Argument: March 3, 2020 Petitioner Brief: Seila Law Respondent Brief: CFPB (Supporting Seila Law) Amicus Curiae Brief: Paul Clement (defending CFPB’s position) Decision: TBA Opinion Below: Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals The Supreme Court will determine the fate of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Two years after the 2008 financial crisis, Congress passed a massive piece of consumer protection legislation. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was signed into law by President…

Argument: February 24, 2020 Petitioner Brief: Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC Respondent Brief: Cowpasture River Preservation Association, et al. Decision: TBA Court below: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Can the Appalachian Trail block a major natural gas pipeline project? A group of energy companies have set out to build a large natural gas pipeline along the mid-Atlantic region. They say it will strengthen the economy, lower energy costs, and bring cleaner electricity…

Argument: January 22, 2020 Petitioner Brief: Kendra Espinoza, et al. Respondent Brief: Montana Department of Revenue, et al. Decision: TBA Court below: Supreme Court of the State of Montana Justices to address Montana’s efforts to keep state funds from religious schools Montana established a tax credit program that allows people to donate to a scholarship fund for students attending private schools. In return, the taxpayer receives a matching tax credit of up to $150. The…

Argument: January 15, 2020 Petitioner Brief: Noris Babb Respondent Brief: Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Decision: TBA Court below: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Justices to make precedential ruling on proof required in age discrimination cases In 2014 Dr. Noris Babb, a clinical pharmacist, sued the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), for employment discrimination. She filed under two different federal laws: the Age Discrimination in Employment…

Argument: January 14, 2020 Petitioner Brief: Romag Fasteners, Inc. Respondent Brief: Fossil, Inc., et al. Decision: TBA Court below: Federal Circuit Court of Appeals Can Fossil keep its profits after using counterfeit fasteners on its handbags? In 2002, Fossil agreed to use Romag fasteners in Fossil’s handbags. In 2010, Romag discovered that Fossil handbags included counterfeit ROMAG branded fasteners.   The suit Romag sued Fossil for trademark infringement, and a jury found that Fossil infringed Romag’s trademark…