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The United States Supreme Court is the highest court of the United States and is charged with interpreting federal law, including the United States Constitution. The Court's docket is largely discretionary with only a limited number of cases granted review each term.  The Court is comprised of one chief justice and eight associate justices, who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate to hold lifetime positions. less -
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Will Trump v. CASA Lead to Increased State AG Multistate Investigations and Litigation?

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On June 27, 2025, in its long-anticipated decision in Trump v. CASA, Inc., the U.S. Supreme Court significantly narrowed the ability of a single federal court to issue “universal” or “nationwide” injunctions—through which...more

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Mid-Year 2025

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The last six months have been a tumultuous time for employers. The pace and degree of change is creating new challenges — and ongoing uncertainty. Our Mid-Year 2025 report sifts through the volume of federal-level executive...more

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Supreme Court restricts universal injunctions, but plaintiffs find a “workaround”

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At the end of its 2024-25 term, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Trump v. CASA, Inc. that federal district courts do not have equity power to issue so-called “universal” (also known as “nationwide”) injunctions. At issue in...more

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Supreme Court Greenlights Trump Administration’s Federal Workforce Restructuring Plan

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On July 8, the US Supreme Court allowed President Trump’s executive order (EO) permitting Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)-related planning efforts for the Trump Administration’s restructuring of the federal...more

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Supreme Court Holds Universal Injunctions Exceed Courts’ Statutory Authority

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On Friday, June 27, the Supreme Court held that so-called universal injunctions (sometimes called nationwide injunctions) likely exceed federal courts’ equitable authority as granted by the Judiciary Act of 1789. The Court...more

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Supreme Court Halts Nationwide Injunctions with Major Implications for Ongoing Litigation

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On June 27, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court held, in a 6-3 decision in Trump v. Casa, that federal courts lack the authority to issue nationwide injunctions under the Judiciary Act of 1789 (Judiciary Act). In doing so, the Court...more

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Trump Administration Seeks Supreme Court Stay of Democratic CPSC Commissioners’ Reinstatement After Losses in District Court and...

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On June 23, 2025, Judge Matthew J. Maddox of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland denied a motion by President Donald J. Trump and other officials (“Defendants”) to stay his order reinstating three Democratic...more

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Supreme Court Ends Use of Universal Injunctions

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On June 27, 2025, in a 6-3 opinion by Justice Amy Coney Barrett, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Trump v. CASA, Inc., No. 24A884, 606 U.S. ___ (2025), that federal courts lack the power to issue “universal injunctions,” a...more

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A SHARP DISSENT: A Review Of The Dissent’s Take On The Supreme Court’s Ruling In McLaughlin.

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In McLaughlin Chiropractic Assocs., Inc. v. McKesson Corp., No. 23-1226, 2025 WL 1716136 (U.S. June 20, 2025), the Supreme Court determined that the Hobbs Act does not bind district courts in civil enforcement proceedings to...more

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Supreme Court Limits Scope of Nationwide Injunctions—Is Nationwide Vacatur Next?

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In Trump v. CASA, the Supreme Court significantly narrowed federal courts’ power to issue “universal” or “nationwide” injunctions—broad orders that bar the government from enforcing a policy against anyone, not just the...more

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WAVE OF LITIGATION ENDED?: Are the TCPA’s Quiet Hour Rules Dead After Friday’s Supreme Court Ruling?

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As TCPAWorld.com readers know, 2025 has seen a massive rush of TCPA class litigation. Indeed such filings are up over 100 percent from last year– which was already the highest volume year in history. The biggest volume of...more

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SCOTUS Curbs Universal Injunctions? So What Does That Mean for You?

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The United States Supreme Court issued a decision that curtailed the practice of “universal” or “nationwide” injunctions and may have a significant impact for individuals and organizations that seek redress from the courts,...more

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Supreme Court Limits Universal Injunctions

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On June 27, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court held in a 6-3 decision in Trump v. CASA, Inc. that federal courts lack the authority to issue universal injunctions under the Judiciary Act of 1789. In so ruling, the Court granted the...more

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How a Texas Federal District Court Changed the HIPAA Reproductive Health Privacy Rule, But SCOTUS Decision May Say Not So Fast

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Explained in more detail below, under the recent vacatur of most of the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy (the “Reproductive Health Rule”): • The broad prohibitions on disclosing protected...more

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Supreme Court: Hobbs Act does not require federal courts to defer to FCC

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On June 20, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates, Inc. v. McKesson Corp., holding that the federal Hobbs Act does not bind district courts in civil enforcement proceedings to a...more

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Supreme Court Clarifies Path for Nuclear License Challenges and NRC Authority

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The Supreme Court’s decision in NRC v. Texas gives nuclear energy generators and storage facilities, as well as NRC, the latest win in the decades-long struggle over used-fuel storage....more

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Supreme Court Issues First Major NEPA Ruling in Two Decades

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On May 29, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an 8-0 opinion that clarifies the scope of environmental effects analysis under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and requires substantial judicial deference to...more

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Supreme Court Sides with Trump Regarding Removal of NLRB and MSPB Members, and Suggests that the Federal Reserve is Different

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The United States Supreme Court has granted the Trump Administration’s request to stay United States District Court Judge Beryl Howell’s order reinstating Gwynne Wilcox to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and Cathy...more

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Supreme Court to Decide the Fate of Universal Injunctions

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The Supreme Court is prepared to determine the legality of a powerful but controversial judicial remedy — the universal injunction. The case, Trump v. CASA, Inc., reached the Justices after a lower court barred the Trump...more

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Supreme Court Upholds ATF Rule Regulating Weapon Parts Kits and Unfinished Frames or Receivers as “Firearms”

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In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court affirmed the authority of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) to regulate weapon parts kits and unfinished frames or receivers as “firearms” under the Gun...more

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FDA v. Wages and White Lion Investments: A Reminder of the Deference to Agency Determinations Post-Loper Bright

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In FDA v. Wages and White Lion Investments LLC, the U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in favor of the Food and Drug Administration serves as a reminder of the deference still accorded to regulatory agencies post-Loper...more

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SCOTUS Ruling: Freezing $65 Million in Teacher Grants Amid DEI Controversy

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On April 4, 2025, the United States Supreme Court granted an emergency application to vacate the First Circuit Court of Appeals’ March 10 temporary restraining order (TRO) in the case of Department of Education v. California....more

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Supreme Court Temporarily Stays Reinstatement of NLRB Member Wilcox

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National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Member Gwynne A. Wilcox is out of a job, again, for the third time in less than four months....more

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Chief Justice Roberts Allows Trump to Remove Wilcox from NLRB as the Supreme Court Considers the Challenge to Her Dismissal

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National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) Member Gwynne Wilcox is out of a job for the third time in less than four months. Since President Donald Trump terminated Wilcox from her position on January 28, 2025, Wilcox’s...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Temporarily Stays NLRB Board Member Reinstatement; Board to Again Without a Quorum

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On April 9, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a brief order, staying the District Court’s order reinstating former National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) Member Gwynne A. Wilcox. The Board is...more

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