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Court Rules on Range of Issues

Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jul 1, 2020
News Type: U.S. Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on a number of issues yesterday. By a vote of 5-4, the justices found that the structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, enacted in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, is unconstitutional. However, they said the agency can still operate so long as the director can be fired at will by the president. By a vote of 5-4, the justices found that a Montana tax incentive program that indirectly helps private religious schools is constitutional. By a vote of 8-1, the justices ruled that online travel agency Booking.com may trademark its domain name finding it distinct enough to qualify for registration. Finally, the justices left in place a lower court decision that rejected environmental groups’ challenge to sections of the wall the Trump administration is building along the U.S. border with Mexico. Read more about these cases from The Hill and the Associated Press.

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