Appellate Law News and Insights

The U.S. Supreme Court issued two opinions at the end of its term impacting environmental law. In Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, the Court held that courts must exercise independent judgment when determining if an agency acted within its statutory authority, overruling the 1984 decision in Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense...

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On June 7, 2024, a petition for writ of certiorari was filed with the Supreme Court of the United States asking that it resolve a critical legal issue pertaining to the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(b)): "To act 'willfully' within the meaning of the ... Statute, must a defendant know...

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On June 13, 2024, The Supreme Court ruled in Starbucks v. McKinney that the National Labor Relations Board ("Board") must meet the same four-part test that other litigants must satisfy in order to obtain a preliminary injunction. This holding resolves a split amongst the circuit courts, some of which have applied a...

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