Supreme Court Report: Garland v. Aleman Gonzalez, 20-322
Volume 29, Issue 16 This Report summarizes opinions issued on June 13, 2022 (Part I). Opinion: Garland v. Aleman Gonzalez, 20-322 Garland v. Aleman Gonzalez, 20-322. In a 6-3 decision, the Court held that the Immigration and Nationality Act bars federal district courts from hearing detained immigrants’ requests for classwide injunctive relief under certain provisions…
Supreme Court Report: Denezpi v. United States, 20-7622
Volume 29, Issue 16 This Report summarizes opinions issued on June 13, 2022 (Part I). Opinion: Denezpi v. United States, 20-7622 Denezpi v. United States, 20-7622. In a 6-3 decision, the Court held that the Double Jeopardy Clause does not bar successive prosecutions of offenses arising from a single act if those offenses are defined…
Supreme Court Report: Wilkins v. United States, 21-1164
Volume 29, Issue 15 This Report summarizes opinions issued on June 6 and 8, 2022 (Part I); and cases granted review on June 6, 2022 (Part II). Opinion: Wilkins v. United States, 21-1164 Wilkins v. United States, 21-1164. The Court will consider “[w]hether the Quiet Title Act’s Statute of Limitations is a jurisdictional requirement or…
Supreme Court Report: Southwest Airlines Co. v. Saxon, 21-309
Volume 29, Issue 15 This Report summarizes opinions issued on June 6 and 8, 2022 (Part I); and cases granted review on June 6, 2022 (Part II). Opinion: Southwest Airlines Co. v. Saxon, 21-309 Southwest Airlines Co. v. Saxon, 21-309. In an 8-0 opinion, the Court held that an employee who frequently loads and unloads…
Supreme Court Report: Siegel v. Fitzgerald, 21-441
Volume 29, Issue 15 This Report summarizes opinions issued on June 6 and 8, 2022 (Part I); and cases granted review on June 6, 2022 (Part II). Opinion: Siegel v. Fitzgerald, 21-441 Siegel v. Fitzgerald, 21-441. The Court unanimously held that the enactment of a significant fee increase that exempted debtors in two states violated…
Supreme Court Report: Gallardo v. Marstiller, 20-1263
Volume 29, Issue 15 This Report summarizes opinions issued on June 6 and 8, 2022 (Part I); and cases granted review on June 6, 2022 (Part II). Opinion: Gallardo v. Marstiller, 20-1263 Gallardo v. Marstiller, 20-1263. In a 7-2 decision, the Court held that the Medicaid Act permits states to seek reimbursement from settlement payments…
Supreme Court Report: Egbert v. Boule, 21-147
Volume 29, Issue 15 This Report summarizes opinions issued on June 6 and 8, 2022 (Part I); and cases granted review on June 6, 2022 (Part II). Opinion: Egbert v. Boule, 21-147 Egbert v. Boule, 21-147. In a 6-3 opinion, the Court held that there is no Bivens cause of action against a Border Patrol…
New Jersey Issues Guidelines for Retailers on Gift Card Fraud
Gift card scams have cost consumers hundreds of millions of dollars in recent years, and the reported losses continue to rise. To protect New Jersey consumers from this increasingly common form of fraud, the Division of Consumer Affairs has issued guidelines requiring retailers that display gift cards for sale to train their employees to recognize…
Attorney General Consumer Protection News: May 2022
Discover the latest consumer protection updates from your state or territory attorney general from May 2022.
Federal Consumer Protection News: May 2022
Discover the latest federal consumer protection updates from May 2022.
