by Girish Anand | Oct 19, 2017 | Civil Rights Act, same-sex marriage, Title VII, U.S. Supreme Court
An upcoming potential Supreme Court case, which will require reviewing a decision by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, could help reconcile the different opinions by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) regarding...
by Girish Anand | Oct 2, 2017 | U.S. Supreme Court
The Supreme Court opened its 2017-2018 term by taking up a case involving some 25 million workers. At issue was whether workers could be contractually forced to use binding arbitration with class action waivers for employment issues rather than being allowed to take...
by Girish Anand | Sep 12, 2017 | U.S. Supreme Court
With a federal appeals court order set to take effect today, Justice Anthony Kennedy, acting for the full Supreme Court, restored President Trump’s travel ban, and thus some 24,000 refugees covered by the appeals court ruling will have to wait until Oct. 10 (or...
by Girish Anand | Mar 23, 2017 | NLRB, U.S. Supreme Court
The Supreme Court this week curtailed the appointment power of presidents by ruling that no one can be named as an acting head of a federal agency if that person has been nominated for the full position and that position requires Senate approval. The ruling springs...
by Girish Anand | Oct 4, 2016 | U.S. Supreme Court
In July, the Obama White House petitioned the Supreme Court to reconsider its tie vote on a lower court’s injunction against implementing President Obama’s executive orders that would grant deportation deferrals and even work permits to some 4 million...
by Girish Anand | Aug 4, 2016 | gender identity, U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court has placed a temporary hold on a lower court order that okayed free choice of bathroom usage by transgender individuals. The action follows a ruling last week by the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that voided the transgender rights...