Tag: SCOTUS

  • SCOTUS grants review in two cases for its 2021-2022 term

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    On March 22, the U.S. Supreme Court accepted two cases for review during its 2021-2022 term. With the addition of these two cases, the court had agreed to hear 10 cases during the term, which is scheduled to begin on October 4, 2021.  • United States v. Tsarnaev concerns the death penalty conviction of Dzhokhar…

  • U.S. Supreme Court begins March argument sitting

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    This week, the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) begins its March sitting. The court will hear cases remotely and provide audio livestreams of oral argument, continuing its safety protocols implemented at the start of the term in accordance with public health guidance related to COVID-19.  This week, SCOTUS will hear three hours of…

  • SCOTUS Public Information Office makes COVID-related announcements

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    On March 19, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court’s Public Information Office announced that the court will hear arguments remotely and provide live audio streams to the public during its upcoming April argument session. The decision was made in accordance with public health guidance in response to COVID-19. To date, all arguments have been conducted remotely…

  • SCOTUS releases April argument calendar

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    On March 12, 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) scheduled its April argument sitting for the 2020-2021 term. The court will hear 13 hours of oral argument in 15 cases between April 19 and April 28.  To date, all cases that have been accepted for argument during this term have been scheduled.…

  • U.S. Supreme Court dismisses case about 2019 DHS immigration rule expanding definition of public charge

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    On March 9, 2021, the clerk of the U.S. Supreme Court granted a request from the Biden administration and the groups challenging a 2019 immigration rule to dismiss Department of Homeland Security v. New York. The case involved whether the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) violated the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) and federal immigration…

  • SCOTUS grants review in one case for its 2021-2022 term

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    On March 8, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) accepted one case for review during its 2021-2022 term. With the addition of this case, the court has granted review in a total of eight cases for the term, which is scheduled to begin on October 4, 2021.  Thompson v. Clark concerns the Supreme…

  • SCOTUS hears three hours of oral argument during the first week of March

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    The first week of March closed out the U.S. Supreme Court’s February sitting with three hours of oral arguments in seven cases. The court will hear oral arguments again during its March sitting scheduled for March 22 to March 31.  On March 1, the court heard one hour of oral argument in United States v.…

  • Federal Labor Relations Authority submits brief defending rule on union dues

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    FLRA submits brief defending rule on union dues On Feb. 5, the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA), which administers the laws governing federal labor relations, submitted a brief defending a February 2020 decision permitting federal workers to stop paying union dues at any time after their first year of dues-paying membership. Before this, federal workers…

  • Supreme Court issues rulings involving the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act

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    The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) took action on a number of cases on February 3, issuing opinions in three cases, granting review in one case, and removing two cases from its February 2021 argument calendar. SCOTUS issued opinions in Salinas v. United States Railroad Retirement Board, Federal Republic of Germany v. Philipp, and Republic of…

  • U.S. Supreme Court releases argument calendar for February, March

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    The U.S. Supreme Court has released its argument calendar for February and March of the 2020-2021 term. The court will hear eight hours of oral argument in eight cases between February 22 and March 3. So far, the court has agreed to hear 48 cases during its 2020-2021 term. February 22, 2021 Trump v. Sierra…