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Airline workers who load and unload luggage are exempt from Federal Arbitration Act

The Supreme Court on Monday decided an important case about the scope of the “transportation-worker exemption” to the Federal Arbitration Act. It held that Latrice Saxon, a ramp-agent supervisor at Chicago Midway Airport, qualifies as an interstate transp

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Court holds disparate fees in business bankruptcy cases unconstitutional

The justices took the easy and simple path in Siegel v. Fitzgerald, unanimously agreeing on Monday that a statute that imposes higher fees on bankruptcy filers in 48 states than in the other two states is so far from “uniform” that it transgresses the Con

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Justices will analyze statute of limitations in Quiet Title Act

The Supreme Court on Monday morning added one new case to its docket for the 2022-23 term, a technical dispute over the binding nature of the statute of limitations for a federal property law. The justices also invited the federal government to submit its

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Justices validate states’ right to take tort recoveries from Medicaid beneficiaries

The Supreme Court on Monday resolved a narrow question of statutory interpretation under the Medicaid Act and expanded the ability of states to recoup health care costs from accident victims. The court held that a state Medicaid program seeking to reimbur

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