Supreme Court Report: United States v. Washington, 21-404
Volume 29, Issue 18 This Report summarizes opinions issued on June 21, 2022 (Part I); and cases granted review on that date (Part II). Opinion: United States v. Washington, 21-404 United States v. Washington, 21-404. The Court unanimously held that a state workers’ compensation law that applied only to federal workers discriminated against the federal…
Supreme Court Report: Carson v. Makin, 20-1088
Volume 29, Issue 18 This Report summarizes opinions issued on June 21, 2022 (Part I); and cases granted review on that date (Part II). Opinion: Carson v. Makin, 20-1088 Carson v. Makin, 20-1088. By a 6-3 vote, the Court held that “Maine’s ‘nonsectarian’ requirement for its otherwise generally available tuition assistance payments violates the Free…
Current Status of COVID-19 Vaccines Rollout Nationwide: June 2022 Update for the Attorney General Community
On June 17, the U.S. reached nearly 221.9 million persons (66.8% of the total U.S. population) having received their primary COVID-19 vaccine series (i.e., having received either one shot of the Johnson & Johnson/Janssen vaccine or two shots of either the mRNA Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna vaccines). Over 104.7 million persons in the U.S. have received…
Center for Ethics and Public Integrity Newsletter: May 2022
Discover the latest consumer protection updates from your state or territory attorney general from May 2022.
Supreme Court Report: George v. McDonough, 21-234.
Volume 29, Issue 17 This Report summarizes opinions issued on June 15, 2022 (Part I). Opinion: George v. McDonough, 21-234 George v. McDonough, 21-234. In a 6-3 decision, the Court held that the invalidation of a Veterans Affairs regulation after a veteran’s benefits decision becomes final cannot support a claim for collateral relief under…
Supreme Court Report: Golan v. Saada, 20-1034
Volume 29, Issue 17 This Report summarizes opinions issued on June 15, 2022 (Part I). Opinion: Golan v. Saada, 20-1034 Golan v. Saada, 20-1034. The Court unanimously held that a district court is not required to examine all possible ameliorative measures before denying a petition for return of a child to a foreign country…
Supreme Court Report: American Hospital Association v. Becerra, 20-1114
Volume 29, Issue 17 This Report summarizes opinions issued on June 15, 2022 (Part I). Opinion: American Hospital Association v. Becerra, 20-1114 American Hospital Association v. Becerra, 20-1114. The Court unanimously held that the Department of Health and Human Services lacks discretion to vary prescription drug reimbursement rates among hospital groups without first conducting…
Supreme Court Report: Ysleta del Sur Pueblo v. Texas, 20-493
Volume 29, Issue 17 This Report summarizes opinions issued on June 15, 2022 (Part I). Opinion: Ysleta del Sur Pueblo v. Texas, 20-493 Ysleta del Sur Pueblo v. Texas, 20-493. By a 5-4 vote, the Court held that the Ysleta del Sur and Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act (Restoration Act)…
Supreme Court Report: Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana, 20-1573
Volume 29, Issue 17 This Report summarizes opinions issued on June 15, 2022 (Part I). Opinion: Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana, 20-1573 Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana, 20-1573. In an 8-1 decision, the Court held that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) preempts California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) to the extent state…
Supreme Court Report: Kemp v. United States, 21-5726
Volume 29, Issue 16 This Report summarizes opinions issued on June 13, 2022 (Part I). Opinion: Kemp v. United States, 21-5726 Kemp v. United States, 21-5726. In an 8-1 decision, the Court held that the term “mistake” in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(1) includes a judge’s errors of law. Dexter Kemp and seven codefendants…
