Unending oral arguments
Plus, a history of Supreme Court leaks.
Justices validate authority of federal courts to confirm arbitration awards – at least in cases already in federal court
Yesterday’s in Jules v. Andre Balazs Properties firmly validated the authority of federal courts to enforce arbitration awards made in cases already pending in federal court. The case is important…
Court rules against cruise lines in Cuban confiscation case
More than 65 years after the confiscation by Cuba’s communist government of assets owned by U.S. businesses there, the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of a U.S. business…
Justices agree that actuaries can use up-to-date assumptions in assessing costs of leaving a multi-employer pension plan
Yesterday’s in M&K Employee Solutions v. Trustees of the IAM National Pension Fund was pretty much exactly what you would have expected given the argument: a brisk rejection of the…
“Shadow docket” reform?
Plus, the court addressed a Cuban confiscation case, a death-row IQ dispute, and ERISA provisions.