SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 20, 2022

Gordon College seeks review, arguing that all of its professors are Christian educators who are used to promote the Christian mission through teaching, scholarship, and service. The case has already been rescheduled three times, clearly indicating it’s on at least one of the justices’ radar. Next up is Texas v. rescheduled before the Dec.

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Conflict of Laws

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

After nearly three years of house arrest in Canada, Meng agreed to a deferred prosecution agreement with the United States, in which she admitted that her statements to HSBC were false (though not that they violated U.S. The only connection to the United States was the clearing of dollar payments through banks in the United States.

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Conflict of Laws

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

dollar for clearing or other financial services, or using the U.S. Supreme Court on the question of how much deference to give the Chinese government’s interpretation of its own law. court held that the case should be dismissed in deference to Chinese law. This post also appears at Transnational Litigation Blog (TLB)]

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 11, 2023

To ensure timely payment of property taxes and insurance premiums, many mortgage lenders require borrowers to deposit money into escrow accounts, which often carry a significant positive balance. For insured claims, the insurer would have to seek the same information in litigation on a case-by-case basis. Chevron deference?

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Broadcast Law Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2014

The Court of Appeals rejected the appeal of SoundExchange, which was arguing that the royalties for both services should have been set higher by the CRB, and the Court also rejected the appeal of Music Choice, which argued that the royalties that were set by the CRB should have been lower. up to 8% in 2013 and 8.5%

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SCOTUSBlog

JULY 1, 2021

In government-facing litigation, the government’s petition in Becerra v. Becerra , 20-1486 , involve the proper method for calculating additional payments available under the federal Medicare program for hospitals that serve a disproportionate number of low-income patients. We finish with good old private litigation.

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SCOTUSBlog

JULY 2, 2021

City of Philadelphia , the challenge to the city’s refusal to make referrals to Catholic Social Services because the faith-based agency won’t certify same-sex couples as potential foster parents. The court added nine other cases to its docket for the 2021-22 term, on issues ranging from securities litigation to interstate water disputes.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 11, 2023

Postal Service. The trial court ruled for the Postal Service under Hardison , and the U.S. Under the False Claims Act, a defendant is liable for submitting a false claim to the government for payment if it acts “knowingly,” which the statute defines as acting with actual knowledge, deliberate ignorance, or reckless disregard.

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