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Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decisions

Perez v. Sturgis Public Schools (March 21, 2023)

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), 20 U.S.C. 1400, includes administrative procedures for resolving disputes concerning a free and appropriate public education (FAPE) for a child with a disability. “Nothing in [IDEA] shall be construed to restrict” the ability of individuals to...

Bittner v. United States (February 28, 2023)

The $10,000 maximum penalty for the non-willful failure to file a report compliant with the Bank Secrecy Act accrues on a per-report, not a per-account, basis.

Delaware v. Pennsylvania (February 28, 2023)

Supreme Court: abandoned prepaid financial instruments are similar to money orders and are covered by the Disposition of Abandoned Money Orders and Traveler’s Checks Act rather than common law rules of escheat.

Cruz v. Arizona (February 22, 2023)

Supreme Court vacates a ruling by the Arizona Supreme Court that interpreted a state procedural rule to conclude that there was not a "significant change in the law" resulting from the U.S. Supreme Court's reversal of the Arizona Supreme Court's refusal to apply a particular U.S. Supreme Court precedent.

Bartenwerfer v. Buckley (February 22, 2023)

Supreme Court holds that the Bankruptcy Code exemption from discharge for debts involving fraud precludes the partner of the individual who committed the fraud from discharging a debt, regardless of her own culpability.

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John G. Roberts, Jr.
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Clarence Thomas
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Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
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Elena Kagan
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Neil M. Gorsuch
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Brett M. Kavanaugh
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Amy Coney Barrett
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