Judiciary.org - Part 67

Supreme Court

The morning read for Monday, July 10

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:

Where Clarence Thomas Entered an Elite Circle and Opened a Door to the Court (Abbie VanSickle & Steve Eder, The New York Times)
Four stats from a Supreme Court term that gutted affirmative action, student debt relief (John Fritze, USA Today)
The Coinbase Arbitration Decision: Sensible Procedural Correction or Court Invention? (Barry Winograd, Verdict)

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Supreme Court

Landlords challenge New York’s longstanding rent-stabilization regime

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.

Rents in New York City are among the highest in the country and rising. According to a report from brokerage firm Douglas Elliman, median rents in Manhattan reached a record high in May of $ 4,395 per month. Meanwhile, only a handful of residential units in the city are rent-controlled, … Read the rest

Circuit Courts

Librarians Trade Books for Databases in the Digital Age

While the landscape of court libraries has changed as new information technologies have reduced the need for books, court librarians still play a critical role in providing judges, law clerks and other Judiciary staff with legal resources used to support decision-making. This month, courts are marking the 75th anniversary of the creation of the circuit librarian position, a role that today makes possible a wide variety of services in the digital age.
Judiciary News – United States Courts… Read the rest

Civil Law

SEEKING TO TREAT A PATIENT OVER THEIR OBJECTIONS

Because of some reason or issue in the parent/child relationship, the patient’s daughter refused to be the decision maker in her mother’s care.

KINGS COUNTY HOSP. v. MR, 2023 NY Slip Op 50647 – NY: Kings Supreme Court 2023:

STEVEN Z. MOSTOFSKY, J.

Kings County Hospital (KCH) filed an application to treat M.R. over her objection under the Family Healthcare Decisions Act, Public Health Law (PHL) § 29-cc. The statute permits the hospital to bring this special proceeding for M.R.’s … Read the rest

Supreme Court

The morning read for Thursday, July 6

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:

Republicans Target Minority Scholarships After Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Ruling (Tessa Stuart, Rolling Stone)
SC’s attorney general, chief justice battled over federal election law ruling. Who won? (John Monk, The State)
Federal agency powers in the crosshairs at the US Supreme Court (Andrew Chung & John Kruzel, Reuters)
America Has a Supreme Court Problem

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Civil Law

Salary reimbursement of seconded employees not taxable in the hands of foreign company: Delhi ITAT

The Hon’ble Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (“ITAT”), Delhi has recently held that salary reimbursement of seconded employees paid to the original employer without any profit element is not taxable as fee for technical services.

This case[1] pertains to Ernst and Young LLP, USA (“EY USA”), which is set up in the US. It had sent its employees on secondment (“Seconded Personnel”) to work with various EY member firms in India (“EY India”). … Read the rest

Supreme Court

The morning read for Monday, July 3

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:

The Supreme Court’s term was full of whimpers. Then it ended with a bang. (Josh Gerstein, Politico)
Another One Bites the Dust: End of 2022/2023 Supreme Court Term Statistics (Adam Feldman & Jake Truscott, Empirical SCOTUS)
Supreme Court Strikes Down Biden’s Student-Loan Forgiveness Plan (Jess Bravin, The Wall Street Journal)
Biden offers new student

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Circuit Courts

Florida Courthouse Named for Influential Judge

The federal courthouse in Tallahassee, Florida will be named in honor of the late Judge Joseph W. Hatchett, a trailblazing jurist who was among the first African Americans appointed to the federal bench in the South. The naming ceremony for the Joseph Woodrow Hatchett U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building will be held on June 30.
Judiciary News – United States Courts… Read the rest

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