Legal News
The morning read for Monday, June 6
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at [email protected]. Here’s the Monday morning read: Supreme Court has 33 opi
By IG
Jun 7, 2022
The woman who argued Planned Parenthood v. Casey
In Planned Parenthood v. Casey’s dramatic joint opinion, the Supreme Court upheld the right to access an abortion 30 years ago this month. Amy talks with Kathryn Kolbert, who argued the case for Planned Parenthood. Kolbert explains what the 1992 argument
By IG
Jun 7, 2022
Justices side with Florida’s Medicaid program in payment dispute with accident victim
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that state Medicaid programs can seek reimbursement from tort-settlement payments that are allocated for accident victims’ future medical care. Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the opinion in Gallardo v. Marstiller. Justice
By IG
Jun 7, 2022
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
By IG
Jun 7, 2022