Supreme Court Report: Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan v. Davita, Inc., 20-1641

November 9, 2021 Volume 29, Issue 3 This Report summarizes cases granted review on October 29 and November 5, 2021 (Part I). Cases Granted Review: Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan v. Davita, Inc., 20-1641 Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan v. Davita, Inc., 20-1641. The Medicare Secondary Payer Act prohibits a health…

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Supreme Court Report: Egbert v. Boule, 21-147

November 9, 2021 Volume 29, Issue 3 This Report summarizes cases granted review on October 29 and November 5, 2021 (Part I). Cases Granted Review: Egbert v. Boule, 21-147 Egbert v. Boule, 21-147. The Court limited the grant of certiorari to the first two questions, which ask: (1) “Whether a cause of action exists under…

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Supreme Court Report: Arizona v. City and County of San Francisco, CA, 20-1775

November 9, 2021 Volume 29, Issue 3 This Report summarizes cases granted review on October 29 and November 5, 2021 (Part I). Cases Granted Review: Arizona v. City and County of San Francisco, CA, 20-1775 Arizona v. City and County of San Francisco, CA, 20-1775. The Court limited the grant of certiorari to the first…

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Supreme Court Report: Ruan v. United States, 20-1410; Kahn v. United States, 21-5261

November 9, 2021 Volume 29, Issue 3 This Report summarizes cases granted review on October 29 and November 5, 2021 (Part I). Cases Granted Review: Ruan v. United States, 20-1410; Kahn v. United States, 21-5261 Ruan v. United States, 20-1410; Kahn v. United States, 21-5261. At issue is “whether a physician alleged to have prescribed…

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2022 NAAG Legislative Conference

The conference has been postponed. Attendees will receive an email with rescheduled dates. Please contact Cecilia Dakers at cdakers@naag.org if you have any questions.   January 12-13, 2022 Washington, D.C. The NAAG Legislative Conference will take place from January 12-13, 2022, just steps away from Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. For legislative directors, legislative liaisons, chief deputies, chiefs of staff, or any attorney…

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Facial Recognition Technology 101: An Introduction for the State Attorney General Community

November 16, 2021 at 2:00 PM – 3:15 PM EST Facial recognition technology – AI assisted biometric algorithms that examine images of human faces to identify or authenticate an individual – has generated both excitement regarding its benefits and concerns over privacy and the potential for its surveillance capabilities to misidentify individuals. From government/law enforcement…
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Supreme Court Report: City of Tahlequah, OK v. Bond, 20-1668

October 21, 2021 Volume 29, Issue 2 This Report summarizes opinions issued on October 18, 2021 (Part I); and cases granted review on that date (Part II). Opinion: City of Tahlequah, OK v. Bond, 20-1668 City of Tahlequah, OK v. Bond, 20-1668. The Court summarily reversed a Tenth Circuit decision that had denied qualified immunity…

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Supreme Court Report: Rivas-Villegas v. Cortesluna, 20-1539

October 21, 2021 Volume 29, Issue 2 This Report summarizes opinions issued on October 18, 2021 (Part I); and cases granted review on that date (Part II). Opinion: Rivas-Villegas v. Cortesluna, 20-1539 Rivas-Villegas v. Cortesluna, 20-1539. The Court summarily reversed a Ninth Circuit decision that had denied qualified immunity to a police officer who, after…

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Supreme Court Report: Ysleta del Sur Pueblo v. Texas, 20-493

October 21, 2021 Volume 29, Issue 2 This Report summarizes opinions issued on October 18, 2021 (Part I); and cases granted review on that date (Part II). Case Granted Review: Ysleta del Sur Pueblo v. Texas, 20-493 Ysleta del Sur Pueblo v. Texas, 20-493.  At issue is whether the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama…

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Supreme Court Report: Denezpi v. United States, 20-7622

October 21, 2021 Volume 29, Issue 2 This Report summarizes opinions issued on October 18, 2021 (Part I); and cases granted review on that date (Part II). Case Granted Review: Denezpi v. United States, 20-7622 Denezpi v. United States, 20-7622. The question presented is whether “the Court of Indian Offenses of Ute Mountain Ute Agency…

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