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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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A New Era for TCPA Litigation: Conflicting Rulings on Text Messages and Do-Not-Call Rule

The Supreme Court’s June 2025 decision in McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates v. McKesson Corp. has upended the long-settled framework for Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) compliance and litigation. As we discussed in...more

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

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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United States Supreme Court Administrative Law Decisions of Note During the 2024-2025 Term

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In this update, we cover the most impactful Supreme Court cases related to administrative law issues decided during the 2024-2025 term. The Supreme Court decided important administrative law cases falling into these general...more

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SCOTUS on ACA Challenge: Seriously Guys, We’re Doing This Again?

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In a closely watched decision, the Supreme Court has upheld the authority of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (Task Force), preserving the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) requirement that health plans cover preventive...more

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SCOTUS Limits Courts’ Power to Issue Broad Injunctions, Raising More Questions than Answers for Employers Nationwide

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In a decision sure to have reverberations for employment law for years to come, the Supreme Court just significantly limited the ability of federal district court judges to issue nationwide injunctions – now coined...more

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SCOTUS Rejects FCC Edicts: Courts are (Finally) Free to Interpret the TCPA

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In a highly anticipated decision with broad implications for Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) litigants, on June 20, 2025, the Supreme Court issued its decision in McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates, Inc. v....more

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United States Supreme Court Ruling Significantly Narrows Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act

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On June 20, 2025, the United States Supreme Court issued an important ruling in Stanley v. City of Sanford, Florida, which significantly narrows the scope of the protections under Title I of the Americans with Disabilities...more

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SEC Disgorgement Stuck in Circuit Split After Supreme Court Declines to Intervene

On June 6, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition for certiorari in Navellier & Associates, Inc. v. SEC, declining to resolve a circuit split regarding the circumstances under which the U.S. Securities and Exchange...more

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Supreme Court Increases Potential Employer Liability Under Title VII’s Discrimination Provisions

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On June 5, 2025, the United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, resolving a long-standing split among federal courts and clarifying the evidentiary standard for Title...more

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SCOTUS: DHS Can Proceed with Termination of Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans

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On May 19, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an emergency order that allows the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to proceed with terminating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelan nationals under the 2023...more

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SCOTUS Will Soon Decide If Federal Judges Can Issue Nationwide Injunctions: What's at Stake for Employers?

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The US Supreme Court is poised to decide a landmark case that could significantly limit the ability of federal judges to issue nationwide injunctions – a move that could have a profound impact on the workplace. Injunctions...more

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Losing My Religion? 8th Circuit Finds that Freedom of Religion is Not a Justification for Employee Conduct

The past few decades have seen a Supreme Court receptive to claims brought on the basis of freedom of religion. For example, in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. (June 2014), the Supreme Court ruled that the Affordable Care...more

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Supreme Court’s Cornell decision sets low pleading bar for ERISA claims

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In a decision poised to change the landscape of Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) litigation, on April 17, 2025, the Supreme Court held in Cunningham et al. v. Cornell University et al. that a claimant...more

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Repeal, Not Replace: President Trump’s Directive To Deregulate

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On April 9, 2025, President Trump issued a Presidential Memorandum titled “Directing the Repeal of Unlawful Regulations,” marking a significant step in the Administration’s push to deregulate under the broader DOGE...more

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A Blockbuster Week for the VPPA—New Releases from the Sixth and Seventh Circuits

Much like Blockbuster Video rental stores (of which you might be surprised to learn there is still one remaining), the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) was quietly slipping into obsolescence with the advent of the Internet...more

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Supreme Court Rules Lost Wages May Be Recoverable Under RICO For False Advertising After Drug Test Dismissal

On April 2, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that a truck driver who lost his job after testing positive for marijuana may pursue claims for lost wages under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Ends Youth Climate Change Suit

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On March 24, in Kelsey Cascadia Rose Juliana et al. v. United States of America et al., the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a petition to hear an appeal from Our Children’s Trust from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision...more

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Supreme Court Declines to Revisit NLRB Deference Post-Loper Bright

On March 24, 2025, the Supreme Court declined to review a Ninth Circuit decision that provided an opportunity to clarify how its landmark decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, 144 S. Ct. 2244 (2024) affects the...more

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Supreme Court grants certiorari to address circuit split regarding uninjured class members

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Takeaway: We have written frequently about the different approaches of the Courts of Appeals when addressing certification of a class that includes uninjured class members. See, e.g., En banc Ninth Circuit reinstates class...more

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For Whom the Bell Tolls? The Impact of Wisconsin Bell v. United States ex rel. Todd Heath and United States v. Regeneron...

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The Supreme Court’s decision in Wisconsin Bell v. United States ex rel. Todd Heath clarifies what constitutes a “claim” under the federal False Claims Act (FCA). ...more

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Recent Decisions and DOJ Policy Announcements Signal Key Changes to FCA Enforcement and Litigation Environment

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Recent legal and political False Claims Act (“FCA”) developments signal a potentially turbulent time for the defense of investigations and lawsuits brought under the FCA...more

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SCOTUS Ruling Expands Path for Plaintiffs to Revive Dismissed Lawsuits: What Employers Need to Know

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A new Supreme Court decision just made it easier for employees to revive lawsuits they voluntarily dismissed – in some cases, even after the statute of limitations has expired. In Waetzig v. Halliburton Energy Services, the...more

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Supreme Court Poised to Strike Down Reverse Discrimination Standard

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On February 26, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, a case that challenges the heightened evidentiary burden imposed on majority-group plaintiffs in Title VII...more

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TCPA Tracker: December 2024-January 2025

Eleventh Circuit Strikes Down FCC’s TCPA 1:1 Consent Rule - The Eleventh Circuit recently held that the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) exceeded its statutory authority when it issued a 2023 Order interpreting the...more

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