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Supreme Court Blocks West Virginia Bid to Challenge CFPB Funding

The US Supreme Court denied a request from West Virginia and 26 other Republican attorneys general to make their own challenge to the CFPB’s funding mechanism at oral arguments this fall.

US Attorneys Lose ‘Deft’ Problem Solver as Wilkinson Exits

When Monty Wilkinson retired this summer, the nation’s 93 US attorneys lost a calming presence in Washington who talked them through messy conflicts and guided their requests through Justice Department headquarters.

Biden to Get New Sixth Circuit Seat as Gibbons Steps Back

Sixth Circuit Judge Julia Smith Gibbons plans to take senior status, opening an opportunity for President Joe Biden to flip a seat on an appellate court dominated by Republican appointees.

Litigation Funders See Growing Opportunities in Bankruptcy Boom

Litigation finance is working its way into corporate bankruptcy proceedings as Chapter 11 cases pile up, enabling more lawsuits and strengthening plaintiffs’ claims against third parties who may have caused or worsened a bankrupt company’s distress.

New Jersey Judge Shortage Freezes Couples in Messy Divorce Cases

Despite a kidnapping threat, a mother can’t get a court order to secure her child’s passport. Parents are unable to enroll children in school due to custody battles. A woman is forced to live with a partner who cuts off the electricity in her home and blocks her access to any bank accounts.

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Spirit AeroSystems Investors Lose False Statements Suit Appeal

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc. investors didn’t plead the level of intent necessary to show the company’s allegedly misleading statements about orders from the part maker’s client Boeing Co. and about its accounting controls amounted to securities fraud, a divided Tenth Circuit panel ruled.

Beyond Abortion: The Fight Over Fetal Personhood Is Here

When do legal rights begin, at birth or before that? This video looks at the fetal personhood movement, and what it could mean for the future of abortion. We explore its history and the constitutional argument underpinning it.

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Supreme Court Today, August 17, 2023

Supreme Court Today, Vol. 92 No. 6, pages 3023-3026, dated August 17, 2023, is now available. A link to the PDF version can be found in the Related Documents field.

Supreme Court Today, August 10, 2023

Supreme Court Today, Vol. 92 No. 5, pages 3017-3022, dated August 10, 2023, is now available. A link to the PDF version can be found in the Related Documents field.

Supreme Court Today, August 3, 2023

Supreme Court Today, Vol. 92 No. 4, pages 3013-3016, dated August 3, 2023, is now available. A link to the PDF version can be found in the Related Documents field.