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Little Sisters of the Poor – Supreme Court Amici Covers and Service

Last November, the Supreme Court granted cert. review of the latest in a long series of challenges to the so-called birth-control mandate of the Affordable Care Act. Petitioners have argued that the mandate places a burden on their religious exercise, even with an accommodation from the government. All seven cases -- Nos. 14-1418, 14-1453, 14-1505, [...]

Weekly Roundup for May 20, 2011

Sean Bradley2019-03-18T18:48:01-05:00May 20th, 2011|Tags: ACA, CIGNA Corp. v. Amara, Dorf, ERISA, exigent circumstances, False Claims Act, FOIA, Goodwin Liu, Kentucky v. King, Liptak, Lithwick, New York Times, parental alienation syndrome, Raj Rajaratnam, Schindler Elevator Corp. v. United States ex rel. Kirk, search and seizure, Slate, Volokh|

Opinions and Orders of the Court Kentucky v. King, 09-1272, May 16, 2011 The Fourth Amendment generally bars warrantless searches, except under certain exigent circumstances, such as the imminent destruction of evidence. An exception to the exception applies when the police create the exigency by acting or threatening to act unconstitutionally. In [...]