Judiciary.org - Part 37

Will Australians connect with the right to disconnect?

The right to disconnect has been in the media a lot. But if we look behind the headlines, what impact is it actually going to have?

The new laws give employees a limited right to ignore work-related contact outside of working hours. This right is limited by what is reasonable. It does not:

outlaw reasonable out-of-hours contact; or
give employees rights to unreasonably ignore work-related communications.

Given the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) has always prohibited unreasonable additional work outside … Read the rest

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Supreme Court denied RFK Jr.’s request for spot on New York ballot

The Supreme Court on Friday denied a request from the campaign committee for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to reinstate him to New York’s ballot for the 2024 presidential election. Kennedy suspended his campaign in August and endorsed former President Donald Trump. A New York court had ordered the state’s board of elections to strike him from the ballot because Kennedy – who lives in California – had used an address in New York in his filing papers, but Kennedy … Read the rest

Circuit Courts

Mendez v. Westminster: How a Young Girl’s Courage Transformed Schools

Sylvia Mendez was just eight when she became part of a landmark school desegregation case that helped pave the way for the famous Brown v. Board ruling a decade later. The story of Mendez v. Westminster is told in a new Moments in History video.
Judiciary News – United States Courts… Read the rest

Civil Law

Gray Reed Partners Chris Davis and Joshua Smeltzer’s Crypto Article Featured in Bloomberg Leading news

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has recently disclosed two settled enforcement actions against Prager Metis CPAs, an audit firm linked to FTX, the now-defunct crypto trading platform. The firm’s founder and former CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried, is currently in custody alongside Sean “Diddy” Combs at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. These enforcement actions highlight three important considerations for auditors and accountants: the SEC’s stance on auditor independence, the qualifications of individuals conducting audits in emerging sectors and the significance … Read the rest

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The morning read for Thursday, Sept. 26

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read:

San Francisco weighs bid to drop Supreme Court water case (Miranda Willson, E&E News)
Supreme Court Should Reject Meta’s View of Risks, Investors Say (Martina Barash, Bloomberg Law)
The Biggest Supreme Court Cases to Watch This Term (Nik Popli, Time)
Supreme Court’s Gun Rulings Leave Baffled Judges Asking for Help (Adam Liptak, The New

… Read the rest

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Supreme Court allows Marcellus Williams to be executed

The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to block the execution of Marcellus Williams, who in 2001 was convicted and sentenced to death for the 1998 stabbing murder of Felicia Gayle. None of the forensic evidence found in Gayle’s house tied Williams to the scene and his lawyers argued there was reason to believe he was innocent. The lawyer who prosecuted Williams also testified that he excluded at least one potential juror because of that juror’s race.

Williams was executed … Read the rest

Civil Law

The Saga’s Not Over – FTC Appeals Florida Court’s Stay of Non-Compete Rule

Just over a month ago, employers throughout the United States breathed a sigh of relief after Judge Ada Brown in the Northern District of Texas issued a summary judgment ruling in the Ryan v. FTC litigation setting aside the FTC’s rule banning the vast majority of non-competes (the “Rule”). In that decision, Judge Brown reasoned—just as she had in her order on the plaintiffs’ motion to stay and enjoin the Rule—that the FTC violated the APA because it “exceeded its … Read the rest

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Supreme Court rejects Green Party bid to appear on 2024 Nevada ballot

The Supreme Court on Friday left in place a ruling by the Nevada Supreme Court that keeps the Green Party off the state’s ballot for the 2024 general election. The Green Party had asked the justices to vacate the ruling while it appealed that decision, but in a brief unsigned order, the justices declined to do so.

Friday’s order means that Jill Stein, the Green Party’s candidate for president, will not appear on the ballot in Nevada in November. … Read the rest

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