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Federal Courts Supreme Court Upholds “but-for" Standard in Contract Claims Alleging Racial Bias

Supreme Court Upholds “but-for" Standard in Contract Claims Alleging Racial Bias

By Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on

The Supreme Court has clarified that plaintiffs must meet a “but for" standard when alleging racial bias under §1981 of the Civil Rights Act. The Supreme...

Federal Courts SCOTUS Overturns Two Lower Courts in Not Allowing Certain WI Absentee Ballots to Be Counted

SCOTUS Overturns Two Lower Courts in Not Allowing Certain WI Absentee Ballots to Be Counted

By Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on

Tens of thousands of Wisconsin voters have an important question to ask themselves today: Go to one of the few remaining open polling places in the state,...

Federal Courts Supreme Court Will Hear Several Significant Cases in May: And We Can All Watch!

Supreme Court Will Hear Several Significant Cases in May: And We Can All Watch!

By Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on

The Supreme Court will not reconvene this term to hear oral arguments in person. On April 13, the nation's highest court announced it will hear remote oral...

Federal Courts Beyond the Headlines of the Supreme Court's DACA Decision

Beyond the Headlines of the Supreme Court's DACA Decision

By Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on

The momentous Supreme Court decision preventing the immediate end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) has generated significant...

Federal Courts SCOTUS Decision on "Dreamers" Expected Soon

SCOTUS Decision on "Dreamers" Expected Soon

By Laura Temme, Esq. | Last updated on

The Supreme Court had a lot of high-profile cases on its plate this term. One of them is being closely watched by hundreds of thousands of people whose lives...

Federal Courts SCOTUS: The President Can Fire the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau at Will

SCOTUS: The President Can Fire the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau at Will

By Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on

Congress creates federal agencies to enforce the laws it passes. In some cases, Congress has specifically forbidden the President from terminating the...

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