The Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision, 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, issued on Friday, June 30, 2023, held that requiring a business owner to create customized wedding websites for same-sex couples would violate the business owner’s First Amendment right to free speech. This holding expands First Amendment rights for business owners […]
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U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Expands Protections for Employees Receiving Religious Accommodations
On June 29, 2023, the United States Supreme Court strengthened religious freedom protections for employees. The case involved a former United States Postal Service (USPS) mail carrier, Gerald Groff, an evangelical Christian who requested accommodations to observe the Sabbath by not working on Sundays. For a time, USPS did not […]
PFAS PRODUCERS TO PAY BILLIONS FOR PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS’ CONTAMINATION CLAIMS
Several major producers of PFAS chemicals agreed to settle a growing number of lawsuits alleging damages from contaminated waters. Major producers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl (“PFAS”) substances agreed to resolve lawsuits against them concerning PFAS contamination of public water systems throughout the country. As part of a recent settlement yet […]
U.S. SUPREME COURT REJECTS FEDERAL DUTY TO SECURE WATER FOR NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBE
In Arizona v. Navajo Nation, the court held that an 1868 treaty reserved water rights but did not require the federal government to secure that water for the reservation. Under the Winters doctrine, the federal government’s reservation of land for an Indian tribe also implicitly reserves the right to use […]
108TH NEBRASKA LEGISLATURE, FIRST SESSION – LEGISLATURE ADJOURUNS SINE DIE
The First Session of the 108th Legislature adjourned sine die on June 1, 2023. In our updates during bill introduction (available here and here), we identified 91 bills relating to economic development, energy and renewable energy, government and municipal law, real estate and financial transactions, tax increment financing, taxation and telecommunications. This chart provides the status of […]