Month: August 2020

In Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico v. Aurelius Investment, LLC, 590 U. S. ____ (2020), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Constitution’s Appointments Clause does not restrict the appointment or selection of members of Pu...

In McGirt v. Oklahoma, 591 U.S. ____ (2020), a divided U.S. Supreme Court held that much of eastern Oklahoma remains an American Indian reservation for the purposes of  federal criminal jurisdiction. Facts of the Case The Major Crimes Act (MC...

In Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru and St. James School v. Biel, 591 U. S. ____ (2020), the U.S. Supreme Court held that two Catholic school teachers could not pursue claims under federal anti-discrimination laws. According to the se...

In Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania, 591 U. S. ____ (2020), the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act (ACA) exemption for employers with religious and conscientious objections the healthcare law’s ...

In Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, 591 U. S. ____ (2020), the U.S. Supreme Court held the restriction in the Dodd-Frank Act that allowed president’s ability to replace the CFPB Director only “for cause” violated the Cons...