The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that an autodialer must have the capacity to use a random or sequential number generator to store or produce phone numbers. The U.S. Chamber filed a coalition amicus brief supporting this result, as well as a brief in support of certiorari and a brief when this case was before the Ninth Circuit.
The U.S. Chamber filed a suit as co-plaintiff with the New Jersey Civil Justice Institute challenging a New Jersey statute that effectively prohibits employers in that state from using arbitration agreements in employment contracts. The federal district court for the District of New Jersey released an opinion holding that the state statute is preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act and permanently enjoining the New Jersey attorney general from enforcing the statute.
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.
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