The New Jersey Supreme Court, finding that residential real estate transactions are distinct from absolute auctions, said imposing a three-day attorney review on auctions would “fundamentally interfere with the method by which buyers and sellers choose to conduct such sales.” According to the Supreme Court’s June 9 opinion, Mengxi Liu […]
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California Supreme Court: Meal and Rest Period Premiums Are Wages Under State Law | Insights
The California Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Naranjo v. Spectrum Security Services, Inc., _ Cal. 5th _, S258966 (2022) on May 23, 2022. The decision answers, with a resounding “yes,” the previously unresolved question of whether meal and rest period premium payments were wages under California law. Given […]
Supreme Court sides with Sen. Ted Cruz in campaign finance case : NPR
Sen. Ted Cruz challenged a federal law that bars federal candidates from raising more than $250,000 to repay a candidate’s loans to his own campaign. He triumphed at the Supreme Court Monday. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Sen. Ted Cruz challenged a federal […]
Supreme Court weighs challenge to California labor law
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday weighed an employer’s challenge to a California labor law that authorizes private attorneys to sue on behalf of thousands of workers, even if those workers had agreed to arbitrate their claims individually. The closely watched case is the latest and perhaps most important test […]
Colorado Supreme Court Removes Part of Cyber-Bullying Law
(TNS) — The Colorado Supreme Court unanimously struck down part of the state’s 7-year-old cyber-bullying law Monday on the grounds that the statute limits free speech and violates both the Colorado and U.S. constitutions. The state’s harassment laws were tweaked in 2015 to strengthen protections for victims of cyber-bullying — […]
The Supreme Court Considers a Family Divided
Solomon, the greatest judge of all time, may have been savvy on appellate matters—the record isn’t clear—but he was a lousy family court judge. Brandishing a sword in the courtroom and threatening to chop children in half to extract confessions from their parents does not conform to what today is […]
California lets private citizens enforce state labor laws. The Supreme Court might put an end to that
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case this month that could prevent many Californians from taking their employers to court on claims that they violated state labor laws, such as paying minimum wages and requirements for overtime, meal and rest breaks. Most large companies, in their employment contracts, require […]
California nominates its first Latina judge to state Supreme Court
Patricia Guerrero, a justice for the California 4th District Court of Appeal, has been nominated to serve as an associate justice of the California Supreme Court, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday. If confirmed, Guerrero would be the first Latina to serve on the California Supreme Court. “I am deeply honored […]
Traffic camera battle heats up in Ohio Supreme Court, statehouse
Rep. Tom Patton of Strongsville has introduced seven bills in the Ohio House to restrict and regulate the use of traffic cameras. COLUMBUS, Ohio — Editor’s Note: The above video features previous reporting on traffic cameras in Northeast Ohio. The battle over traffic cameras used by Ohio communities is heating […]
Definition of rape debated in Supreme Court case
A new ruling by the Ohio Supreme Court narrows the definition of rape in the state, and the focus on language in sex crime laws is something survivor advocates say needs to change. The Wednesday ruling came in the case of a Highland County woman charged with rape involving a […]