Legal Implications of the Supreme Court's Ruling on Universal Injunctions
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The nondelegation doctrine prevents Congress from giving away too much of its legislative power to other entities. After a strong showing in 1935, the nondelegation doctrine has remained dormant, with the Supreme Court...more
In 2024, in what was heralded as a big win for developers in California, the U.S. Supreme Court upended decades of California precedent and held that legislatively enacted development impact fees must satisfy the “essential...more
On July 16, 2025, the New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the state’s charity care requirement—which mandates that hospitals must treat patients regardless of their ability to pay—does not amount to...more
Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court held that district courts are not bound by the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) interpretations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), 47 U.S.C. §227. See...more
The U.S. Supreme Court recently handed down its decision in Federal Communications Commission v. Consumers’ Research, a case involving the question whether Congress’s delegation of authority to the FCC to implement provisions...more
Capping off two months of legal drama, the Supreme Court has stayed the ruling of U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Maddox, which ordered the immediate reinstatement of the three U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)...more
The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) recently determined that religious discrimination occurs when legal criteria discriminate between religions based on their “theological practices” or “inherently religious choices” as opposed...more
Scheibe v. Woodloch Resort, 2025 Pa. Super. 109 (Pa. Super. May 20, 2025) - The Superior Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a praecipe for writ of summons was deemed to be timely filed as of the date it was initially received...more
Legal updates: case law analysis and intelligence - - The TTAB, applying the Milwaukee test, rejected an application for a dark green colour mark for medical gloves on the ground that it was generic - The Federal Circuit...more
The reinstatement of two Democratic NCUA board members has been put on hold by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia....more
June 2025 saw opinions from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals addressing issues including the authority of a court to dismiss a case that had been stayed pending an arbitration and the sequence of decision-making when a...more
The Eighth Circuit partially reversed a district court ruling denying OptumRx, Inc. (“OptumRx”)’s motion to compel arbitration of Lackie Drug Store, Inc. (“Lackie”)’s putative class action, concluding OptumRx waived...more
PA NIOSH Employees Uncertain About Their Future- The United States Supreme Court handed the Trump Administration a victory, allowing the President to conduct mass firings at federal agencies. Now, Pittsburgh-area employees...more
New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently suggested that the Empire State could undertake a mid-decade redistricting of its congressional districts, apparently as a form of political retaliation against Republican-led states...more
K.H. v. Mill Run Campground, Docket No. 2197 of 2023, G.D. (Pa. Com. Pl., Fayette Cnty, Mar. 10, 2025) - A Pennsylvania trial court overruled primary objections to claims of punitive damages when the plaintiffs’ alleged...more
The first six months of the second Trump Administration have brought a variety of transformations to the federal government. As many of these changes unfold on nearly a daily basis, it can be difficult to ascertain exactly...more
Inexorable, inevitable, and regrettable are three words that come to mind with publication from the Report from Special Committee of the Federal Circuit (composed of Chief Judge Moore and Judges Prost and Taranto)...more
A federal trial judge in the course of adjudicating a controversy temporarily enjoins nationwide enforcement of a law. The universal preliminary injunction (UPI), however, is incompatible with the Anglo-American legal...more
Recently, the Supreme Court in a case involving President Trump’s without cause firing of the Democratic Commissioners on the Consumer Products Safety Commission stayed an order that had been issued by the U.S. District Court...more
Lake Meredith is a reservoir located about 30 miles northeast of Amarillo in the Texas Panhandle. It was formed when the State of Texas built the Sanford Dam on the Canadian River in 1965. When the dam was completed the...more
Jones, et al. v. Blackstone Medical Services, LLC, No. 1:24-cv-01074-JEH-RLH, 2025 WL 2024764 (C.D. Ill. July 21, 2025) - On June 20, 2025, the United States Supreme Court released McLaughlin Chiropractic Assocs., Inc. v....more
As an update to our previous client alert regarding birthright citizenship, on July 23, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that President Trump’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship...more
Hi all. Below is the June edition of the Fifth Circuit criminal and civil case summaries, with a special focus on cases of interest to white-collar practitioners. In June, the Fifth Circuit considered a number of Bruen-based...more
Last month, we provided an overview of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB) application of the “settled expectations” doctrine, articulated in recent PTAB director-level decisions. Interim Director Coke Morgan Stewart...more