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April 1, 2024

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Xavier v. Treasure Bay V.I. Corp.

The plaintiff withdrew his objection to the defendant’s motion to compel arbitration. The arbitrator held for the defendant. Two years later, the plaintiff tried to challenge the magistrate’s ability to send the case to arbitration, but the magistrate did have that authority, and the lapse of two years was long past the 10-day window for challenging a magistrate’s ruling, so the plaintiff waived his challenge.

June 27, 2023

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Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College

the supreme court handed down another historic case that will be read in law school for years to come. the total of the opinions is 237 pages. i’m not going to summarize them, but it’s important to know that the court, in an opinion written by chief jus...

June 27, 2023

supreme court of the united states of america, first amendment true threat

Counterman v. Colorado

A landmark Supreme Court ruling clarifying that the 'true threat' exception to the First Amendment requires at least a reckless disregard for causing fear. This decision impacts interpretations of free speech in harassment and potential tort cases.

May 18, 2023

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Twitter, Inc. v. Taamneh

the family of a man killed by a terrorist acting on behalf of the islamic state of iraq and syria (“isis”) in turkey sued in american courts, but they didn’t sue isis or the terrorist himself. instead, they sued twitter (the social media giant rebranded...

May 4, 2023

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Supreme Court of the United States of America

justice katanji brown jackson issued her first majority opinion, making history as the first supreme court majority opinion written by a black woman.

March 21, 2023

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Perez v. Sturgis Public Schools

petitioner miguel luna perez, who is deaf, attended schools in michigan’s sturgis public school district (sturgis) from ages 9 through 20.

January 28, 2023

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Arellano v. McDonough, Sec’y of Veteran’s Affairs

The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the 1-year deadline for filing VA disability claims to secure benefits dating back to discharge cannot be equitably tolled. The veteran, who filed 30 years late due to PTSD, argued for tolling due to his inability to file sooner. However, the Court held that Congress explicitly made the deadlines binding, precluding equitable tolling under the law.