SUPREME COURT OPINIONS GALORE!
Electoral College, Robocalls, Trademark's with ".com", the CFPB, abortion rights and the Establishment clause!
We have seven (7) Supreme Court opinions to break down this week! The first is USPTO v. Booking.com (8-1 opinion) which deal with whether the use of a .com on a generic term can create a protectable trademark
Seila Law v. CFPB- whether CFPB structure is unconstitutional because it has 1 director who can only be removed “for cause”
June Medical Services v. Russo - Struck down law requiring doctors to admitting privileges at nearby hospital
USA for International development v. alliance for open society international, inc. Held that a Law that required organizations accepting HIV/Aids funding to have policies opposings prostitution and sex traffickin does not violate first amendment
Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue- The application of the Montana Constitution’s “no-aid” provision to a state program providing tuition assistance to parents who send their children to private schools discriminated against religious schools and the families whose children attend or hope to attend them in violation of the free exercise clause.
Robocall case- Barr v. American Association of Political Consultants Inc. Holding: The exception for calls to collect government debt from a federal ban on robocalls to cellphones violates the First Amendment, but the exception is severable from the rest of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991.
Faithless Electors case “ CHIAFALO v. WASHINGTON
Holding: A state may enforce an elector’s pledge to support their party’s nominee – and the state voters’ choice – for president in the Electoral College.
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