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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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...