Tag:Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act

Court Opinions: US Supreme Court Rejects Higher Standard Ruling for Straight Plaintiff in Title VII Discrimination Case

The Supreme Court struck down the 6th Circuit’s heightened burden on majority-group Title VII plaintiffs, holding all claimants must be treated equally under the law.

US Supreme Court Grants Writ for Case Involving Colorado’s Minor Conversion Therapy Law

The nation’s high court has agreed to hear a case challenging Colorado’s Minor Conversion Therapy Law on First Amendment grounds.

Court Opinions: A Split US Supreme Court Rules Some Section 1983 Claims Can’t be Denied on Failure-To-Exhaust Grounds

The high court ruled that for Section 1983 claims challenging delays in the administrative process, state courts can’t deny those claims on failure-to-exhaust grounds.

Appellate Roundup: Federal Appeals Courts Decisions Address Abortion, Women’s Hockey Team’s Demise, U.S. Citizen Treatment by Iran

Another round of decisions made by Federal Appeals Courts affect abortion, discrimination and how a U.S. citizen was treated by in Iran.