Recent Cases

• Civil Rights

  Severson v. Heartland Woodcraft, Inc.

  Seventh Circuit Rules that a Multimonth Leave of Absence Cannot Be a Reasonable Accommodation.

• Fourteenth Amendment: Due Process

  Niang v. Carroll

  Eighth Circuit Upholds Licensing Requirement for African-Style Hair Braiders.

• Dormant Commerce Clause

  State v. Wayfair Inc.

  South Dakota Supreme Court Holds Unconstitutional State Law Requiring Internet Retailers Without In-State Physical Presence to Remit Sales Tax.

• Conflict of Laws

  Singer v. City of Newton

  Massachusetts District Court Finds Portion of Local Drone Ordinance Preempted by FAA Regulation.

• Election and Voting Law

  Thompson v. Alabama

  District Court Finds No Irreparable Injury from the State’s Lack of Notice to People with Felony Convictions upon Re-Enfranchisement.

• Criminal Law

  United States v. Walker

  District Court Denies Plea Bargain Due to the Public Interest in Understanding the Opioid Epidemic.

• Qualified Immunity

  Fields v. City of Philadelphia

  Third Circuit Holds Bystanders Have First Amendment Right to Record Police but Grants Qualified Immunity to Officers Involved.

• Cyberlaw / Internet

  Ajemian v. Yahoo!, Inc.

  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Holds that Personal Representatives May Provide Lawful Consent for Release of a Decedent’s Emails.