Inside the Case: NLRB v. Noel Canning

Case:

NLRB v. Noel Canning

In January 2014, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in National Labor Relations Board v. Noel Canning. Even though this case seems technical at first glance, its wide-ranging impact could affect the political process and the functioning ability of a partisan US government.

Professor Carolyn Shapiro (IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law) explains the case and its implications.

Inside the Case: Executive Benefits Insurance Agency v. Arkison

Case:

Executive Benefits Insurance Agency v. Arkison

The Supreme Court will hear Executive Benefits Insurance Agency v. Arkison in January. Here to explain this layered bankruptcy case are Professor Adrian Walters of IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law and Judge Timothy Barnes of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Weekly Roundup – December 18, 2013

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Professor Cesar Rosado of Chicago-Kent College of Law discusses the Supreme Court’s dismissal of Unite Here v. Mulhall

The Supreme Court’s thoughts on reindeer and Christmas displays

“On the one hand, we don’t want to encourage abduction. On the other hand, we don’t want to treat the child as a yo-yo,” said Justice Breyer of their current child abduction case

The Supreme Court building as it was being constructed 80 years ago this month

Laughtergate: The Day the Laughter Died at the Supreme Court

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Unite Here v. Mulhall Dismissal

Case:

Unite Here Local 355 v. Mulhall

This week, the Supreme Court ruled that Unite Here Local 355 v. Mulhall had been improvidently granted and thus dismissed the case. But what does that mean for the law? The results are unclear.

Professor César F. Rosado Marzán of Chicago-Kent College of Law, who discussed Mulhall for our Inside the Case series, wrote about the Supreme Court’s non-decision in the Chicago-Kent faculty blog. You can read his analysis here.