Judiciary.org - Part 89

The morning read for Monday, July 24

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:

Biden lawyer who defended affirmative action grapples with diversity in her own office (Tobi Raji & Theodoric Meyer, The Washington Post)
Supreme Court Cases May Impact Child Welfare, Water Rights for Montana Tribes (Denali Sagner, The Flathead Beacon)
Buying face time: A secret invite list shows how big donors gain access to Supreme Court

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Civil Law

Join Kelley Drye for a Webinar with the Colorado Attorney General’s Office: Colorado Privacy Act, AI, and Teen Mental Health

Join Kelley Drye’s State Attorneys General Ad Law Team on Monday, July 24, 2023 at 3 pm ET for the next program in the 2023 State Attorneys General Webinar Series: Colorado Attorney General’s Office – Colorado Privacy Act, AI, and Teen Mental Health.

Special guest speakers Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and Nathan Blake, Deputy Attorney General for Consumer Protection, will join Kelley Drye State Attorneys General practice Co-Chair Paul Singer, Special Counsel Abby Stempson, and Senior Associate Beth Chun for … Read the rest

Supreme Court

Government seeks clarity on remedy after recent bankruptcy decision

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 summer, the Supreme Court ruled in Siegel v. Fitzgerald that a 2017 law permitting debtors in bankruptcy proceedings in North Carolina and Alabama to pay lower administrative fees than those paid by debtors in other states violated the Constitution’s requirement that Congress provide uniform bankruptcy laws nationwide. That decision … Read the rest

Supreme Court

The morning read for Thursday, July 20

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:

Dems start Round One in Supreme Court ethics ‘boxing match’ (Katherine Tully-McManus & Burgess Everett, Politico)
Senate panel set to vote on US Supreme Court ethics reform (John Kruzel, Reuters)
Fresh Fallout From the Supreme Court’s Dobbs Ruling Just Hit Trans People (Mary Ziegler, Slate)
‘I was on a mission’: Despite the naysayers, she

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Circuit Courts

Probation Officers Partner with Community to Help ‘People Change Their Lives’

Probation and pretrial services officers collaborate with their community to help people under supervision fully reintegrate themselves into society. Highlighting how probation and pretrial offices and their community partners are stronger together is the goal of this year’s National Pretrial, Probation, and Parole Supervision Week.
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Civil Law

Investment in Transmission Infrastructure for Future Offshore Wind Developments

Given the ambitious targets for offshore wind in support of the UK’s net zero ambitions, it is recognised that the existing grid connection infrastructure may be inadequate and that it is likely that provision needs to be made for more co-ordinated grid connections that incorporate the additional capability required to connect future offshore generation projects.

The costs and investment required to support the later connection of future offshore development(s) is referred to as “Anticipatory Investment”. The UK’s Office of Gas … Read the rest

Supreme Court

The morning read for Tuesday, July 18

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

Alabama Republicans reject call for 2nd majority Black district, despite Supreme Court ruling (Kim Chandler, The Associated Press)
Plaintiffs ask US Supreme Court to temporarily halt Microsoft, Activision merger (John Kruzel, Reuters)
California Supreme Court rejects SCOTUS decision, keeps state labor law alive (Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle)
How the Supreme Court put itself

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Civil Law

GST Council’s half century meeting & the inning ahead!

The Goods and Services Tax (“GST”) legislation has recently completed its sixth anniversary. The 50^th GST Council meeting conducted on July 11, 2023 was marked by tax rate changes, availability of exemptions, procedural amendments, etc. It is noteworthy that the GST Council is proactively considering representations and feedback from all quarters of the industry. While the Government has been persistent in its efforts to iron out all creases, bottlenecks continue to exist. It was also expected that … Read the rest

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