Judiciary.org - Part 127

Civil Law

NOW AVAILABLE: Model Employment Policy for Compliance with OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard

Our US Labor and Employment team has developed a model policy that complies with OSHA’s recently announced Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) requirements regarding vaccination and employee testing, which also includes sample forms for employees to request reasonable accommodations. This policy can be very helpful to employers as they navigate these challenges. Our team can also assist employers in further tailoring the policy to their operations. You can find more information about this product here. Please contact your Squire Patton Boggs … Read the rest

Supreme Court

In First Amendment challenge to city billboard rules, justices will be sign language interpreters

In 2015, the Supreme Court unanimously agreed that an Arizona town could not impose different restrictions on the display of temporary signs based on the messages they conveyed. The justices did not agree on the rationale for their ruling in Reed v. Town of Gilbert, however, and Justice Elena Kagan warned that the Supreme Court could become “a veritable Supreme Board of Sign Review.” On Wednesday, that board will be in session.

The case, City of Austin v. … Read the rest

Consumer

The BS is Strong with Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio may not perceive the lack of historical awareness (and ironic comedy) in his speech to a conservative conference last week, but you might.
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Supreme Court

Justices will again confront state-secrets privilege in lawsuit challenging FBI surveillance of mosques

The FBI called it “Operation Flex”: a counterterrorism investigation in southern California. When three of the Americans targeted by the FBI learned of the investigation, they filed a lawsuit in federal court, alleging that the FBI and its agents had discriminated against them based on their religion and had conducted illegal searches. That lawsuit is now before the Supreme Court, which will hear argument Monday on whether it should be dismissed under the “state secrets” privilege or whether a … Read the rest

Supreme Court

Justices add four new cases to their docket, including Bivens case, but won’t reconsider Bivens itself

Fifty years ago, in Bivens v. Six Unknown Federal Narcotics Agents, the Supreme Court ruled that a private individual could sue an FBI agent for violating his Fourth Amendment rights, even when there was not a specific law authorizing a claim for damages. In the nine years after Bivens, the court recognized Bivens claims for damages for violations of the Fifth and Eighth Amendments, but in 2017 it stressed that “expanding the Bivens remedy is now a … Read the rest

Civil Law

Startup Seeks $20 Million To Let Facebook Use ‘META’ Trademark

IPNews® – On October 28th, 2021, Facebook filed a trademark application for ‘META’ as part of its rebranding.

Shortly after the announcement of the rebranding, though, an Arizona startup company claimed they already had rights to the meta trademark. Meta PC is an LLC that filed a trademark application in August 2021, and its filing states they’ve used “Meta” in commerce since at least November 2020. To continue reading, click: Startup Seeks $ 20 Million To Let Facebook Use ‘META’ … Read the rest

Criminal Law

What Defendants Need to Know About Tax Fraud Crimes – Dallas Tax Fraud Criminal Defense Lawyer

Tax Fraud Criminal Defense Lawyer – Tax fraud crimes in Dallas include some forms of tax evasion. Learn the distinctions between these two offenses.

Public perception of tax fraud crimes is impacted by the fact that many people view this as a victimless crime.

After all, many people hate paying taxes, so the idea that someone tried to get away with not paying the government doesn’t generate a lot of attention.

However, federal prosecutors do take these crimes very seriously, … Read the rest

Supreme Court

Preemption, Bivens, conflicts of interest, and free exercise

The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here.

There was an unusual amount of turnover this week. On Friday afternoon, the Supreme Court granted review in five relisted cases, four of them involving the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate greenhouse gases, the fifth involving the ability of states to intervene to defend the Trump administration’s “public charge” immigration rule. Then, … Read the rest

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