Archive for May 28th, 2008
Thoughts on US v. Ressam
0 Comments Published by Kedar May 28th, 2008 in Supreme Court, Constitutional LawUS v. Williams (opinion) stole the spotlight amongst last week’s decided cases and for good reason. The court narrowed scope of the PROTECT Act and upheld its basic tenants against first amendment claims. Another case, US v. Ressam, struck me as being particularly interesting.
The facts of Ressam (opinion) aren’t terribly complex. Ahmed Ressam tried to […]
Supreme Court Hands Down Three Opinions
0 Comments Published by Kedar May 28th, 2008 in Supreme Court, Constitutional LawThe Supreme Court released three opinions yesterday, two of which sided with workers in discrimination cases.
The first was Gomez-Perez v. Potter (opinion) in which the court held that Section 29 U.S.C. 633a(a) protects a worker’s right to be safe from retaliation after filing an age discrimination claim.
The Court held similarly in CBOCS West v. […]
