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The morning read for Friday, August 25

The morning read for Friday, August 25

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

  • US thinktank linked to billionaires behind supreme court wealth tax case lobbying (Stephanie Kirchgaessner & Dominic Rushe, The Guardian) 
  • Law schools’ admission essays revamped after Supreme Court affirmative action ruling (Karen Sloan, Reuters) 
  • The Supreme Court’s Ethics Problem Has a Pretty Easy Solution (Michael J. Broyde, Bloomberg Law)
  • The One Thing the Supreme Court
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Once-suspended Twitter user argues California violated his First Amendment rights

Once-suspended Twitter user argues California violated his First Amendment rights

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The Petitions of the Week column highlights a selection of cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here.

Last week the federal government encouraged the justices to review a pair of petitions involving two nearly identical laws in Florida and Texas that seek to regulate how large social media platforms can block, remove, or demonetize user content. Lawmakers in both states passed the bills to address what they … Read the rest

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Three Arrows Capital Co-Founder Avoids Contempt and Sanctions in United States, But Bankruptcy Court Previews Worldwide Enforcement Options

On June 27, 2022, Three Arrows Capital (“3AC”), a crypto hedge fund, commenced liquidation proceedings in the British Virgin Islands and thereafter filed recognition proceedings in, among other countries, the United States and Singapore.  As we discussed earlier this year, on December 2, 2022, the bankruptcy court presiding over 3AC’s chapter 15 proceeding pending in the Southern District of New York held that the 3AC joint liquidators (the “JLs”) could serve a subpoena (the “U.S. Subpoena”) upon a 3AC cofounder, … Read the rest

Supreme Court

The morning read for Wednesday, August 23

The morning read for Wednesday, August 23

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

  • Activist Behind Supreme Court Affirmative Action Cases Is Now Suing Law Firms (Douglas Belkin & Erin Mulvaney, The Wall Street Journal)
  • Qualified Immunity Faces an Existential Threat at the Supreme Court (Matt Ford, The New Republic) 
  • Jennifer Gruda talks about going from Jaffrey to the Supreme Court (Ashley Saari, Monadnock Ledger-Transcript)
  • Trump Says He
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European Commission adopts the European Sustainability Reporting Standards

On 31 July 2023, the European Commission adopted the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (“ESRS“). EU and non-EU entities subject to the new EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (“CSRD“) will be required to report against the ESRS, making the development of interest to entities preparing for reporting under the CSRD regime.

Background

The CSRD, which entered into force on 5 January 2023, creates detailed sustainability reporting requirements and expands the number of EU and non-EU companies subject … Read the rest

Supreme Court

The morning read for Monday, August 21

The morning read for Monday, August 21

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

  • A high school football coach fired 8 years ago for praying on the field is coaching again after the Supreme Court ruled in his favor (Kenneth Niemeyer, Business Insider)
  • The Grudge Holding, Double Gun Shooting Supreme Court Justice Who Might Save Mark Meadows (Garrett Epps, Washington Monthly)
  • The case for optimism about the Supreme
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The morning read for Friday, August 18

The morning read for Friday, August 18

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

  • U.S. Supreme Court makes final decision on Miami’s voting map for upcoming election (Joey Flechas, The Miami Herald) 
  • Supreme Court, mired in controversy, could wade into Trump indictments. Here’s how it could happen. (John Fritze, USA Today)
  • Venezuela appeals to US Supreme Court in last ditch move to limit Citgo auction (Gary McWilliams, Reuters)
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