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The morning read for Tuesday, April 18
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read: Supreme Court hears appeal of postal worker who didn’t work Sundays in dispute over religious acco
By IG
Apr 19, 2023
Justices lean toward split decision for suits challenging misleading securities registration statements
Monday’s arguments in Slack Technologies v. Pirani suggest a court leaning toward a split decision, rejecting liability under only one of the two securities-law statutes at issue in the case. Slack Technologies asks the court to apply two provisions
By IG
Apr 19, 2023
Justices look for common ground in postal worker’s religious liberty case
The Supreme Court heard oral argument on Tuesday in a case that asking the justices to decide how far employers must go to accommodate the religious practices of their employees. Federal law bars employers from discriminating against workers for practicin
By IG
Apr 19, 2023
Justices validate New Jersey’s decision to leave commission for Port of New York and New Jersey
Occasionally – not all that often, but sometimes – the Supreme Court faces a really easy case with an obvious answer. New York v New Jersey is one of those cases. Most cases that come to the court bring decent legal arguments on both sides,... The post Ju
By IG
Apr 19, 2023