreme Court in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services unanimously struck down the Sixth Circuit’s “background circumstances” rule, which had required majority-group plaintiffs to meet a heightened...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Burn Grooming Policy, Burn? Third Circuit Reignites Bearded Firefighter’s Religious Accommodation and Free Exercise Claims

If you have a grooming policy based on safety factors (like no beards for firefighters), does that trump an employee’s request for a religious accommodation? Maybe not. A recent Third Circuit decision, Smith v. City of...more

Pillsbury - Global Trade & Sanctions Law

Two Federal Courts Invalidate “Reciprocal” and Other Emergency Tariffs, But Relief Paused Pending Appeal

In a landmark decision, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) has ruled against President Trump’s imposition of tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). In its decision (involving two...more

CDF Labor Law LLP

Supreme Court Unanimously Rejects Heightened Burden for Majority-Group Plaintiffs in Title VII Claims

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On June 5, 2025, the United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, rejecting a longstanding rule applied by the Sixth Circuit and other circuit courts that imposed a...more

Epstein Becker & Green

A Day of Near-Unanimity on Six Important Cases - SCOTUS Today

As this term draws to a close, the U.S. Supreme Court is getting busy in reducing its inventory of pending cases. Yesterday, six of them were resolved....more

Dickinson Wright

Travel Ban Redux: June 9 Implementation Regarding 19 Countries

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June 4 marked a very active day for the administration in immigration related proclamations. The horrific act of anti-semitic violence by an Egyptian national B visa visitor overstay in Boulder, Colorado has served as a...more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

SCOTUS Lowers Bar for Reverse Discrimination Claims

On June 5, 2025, the Supreme Court lowered the bar for majority-group plaintiffs – ruling they are not required to meet a higher standard to bring reverse discrimination claims. The Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Ames v....more

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Reverse discrimination claims boosted by Supreme Court

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Just today, the U.S. Supreme Court resolved a contentious disagreement between courts regarding the burden of proof required to bring a disparate treatment claim under Title VII.  While the majority of appeals courts in the...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

SCC Finds Quebec Law Inapplicable to Federal Undertakings Under Interjurisdictional Immunity Doctrine

In Opsis Airport Services Inc. v. Quebec (Attorney General) (Opsis), the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) affirmed that the doctrine of interjurisdictional immunity (IJI) remains an essential feature of Canada’s federal...more

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Courts Invalidate President’s IEEPA Tariffs, But Stays Keep Duties on Imports—for Now

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The US Court of International Trade and the US District Court for the District of Columbia have invalidated President Donald Trump’s actions imposing tariffs pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Unanimously Rejects Heightened Standard for "Reverse Discrimination" Claims

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On June 5, 2025, in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously rejected the “background circumstances” test previously applied by several federal circuits in “reverse discrimination” cases....more

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Supreme Court Rejects ‘Background Circumstances’ Rule for Title VII Claims Brought by Members of Majority Groups

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On June 5, the Supreme Court decided Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, holding unanimously that members of majority groups suing their employers under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) are not...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Reviewing Certain Presidential Actions (Trump EO Tracker)

Orders the Counsel to the President, in consultation with the Attorney General and the head of any other relevant executive department or agency to investigate whether certain individuals conspired to deceive the public about...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Supreme Court Rejects Heightened Prima Facie “Background Circumstances” Test for Majority Group Plaintiffs

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In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court vacated the dismissal of a heterosexual woman’s Title VII claims, concluding that she was improperly subjected to a heightened prima facie standard that required her to show...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

U.S. Supreme Court Reverses ‘Reverse’ Employment Discrimination Pleading Standard

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On June 5, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated the “background circumstances” rule in “reverse” employment discrimination claims brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act in a unanimous decision overturning...more

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The Week in Weed: June 2025

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, Texas is the center of gravity in the hemp world. The First Circuit rules against cannabis businesses. ...more

Gould + Ratner LLP

Ames Analysis: Reverse Discrimination Reversed

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On June 5, 2025, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, striking down the “background circumstances” requirement in so-called “reverse discrimination” cases. The Court held...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Catholic Charity’s Religious Exemption From Wisconsin Unemployment Tax

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In a 9-0 decision authored by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a ruling by the Wisconsin Supreme Court, which held that Catholic Charities Bureau Inc. (the “Charities) and its subsidiaries were not...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Denies Alpine’s Petition Challenging Constitutionality of FINRA Enforcement Proceedings

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On June 2, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition for writ of certiorari filed by Alpine Securities Corp. in Alpine Securities Corp. v. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. In doing so, the Supreme Court declined...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Says “Reverse Discrimination” Is Equally Unlawful - Clarifies Standard for Majority-Group Plaintiffs in Title...

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The U.S. Supreme Court today swung wide open the door for all persons who experience employment discrimination based on their race, color, religion, sex or national origin to bring suit under Title VII of the 1964 Civil...more

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States Seeking Remedies for the Rising Costs of Prescription Drugs

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As expected, the lawsuits have commenced following the enactment of the Arkansas legislation prohibiting pharmacy benefit managers (PBM’s) from owning or operating actual pharmacies within the state. Michigan has filed its...more

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