Civil Rights
Severson v. Heartland Woodcraft, Inc.
Seventh Circuit Rules that a Multimonth Leave of Absence Cannot Be a Reasonable Accommodation.
Recent Cases
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Fourteenth Amendment: Due Process
Niang v. Carroll
Eighth Circuit Upholds Licensing Requirement for African-Style Hair Braiders.
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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.
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Conflict of Laws
Singer v. City of Newton
Massachusetts District Court Finds Portion of Local Drone Ordinance Preempted by FAA Regulation.
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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.
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Criminal Law
United States v. Walker
District Court Denies Plea Bargain Due to the Public Interest in Understanding the Opioid Epidemic.
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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.
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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.
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Labor Law
MikLin Enterprises, Inc. v. NLRB
Eighth Circuit Holds Employee Organizing Activity Unprotected for Disloyalty Despite Lack of “Malicious Motive.”
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Statutory Interpretation
New Mexico v. Department of the Interior
Tenth Circuit Holds that Severability Analysis Cannot Extend to Construing Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to Support an Administrative Remedy.