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The Supreme Court’s ruling on a century-old statute could take away your rights — we should all be worried.

Neal Bissonnette and Tyler Wojnarowski drove trucks that delivered Wonder Bread and other baked goods. They sued Flowers Foods in 2019, claiming they were wrongly classified as independent contractors to avoid wage laws. Flowers Foods sought to enforce arbitration, which the courts supported, despite the argument of the drivers that they should be exempt as “transportation workers.” 

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Supreme Court to weigh Trump’s immunity claim in D.C. 2020 election trial

The Supreme Court will review Donald Trump’s unprecedented claim that he is shielded from prosecution for actions taken while in office, further delaying the former president’s federal trial in the nation’s capital on charges of conspiring to overturn his 2020 election loss to remain in power.

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Supreme Court issues long-awaited ruling on 'Basic' presumption at class certification

On June 23, 2021, the Court held that the generality of an alleged misstatement is relevant to whether that misstatement impacted the price of a security, and courts should therefore consider the materiality of the statement when deciding whether a plaintiff may invoke the Basic presumption of reliance at the class certification stage, even if that exercise overlaps with merits issues.

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