There is an interesting case out of the Sixth Circuit where a graduate counseling student is challenging her dismissal from Eastern Michigan University. Julea Ward claimed her religious beliefs conflicted with certain aspects of counseling gay and lesbian clients, and…
Posts Tagged ‘Circuit’
Federal Judge Offers Ideas To Reform the Teaching of Law
09
Jan
Judge José A. Cabranes of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals was the lunchtime speaker at the Association of American Law Schools’ gathering last Friday. He was pretty blunt about his view of the current state of law schools, suggesting…
Ninth Circuit Upholds Safe Harbors In Veoh Case
21
Dec
A while back a federal district court concluded that Internet video service Veoh was entitled to safe harbor protections under the DMCA against charges of copyright infringement made by the Universal Music Group. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed…
Ninth Circuit Holds EPCA Applies To Non-Citizens In Foreign Court Disputes
07
Oct
Here’s a little case out of the Ninth Circuit that extends the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) to non-citizens involved in foreign proceedings. The question arose in a civil case in Australia between Suzlon Energy Ltd. And Rajagopalan Sridhar. Suzlon…
11th Circuit Court of Appeals Rule Against Health Law Mandate
12
Aug
The rest of the law stays in place however. The opinion is here. This should set up a conflict in the circuits ripe for adjudication by the Supreme Court. The Sixth Circuit ruled otherwise. [MG]
Sixth Circuit Invalidates Michigan Restrictions On Use of Race in School Admissions
01
Jul
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals just opened another chapter taking race into account for admission to public universities. Michigan voters passed Proposal 2 in 2006 which prohibited all sex- and race-based preferences in public education, public employment, and public…
Sixth Circuit Upholds the Constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act
29
Jun
From the opinion: Congress had a rational basis for concluding that, in the aggregate, the practice of self-insuring for the cost of health care substantially affects interstate commerce. Furthermore, Congress had a rational basis for concluding that the minimum coverage…
Justia Offers Daily Case Notifications
28
Jun
Justia announced that it will supply daily opinion summaries for cases from the U.S. Supreme Courts, the Circuit Courts of Appeal, and all 50 state Supreme Courts. Summaries are sent via email and can be customized by jurisdiction and topic….
