Author: NFA JayShawn

Today the Supreme Court denied certiorari in Sunoco LP v. Honolulu and Shell PLC v. Honolulu, two petitions from oil companies seeking High Court intervention in a state-law-based climate case in Hawaii. Unlike with prior cert denials in climate tort cases, no justice indicated that he or she supported certiorari. On the one hand, this cert denial […]

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As I noted on Friday, the Supreme Court accepted certiorari to hear an appointments clause challenge to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force in Becerra v. Braidwood Management. This task force is the entity that determines which preventative treatments must be covered by health insurance without requiring any co-payment by the insured under the Affordable […]

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Fact: 18% of US presidents have died while in office. And if 78-year-old Donald Trump serves a full second term, he’ll be the oldest president in history. Yes, even older than Joe Biden. So what are his chances of surviving that full second term? Let’s take a look at everything from his overall health to […]

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An update on the fires: So far 24 people are known to have died in the fires burning in and around Los Angeles, while at least 16 people remain missing. Over 38,000 acres have burned, more than two and a half times the size of Manhattan. Though the winds calmed for a portion of the […]

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The Denver Post (Shelly Bradbury) was apparently the first to report on the story: Yujin Choi falsely accused Dan Hines, a criminal investigator in the district attorney’s office, of sexually harassing her, according to the Tuesday ruling from the Office of Presiding Disciplinary Judge, which handles professional discipline for Colorado attorneys. Choi created fake text […]

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Victoria, Seychelles, January 13th, 2025, Chainwire BYDFi, a global leader in cryptocurrency trading, announces the launch of its innovative Perpetual Contract Copy Trading feature on the official app. As the cryptocurrency market continues to evolve, trading models are undergoing a profound transformation. From traditional independent trading to today’s social and collaborative ecosystems, investors and traders […]

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From the California Department of Industrial Relations Labor Commissioner in Creative Artists Agency v. Steele, handed down in August but just posted on Westlaw (for more on Steele’s lawsuit against ESPN, see this post and this later article about the case being settled): Creative Artists Agency, LLC (“CAA”) filed a Petition on September 14, 2022. […]

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Thanks to Eugene for inviting me to participate in the Volokh Conspiracy’s venerable tradition of the author’s weeklong guest-blog. I’m particularly excited for the opportunity not only to preview my new book, Lawless: The Miseducation of America’s Elites, but to dispel some Ilya Confusion. Then again, it may also make Ilya Confusion harder to discern, […]

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As New Jersey ratcheted up its minimum wage on three occasions between 2019 and 2021, fast-food restaurants in the state responded by hiking menu prices to compensate. In neighboring Pennsylvania, where minimum wage hikes weren’t mandated, those price increases did not occur. That’s the notable (if perhaps unsurprising) finding reported in a paper published this week. Kerry […]

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Millions of OpenSea user emails are now fully public, marking a troubling chapter for the crypto community. What started as a vendor mishap in 2022 has escalated into a golden opportunity for scammers. Here’s everything you need to know about the leak, its implications, and how to stay safe. The OpenSea Email Leak Unveiled Back […]

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