Review of the 2021 Supreme Court Term
Wednesday, July 27 at 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. ET United States Supreme Court decisions directly affect attorney general offices’ ability to enforce state laws and defend government officials’ conduct. In this program, NAAG’s Center for Supreme Court Advocacy will host two of the nation’s leading U.S. Supreme Court practitioners to discuss the Supreme Court’s recently…
NASCIO Perspective: The State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program
The passage and signing into law of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (the Act) provided historic levels of funding to states, territories, tribes and localities to address pressing infrastructure needs. While “traditional” infrastructure priorities that include roads and bridges were a central focus of the bill, broadband expansion and cybersecurity concerns also garnered substantial…
Supreme Court Report: Bittner v. United States, 21-1195
Volume 29, Issue 18 This Report summarizes opinions issued on June 21, 2022 (Part I); and cases granted review on that date (Part II). Case Granted Review: Bittner v. United States, 21-1195 Bittner v. United States, 21-1195. The question presented is whether a violation under the Bank Secrecy Act, 31 U.S.C. 5311 et seq., is…
Supreme Court Report: United States, ex rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources, Inc., 21-1052
Volume 29, Issue 18 This Report summarizes opinions issued on June 21, 2022 (Part I); and cases granted review on that date (Part II). Case Granted Review: United States, ex rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources, Inc., 21-1052 United States, ex rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources, Inc., 21-1052. This case addresses “[w]hether the government…
Supreme Court Report: Shoop v. Twyford, 21-511
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: Shoop v. Twyford, 21-511 Shoop v. Twyford, 21-511. In a 5-4 decision, the Court held that a transportation order under the All Writs Act allowing a state prisoner to search…
Supreme Court Report: United States v. Taylor, 20-1459
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. Taylor, 20-1459 United States v. Taylor, 20-1459. In a 7-2 decision, the Court held that attempted Hobbs Act robbery is not a “crime of violence” under 18…
Supreme Court Report: Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan v. DaVita Inc., 20-1641
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: Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan v. DaVita Inc., 20-1641 Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan v. DaVita Inc., 20-1641. In a 7-2 decision, the Court held that…
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…
