All Supreme Court articles
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ArticleSupreme Court declines case on False Claims Act anti-retaliation provisions
The Supreme Court has declined to settle conflict between two federal court decisions on whether former employees are covered by whistleblower anti-retaliation protections contained in the False Claims Act.
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Without OSHA vaccine policy, companies at risk of undercutting corporate culture
The Supreme Court’s decision to block President Joe Biden’s Covid-19 vaccine-or-test policy for large businesses leaves a patchwork quilt of state, local, and city requirements that companies will have to follow as best they can, according to experts.
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Supreme Court strikes down OSHA vaccine policy for large employers
The U.S. Supreme Court has blocked the Biden administration’s Covid-19 vaccine-or-test mandate for large businesses, striking down an emergency temporary standard from OSHA that had technically been in effect since Monday.
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Supreme Court declines challenge to SEC’s Bank Secrecy Act authority
The Supreme Court turned down a bid by brokerage firm Alpine Securities Corp. petitioning for review of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s power to enforce the Bank Secrecy Act.
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Challenge to SEC’s Bank Secrecy Act authority backed by ex-FinCEN leadership
A brokerage firm petitioning the Supreme Court to review the power of the SEC to enforce the Bank Secrecy Act has received support from two former officials of the primary agency tasked with overseeing the AML law.
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House passes bill to restore FTC’s disgorgement authority
The Federal Trade Commission will have its power to seek disgorgement of ill-gotten gains restored, if a bill that passed the House becomes law.
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CFPB’s leadership structure, SEC’s authority on SCOTUS docket this week
The Supreme Court will hear arguments this week in cases that question whether the current structure of the CFPB is constitutional, and whether to curb the SEC’s power to return funds to fleeced investors.
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U.S. Supreme Court to consider appropriateness of SEC disgorgement
A case examining the meaning of “disgorgement” and whether the SEC can obtain it via a court order could affect a practice the regulator has used for decades.
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Blog post
Supreme Court will not hear CFPB constitutional challenge
The Supreme Court has declined to hear a years-long lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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Blog post
Morrisons loses data breach appeal
The U.K. Court of Appeals recently shot down an appeal by supermarket chain Morrisons to overturn an earlier judgment denouncing it as liable for a data breach instigated by a disgruntled former employee. A march to the Supreme Court is next.
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Supreme Court decision upends state tax law compliance
A Supreme Court decision in a state sales tax case removed long-standing case law that told state governments they could only collect sales tax on commercial activity within their state borders from sellers that had a physical presence within those borders.
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Blog post
Supreme Court rules states can collect tax from online sales
Tax departments could soon face a mountain of new activity to collect and remit state sales tax after the U.S. Supreme Court overruled longstanding case law.
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Counterpoint: Chevron case creates imbalance
Chevron deference undermines the integrity of the legislative and rulemaking processes and tramples the rights of the individual citizen. Iain Murray has more.
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Point: SCOTUS got it right on Chevron
The Supreme Court should make clear that lower courts should review if Congress gave an agency authority to act as it did, and then weigh whether the agency engaged in reasoned decision making. Craig Oren has more.
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SCOTUS: Terror victims can’t sue international companies with U.S. ties
The Supreme Court issued a ruling in the matter of Jesner v. Arab Bank, holding that Alien Tort Statute does not allow for U.S.-originated lawsuits against foreign corporations with a domestic presence.
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Be careful what you wish for, Corporate America
Businesses might soon regret the Supreme Court’s pro-business Somers decision, which impacts the Dodd-Frank Act anti-retaliation whistleblower provision.
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Court ruling limits scope of SEC whistleblower reporting
The U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously required whistleblowers to report complaints directly to the SEC to receive its anti-retaliation protections.
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Supreme Court may resolve divide over whistleblower protections
What does a corporate whistleblower need to do to secure anti-retaliation protections? The Supreme Court will tackle the longstanding argument.
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SCOTUS ruling a boon for prosecutors, but questions linger
The Supreme Court has turned back the clock on insider-trading law, giving prosecutors renewed leeway despite lingering questions, reports Joe Mont.
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Blog post
Under the FCPA, 'anything of value' means precisely that
A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision makes it very clear that when it comes to issues of potential bribery, absolutely anything that could be considered as having value is fair game as a potential agent of corruption. Tom Fox reports.
