What’s at Stake This case presents the question whether the president has unilateral authority to, without cause, fire commissioners of independent agencies. Summary In March 2025, President Trump purported to fire Rebecca Slaughter, a Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), partway through the term for which she was appointed. The FTC Act provides that…
What’s at Stake This case presents us with the opportunity to urge the Ninth Circuit to narrowly interpret its jurisdiction to hear qualified immunity cases on appeal. Judge-made immunity doctrines like qualified and sovereign immunity make litigating claims against government actors like police officers and corrections officers either difficult or impossible. Meanwhile, interlocutory appeals by…
What’s at Stake The case raises important questions about the impact prohibitive court filing fees have on the ability of people who are incarcerated to access the civil legal system. We are increasingly seeing court fees and other costs used to suppress people’s constitutional right to petition the courts. Summary This appeal arises from Appellants…
What’s at Stake Judge-made immunity doctrines like sovereign and qualified immunity make litigating claims against government actors difficult, but especially difficult for the two million people locked up in state and federal prisons, jails, and immigration detention facilities across the United States and who already struggle to obtain representation to protect their rights. Summary Benjamin…
What’s at Stake This is an appeal in the Second Circuit involving the application of the Ending Forced Arbitration in Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act (EFAA). Summary Rebecca Brazzano was employed in the New York office of Thompson Hine LLP, a law firm. She alleges that from 2010 to 2022, an equity partner she…
What’s at Stake Under Pennsylvania law, contracts waiving the right to a jury trial are only effective if the person waiving the right has full knowledge and understanding of the terms of the contract. The primary question before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court is whether Uber’s arbitration agreement can be enforced against Shannon and Keith Chilutti,…
What’s at Stake The issue before the Ohio Supreme Court in this case is whether the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) preempts Ohio law that gives people the right to immediately appeal a court order that grants a motion to compel arbitration and stays court proceedings. The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Smith v. Spizzirri entrenched…
What’s at Stake The primary issue before the Colorado Supreme Court in this case is the enforcement of a Colorado statute requiring debt collectors to produce specific evidence showing that a debtor legitimately owes the debt, and that the debt collector has the right to collect it before a court can issue a debt-collection judgment.…
What’s at Stake Standing is the legal principle that decides who gets to bring a lawsuit. Traditionally, a person who has experienced the violation of a statute has standing to bring a claim for that violation. For example, the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) says that people can bring claims when a credit reporting agency…