Dec
1
Supreme Court Hears Arguments On Whether RESPA Violation Is An Injury In Fact
December 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on Nov. 28 on whether a property owner suffered an injury in fact under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) when she bought title insurance from a company that allegedly paid kickbacks to get business from title insurance agents in Ohio (First American Financial Corp. [...]
Nov
4
High Court Hears Arguments On Prisoner’s Right To Sue Prison Employees
November 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A federal prisoner suing over his alleged mistreatment behind bars has failed to show that the remedies provided in Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics (403 U.S. 388 [1971]) are applicable, the attorney representing the prison management company and several of the company’s employees argued Nov. 1 [...]
Oct
26
8th Circuit Hears Oral Arguments In Health Care Act Challenge
October 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment
ST. LOUIS – An Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel heard oral arguments on Oct. 20 in a challenge brought by Missouri residents appealing the dismissal of their challenge to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) for lack of standing (Peter Kinder, et al. v. Timothy Geithner, et al., No. 11-1973, 8th [...]
Oct
8
High Court Hears Teacher’s Ministerial Exception Arguments
October 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The government has no right to interfere with a religious school’s employment decisions when it comes to a teacher who taught religious class, led worship and led prayer, the attorney for Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School argued Oct. 5 before the U.S. Supreme Court (Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. [...]