by Editorial Staff | Jun 21, 2021 | ADA, Discrimination, EEOC, U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued an opinion on a case involving a required ADA accommodation. Basically, the June 8th, 2021 ruling offers an interpretation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Specifically, the ruling says that it is...
by Editorial Staff | Jun 8, 2021 | cybersecurity, U.S. Supreme Court
On June 3rd, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on interpreting the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). Otherwise known as Van Buren v. United States, the court case addressed the improper use of computer-based information. Markedly, this ruling comes nearly a year...
by Editorial Staff | Jun 15, 2020 | LGBT, Title VII, U.S. Supreme Court
On June 15th, 2020, in a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and/or gender identity is prohibited under federal civil rights law, speficially Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act (Title VII)....
by Girish Anand | Jan 5, 2020 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, Obamacare, U.S. Supreme Court
UPDATE: On Jan. 7, the Supreme Court set a Friday afternoon deadline for ACA opponents to respond to the Blue State coalition’s request to expedite the case to be resolved before the November 2020 election. Led by California, a coalition of 20 Blue State...
by Girish Anand | Jun 26, 2019 | U.S. Supreme Court
In a case that various interest groups wanted to see end what is known as “Auer deference,” the Supreme Court instead affirmed the 1997 decision behind the principle but in so doing sought to place limits on government regulators. The Auer deference means...
by Girish Anand | Jun 20, 2019 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, HHS, Obamacare, POTUS, U.S. Supreme Court
A coalition of five cities has sued President Trump and officials at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for deliberately “sabotaging” the Affordable Care Act (ACA, or Obamacare). The suit hinges on a clause in the Constitution and on the...