After the 2010 census revealed malapportionment in most electoral districts in Alabama, the Republican-controlled Alabama legislature declared that compliance with the Constitution’s mandate of “one person, one vote” would be its highest priority in...
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Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama; Alabama Democratic Conference v. Alabama (Consolidated)
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In 2007, Apple released the original iPhone. In re Apple iPhone Antitrust Litig., 846 F.3d 313, 315–16 (9th Cir. 2017). One year later, Apple launched the “App Store,” through which iPhone users may purchase and download applications (“apps”). Id....
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In Arizona prior to 2000, the Arizona State Legislature (“Legislature”) had the authority to alter and decide congressional districts through the ordinary legislative process. See AZ State Legislature v. AZ Independent Redistricting Committee, 997 F....
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MIAMI’S LAWSUIT AGAINST BANK OF AMERICA
Miami brought a Fair Housing Act (“FHA”) lawsuit against Bank of America, Countrywide Financial Corporation, Countrywide Home Loans, and Countrywide Bank (collectively, “Bank of America” or “the Bank”) on December...
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MIAMI’S LAWSUIT AGAINST BANK OF AMERICA
Miami brought a Fair Housing Act (“FHA”) lawsuit against Bank of America, Countrywide Financial Corporation, Countrywide Home Loans, and Countrywide Bank (collectively, “Bank of America” or “the Bank”) on December...
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Wisconsin has long faced difficulty drawing its electoral districts—a process commonly known as redistricting. Whitford v. Gill, No. 15-cv-421-bbc, at *5–6 (W.D. Wis. Nov. 21, 2016). In the 1980s, after a Republican governor repeatedly vetoed any...
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Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (“Higher Education Act”) grants the Secretary of Education (“Secretary”) the authority to award federal financial aid to eligible students for their postsecondary education. 20 U.S.C. § 1070. In 2003,...
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Oral argument: Feb. 22, 2011
Appealed from: United States Court of Appeals for Third Circuit (Sept. 17, 2009)
TENTH AMENDMENT, TREATY POWER, STATE SOVEREIGNTY, STANDINGPetitioner Carol Anne Bond...
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In March 2010, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) into law. Texas v. United States at 2. The ACA’s proponents hoped to expand healthcare coverage while offsetting the costs of rising health insurance premiums. Id. at 2. Opponents of...
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In 2005, the U.S. Navy contracted Campbell-Ewald Co. to provide the Navy advertising services. See Campbell-Ewald v. Gomez, No. 13-55486, at 4 (9th Cir. 2014); see also Petition for Writ of Certiorari, Campbell-Ewald Co., No. 14-857 at 3–4. As part of...