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In a decision rendered on June 6, 2022, Justice Sotomayor authored the Supreme Court's unanimous decision in the case Siegel v. Fitzgerald, holding that a statutory increase in United States...

In a long-anticipated decision, on June 6, 2022, the Supreme Court unanimously struck down a 2017 increase in U.S. Trustee fees as unconstitutional. The Court held that the increase was...

The city of Jackson held a policy summit at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum to discuss ways to make the city better through education and safety.

While it is becoming increasingly rare for the Supreme Court to speak with a singular voice on virtually anything these days, bankruptcy provides a rare exception. On...

Southwest Airlines v. Saxon, No. 21-309: This case concerns the scope of the Federal Arbitration Act’s (FAA) exemption for certain interstate transportation workers - namely, “seamen,...

The US Supreme Court Monday held unanimously in Siegel v. Fitzgerald that Congress’ enactment of a significant Chapter 11 bankruptcy fee increase in 48 states, exempting some debtors in two states, vi...

The Court started week with three decisions emphasizing textual readings, two unanimous, third drawing Justice Kagan into majority with Court’s six nominal jurisprudential conservatives. Gallardo v. Marsteller, Southwest Airlines Co. v. Saxon, Siegel v. Fitzgerald

The Court has started the week with three decisions emphasizing textual readings, two of them unanimous and a third drawing Justice Kagan into the majority with the Court’s six nominal...

When Congress boosted bankruptcy fees but exempted filers in Alabama and North Carolina from the higher fees, it ...

This report provides a snapshot of the US Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day's press releases.