U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court Will Set Wisconsin Voting District Lines
Submitted by Hamilton on Thu, 04/26/2012 - 12:56pmOn April 11, 2012, a panel of three federal judges accepted the Democrats' revisions to two Milwaukee state assembly districts. Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen is appealing the panel’s decision to the United States Supreme Court, which will have the final say in where Wisconsin’s voting district lines lie.
Health Care Law in the Supreme Court Luncheon Discussion
Submitted by Hamilton on Wed, 04/18/2012 - 9:49amThe U.S. Supreme Court recently held oral arguments in one of the most highly anticipated cases in the modern era, Florida v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, a consolidated series of challenges to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, better known as the ObamaCare case. On April 30, a panel of experts will analyze the issues before the Court, and give their impressions of the oral arguments at a lunch time event in Madison.
U.S. Supreme Court Issues Major Decisions
Submitted by Hamilton on Mon, 06/27/2011 - 11:00pmThe Supreme Court of the United States finished its 2010-11 Term. As is its usual custom, the Supreme Court issued its more controversial and important cases near the end of the term. Below is a discussion of three significant decisions affecting businesses:
- McComish v. Bennett
- American Electric Power Co. v. Connecticut
- Wal-Mart v. Dukes (Class action certification case)