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Federal Courts Limitations on Removal of Officials from Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Unconstitutional

Limitations on Removal of Officials from Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Unconstitutional

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Free Enterprise Fund v. Pub. Co. Acctg. Oversight Bd., No. 08-861, concerned an action against the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and its members,...

Federal Courts University's Denial of Recognition to Christian Student Organization Affirmed

University's Denial of Recognition to Christian Student Organization Affirmed

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Christian Legal Soc. v. Martinez, No. 08-1371, involved an action against Hastings College of Law, a public law school, alleging that Hastings'...

Federal Courts Denial of Commodities Trading-Related Patent Application Affirmed

Denial of Commodities Trading-Related Patent Application Affirmed

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Bilski v. Kappos, No. 08-964, involved a patent application seeking protection for a claimed invention explaining how commodities buyers and sellers in the...

Federal Courts First Amendment Challenge to the Washington Public Records Act Rejected

First Amendment Challenge to the Washington Public Records Act Rejected

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Doe v. Reed, No. 09-559, involved a First Amendment challenge to the Washington Public Records Act based on its provision permitting the disclosure of...

Federal Courts Securities and Exchange Act Section 10(b) Does Not Provide Cause of Action Concerning Foreign Exchanges

Securities and Exchange Act Section 10(b) Does Not Provide Cause of Action Concerning Foreign Exchanges

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Morrison v. Nat'l Australia Bank Ltd., No. 08-1191, involved a securities fraud action by Australian citizens claiming that defendant corporation and its...

Federal Courts Collective Bargaining Act Ratification Date Was For District Court To Resolve

Collective Bargaining Act Ratification Date Was For District Court To Resolve

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Granite Rock Co. v. Int'l. Brotherhood of Teamsters, No. 08-1214, an action against a labor union by an employer, invoking federal jurisdiction under section...

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