The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief supporting cert. and previously filed in support of removal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
The District Court blocked the Trump administration from enforcing its entry ban on various types of nonimmigrant workers from entering the U.S. through the end of the calendar year. This is a great victory for American businesses and our nation’s economy, as the bans cover the following nonimmigrant visa classifications that many employers rely upon to meet their workforce needs: H-1B, H-2B, L-1, and J-1.
The U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in two consolidated cases concerning the extraterritorial reach of the Alien Tort Statute (ATS) and the liability of a domestic corporation under the ATS.
The U.S. Chamber filed a coalition amicus brief supporting this outcome.
The Supreme Court clarified that the Appalachian Trail and energy infrastructure can co-exist. The U.S. Chamber and aligned business groups submitted an amicus brief supporting this result.
The U.S. Supreme Court held that a participant in a defined-benefit ERISA plan who has received all vested benefits—and who has not shown a “substantially increased risk that the plan and employer would both fail”—lacks standing to sue for breach of fiduciary duty under ERISA.
The Court also clarified that “implied revocation” in a later Congress’ appropriations rider doesn’t repeal clear statutory commitment of funds. The U.S. Chamber filed briefs supporting certiorari and again at the merits stage supporting this outcome.
Relying on precedent, the Court held that Congress did not have constitutional authority to abrogate the states’ sovereign immunity. But the Court left open the possibility that Congress in the future could permit copyright claims against states if Congress develops a stronger legislative record demonstrating state copyright infringement.
The opinion in Comcast v. National Association of African-American Owned Media clarifies that an allegation that race merely played “some role” in a defendant’s decision-making process is not sufficient under Section 1981.
The opinion says state law provides “flexibility and wide discretion” for organizing, governing and financing businesses.
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