Supreme Court Report: LeDure v. Union Pacific Railroad Co., 20-807
December 21, 2021 Volume 29, Issue 5 This Report summarizes an opinion issued on December 10, 2021 (Part I); and cases granted review on December 10 and 15, 2021 (Part II). Cases Granted Review: LeDure v. Union Pacific Railroad Co., 20-807 LeDure v. Union Pacific Railroad Co., 20-807. The Court limited its grant of certiorari…
Supreme Court Report: Southwest Airlines Co. v. Saxon, 21-309
December 21, 2021 Volume 29, Issue 5 This Report summarizes an opinion issued on December 10, 2021 (Part I); and cases granted review on December 10 and 15, 2021 (Part II). Cases Granted Review: Southwest Airlines Co. v. Saxon, 21-309 Southwest Airlines Co. v. Saxon, 21-309. Section 1 of the Federal Arbitration Act provides that…
Supreme Court Report: Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana, 20-1573
December 21, 2021 Volume 29, Issue 5 This Report summarizes an opinion issued on December 10, 2021 (Part I); and cases granted review on December 10 and 15, 2021 (Part II). Cases Granted Review: Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana, 20-1573 Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana, 20-1573. The question presented is “[w]hether the Federal…
Supreme Court Report: Torres v. Texas Dep’t of Public Safety, 20-603
December 21, 2021 Volume 29, Issue 5 This Report summarizes an opinion issued on December 10, 2021 (Part I); and cases granted review on December 10 and 15, 2021 (Part II). Cases Granted Review: Torres v. Texas Dep’t of Public Safety, 20-603 Torres v. Texas Dep’t of Public Safety, 20-603. The question presented is “whether…
NAGTRI National Legal Writing (Online)
January 26-27, 2022 from 1:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. ET Hosted by the NAGTRI Center for Legal Advocacy and Faculty Development In this lecture-based skills program, one of America’s foremost legal writing experts will deliver a detailed presentation on effective legal writing. Topics covered will include large-scale organization, paragraph structure, and the editing process. Speaker…
Supreme Court Report: Morgan v. Sundance, Inc., 21-328
December 3, 2021 Volume 29, Issue 4 This Report summarizes an opinion issued on November 22, 2021 (Part I); and cases granted review on November 15 and 24, 2021 (Part II). Cases Granted Review: Morgan v. Sundance, Inc., 21-328 Morgan v. Sundance, Inc., 21-328. At issue is “whether a party asserting waiver of the right…
Supreme Court Report: Berger v. North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, 21-248
December 3, 2021 Volume 29, Issue 4 This Report summarizes an opinion issued on November 22, 2021 (Part I); and cases granted review on November 15 and 24, 2021 (Part II). Cases Granted Review: Berger v. North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, 21-248 Berger v. North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, 21-248. North…
Supreme Court Report: Mississippi v. Tennessee, 143 Original
December 3, 2021 Volume 29, Issue 4 This Report summarizes an opinion issued on November 22, 2021 (Part I). Cases Granted Review: Mississippi v. Tennessee, 143 Original Mississippi v. Tennessee, 143 Original. The Court unanimously held that Mississippi’s objection to Tennessee’s pumping of groundwater from the Middle Claiborne Aquifer is subject to the remedy of…
Consumer Chief of the Month: Leslie Kyman Cooper, Arizona Attorney General’s Office
I joined the Arizona Attorney General’s Office as Consumer Protection and Advocacy Section Chief in January of this year. It was a homecoming of sorts, because I was at the Attorney General’s Office from 2010 to 2017. And it was a return to an area of law I had experienced some thirteen years ago, when…
Federal Consumer Protection News: November 2021
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) sued pawn lenders FirstCash, Inc. and Cash America West, Inc. for allegedly violating the Military Lending Act (MLA) by charging higher than the allowable 36% annual percentage rate (APR) on pawn loans to active-duty servicemembers and their dependents. The loans allegedly had APRs that frequently…
