Legal News
Six cases to look out for
The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. With just a few weeks left before the Supreme Court’s summer recess, we’re entering the bu
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Jun 14, 2024
Justices side with Starbucks in union organizing dispute
The April argument in Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney suggested a bench so pervasively skeptical of the National Labor Relations Board’s position that Thursday’s decision briskly rejecting the government’s argument should surprise nobody. The basic issue in t
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Jun 14, 2024
Supreme Court rejects “Trump too small” trademark
The court on Thursday unanimously rejected an attempt to force the Patent and Trademark Office to accept the registration “Trump too small” as a trademark for T-shirts mocking the former president. Steve Elster had argued that the provision of the Lanham
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Jun 14, 2024
Announcement of opinions for Friday, June 14
On Friday, June 14, we will be live blogging as the court releases opinions in one or more argued cases from the current term. Click here for a list of FAQs about opinion announcements. The post Announcement of opinions for Friday,
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Jun 14, 2024