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Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Standing Issues in the Same-Sex Marriage Cases (Hollingsworth & Windsor)
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
We covered earlier the additionalquestions the Supreme Court asked the parties to brief in Hollingsworthv. Perry (docket no.12-144) and UnitedStates v. Windsor (docket no.12-307), especially on the issue of Article…
The Faculty Lounge
Same-sex Marriage in the Supreme Court
As expected, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear the same-sex marriage cases. Come June of 2013 we will know more than now about these matters, but what will we…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
SCOTUS Cert Grants of Interest: Hollingsworth v. Perry; U.S. v. Windsor; Oxford Health Plans v. Sutter
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
The Supreme Court grantedcertiorari in several cases of interest today. One is OxfordHealth Plans LLP v. Sutter (docket no.12-135), which presents an important question on class-wide arbitration: Whether an arbitrator…
The Appellate Strategist
Illinois Supreme Court Denies Taxpayer Standing in Constitutional Challenge to School Funding Law
By Kirk Jenkins
The Illinois state educational funding statute survived a constitutional challenge last week when the Illinois Supreme Court, in a unanimous opinion by Justice Robert R. Thomas, affirmed an Appellate Court…
Consumer Finance Monitor
Important standing case before Eighth Circuit
Among the more interesting developments discussed in our webinar last week on the CFPB's amicus program was the appeal currently pending before the Eighth Circuit in Charvat v. First National…
The Appellate Strategist
Four New Civil Opinions Coming From the Illinois Supreme Court Thursday
By Kirk Jenkins
The Illinois Supreme Court has announced that on Thursday morning, it will file opinions in four civil cases heard during its September term. They are: Center Partners, Ltd. v. Growth Head…
Ohio Appellate Insights
Merit Decision: Court Smacks Freddie Mac in Home Foreclosure Case. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. v. Schwartzwald.
On October 31, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. v. Schwartzwald, 2012-Ohio-5017. The case was argued April 4, 2012. The…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Government Faces Skeptical Court on Standing to Challenge FISA Amendments
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in Clapper v. Amnesty International, the case testing the plaintiffs' standing to challenge the government's vastly expanded surveillance authority under the FISA Amendments Act, or…
Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog
Sixth Circuit Addresses Question of Standing of Former Bankruptcy Debtor
In Auday v. Wet Sale Retail, Inc., the Sixth Circuit considered an action by a former individual debtor who sued for an age discrimination claim. The district court barred the…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
SCOTUS Oral Argument in Clapper v. Amnesty International: Article III Standing to Challenge Federal Wiretapping Procedures
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Although Hurricane Sandy may change things, theSupreme Court is still – as of this post anyway – scheduled to hear oralargument tomorrow in Clapperv. Amnesty International. The issue is whether…