Petitions of the week
This week we highlight petitions pending before the Supreme Court that address whether Congress abrogated state sovereign immunity through the Copyright Remedy Clarification Act and the framework for evaluating a First Amendment retaliation claim based on an employees association with a public-sector union.
Thepetitions of the week are:
Issue:Whether, and how, the Supreme Courts two-step framework for evaluating First Amendment retaliation claims by public employees applies to a claim alleging retaliation based on an employees association with a public-sector union.
Issue:Whether Congress validly abrogated state sovereign immunity via the Copyright Remedy Clarification Act in providing remedies for authors of original expression whose federal copyrights are infringed by states.
Posted in Cases in the Pipeline
Cases: Township of Millburn v. Palardy, Allen v. Cooper