Supreme Court Finds Federal Court Challenge to Ohio Tax Benefit Is Barred by Comity

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled June 1 that, under the comity doctrine, a federal lawsuit brought by retail natural gas suppliers that challenges Ohio’s natural gas taxation scheme as unconstitutional must…

Supreme Court Decision in Muchnick Case Leaves Some Issues to Be Resolved by District Courts

The Supreme Court’s recent ruling that the inclusion of authors of unregistered works in a settlement of a class action copyright proceeding does not prevent a federal court from exercising jurisdiction leaves some unanswered questions that federal district courts will have to address in the future, according to participants in a March 22 panel discussion presented by Law Seminars International of Seattle.

Supreme Court To Review ‘Foreign-Cubed’ Case Despite SEC, Solicitor General Objections

The U.S. Supreme Court November 30, 2009, agreed to review a lower court decision dismissing a “foreign-cubed” case that raises critical questions about the reach of U.S. federal courts and the U.S. securities fraud laws with respect to…