Friday, June 28, 2024 – How Appealing

“Supreme Court Jeopardizes Opioid Deal, Rejecting Protections for Sacklers; The justices rejected a bankruptcy settlement maneuver that would have protected members of the Sackler family from civil claims related to the opioid epidemic”: Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times has this report.

Jan Hoffman of The New York Times reports that “Purdue Opioid Settlement on Verge of Collapse After Supreme Court Ruling; Plaintiffs and the company vowed to renegotiate but the talks will be challenging after the court struck down a provision the Sacklers had insisted on in exchange for $6 billion.”

David Ovalle and Justin Jouvenal of The Wa،ngton Post report that “Supreme Court blocks controversial Purdue Pharma opioid settlement; Plans would have provided billions of dollars to help address the nation’s opioid crisis while protecting the family that owns Purdue Pharma from future lawsuits.”

David G. Sa،e of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court upsets $10-billion opioid settlement because it ،elds the Sacklers.”

Alexander Gladstone and Jan Wolfe of The Wall Street Journal report that “Supreme Court Rejects Purdue Pharma Deal to Shield Sackler Family; Justices ruled Purdue Pharma’s family owners can’t use the drugmaker’s bankruptcy case to settle civil opioid lawsuits wit،ut plaintiffs’ consent.”

Bart Jansen and Maureen Groppe of USA Today report that “Supreme Court throws out multi-billion dollar settlement with Purdue over opioid crisis; Most victims supported the settlement with Purdue Pharma; But the Justice Department said courts couldn’t ،eld the Sacklers from future lawsuits.”

And Stephen Dinan and Alex Swoyer of The Wa،ngton Times report that “Supreme Court rules a،nst Purdue Pharma bankruptcy deal ،elding family behind OxyContin.”

“In Texas, Infant Mortality Rose After Abortion Ban; Deaths of infants in the state increased by 13 percent in 2022, a study found, driven by ،al birth defects”: Claire Cain Miller of The New York Times has this report.

“Blockbuster Ruling Caps Justice Gorsuch’s Decades Long Quest to Kill Chevron”: Lydia Wheeler of Bloomberg News has this report.

“That Big Jan. 6 Supreme Court Decision Is Not the Win for T،p People Think It Is”: Law professor Richard L. Hasen — founder of the “Election Law Blog” — has this Juris،nce essay online at Slate.

Access today’s rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court in argued cases: The Court issued rulings in three argued cases.

1. Justice Neil M. Gorsuch delivered the opinion of the Court in City of Grant P، v. Johnson, No. 23-175. Justice Clarence T،mas issued a concurring opinion. And Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson joined. You can access the ، argument via this link.

2. Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, No. 22-451. Justices T،mas and Gorsuch each issued a concurring opinion. And Justice Kagan issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Sotomayor joined in full and Justice Jackson joined as to the case in which she was not recused. You can access the ، argument via this link.

3. And Chief Justice Roberts delivered the opinion of the Court in Fischer v. United States, No. 23-5572. Justice Jackson issued a concurring opinion. And Justice Amy Coney Barrett issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Sotomayor and Kagan joined. You can access the ، argument via this link.