July 05, 2024
In a U.S. Supreme Court term teeming with serious showdowns, the august air at oral arguments filled with laughter after an attorney mentioned her plastic surgeon and a justice seemed to diss his colleagues, to cite just two of the term's mirthful moments. Here, we look at the funniest moments of the term.
May 30, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday threw out a Second Circuit decision that freed Bank of America NA from class action litigation brought over a New York escrow interest law, ruling that the circuit court wasn't "nuanced" enough in finding the law preempted for national banks.
February 27, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court appeared hesitant Tuesday to side with consumers who say that Bank of America and other national banks can't claim exemption from state laws in court without first proving "significant" interference from them, signaling practical concerns about what reversing a contrary Second Circuit decision could entail.
February 27, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court is set Tuesday to consider whether federal law exempts national banks from state-level escrow interest requirements, a case whose technical-sounding focus belies its hefty implications for the balance of federal and state regulatory power over many of the nation's big banks.
February 24, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments related to three big-ticket cases this week in a pair of First Amendment challenges to Florida and Texas laws prohibiting social media platforms from removing content or users based on their viewpoints and a dispute over the federal government's authority to ban bump stocks.
February 20, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court has set aside time for the federal government to weigh in on looming oral arguments in cases to determine the constitutionality of controversial Texas and Florida laws that restrict social media companies' ability to curb users' speech.
January 25, 2024
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and major banking groups have urged the U.S. Supreme Court to leave intact a Second Circuit decision in favor of Bank of America NA in a dispute with mortgage borrowers, arguing that disturbing that ruling would "destabilize the banking industry."
January 22, 2024
Bank of America NA has warned the U.S. Supreme Court that the court risks unleashing "mayhem" on national banks in the form of a host of intrusive state regulatory requirements if it sides with a group of New York mortgage borrowers who sued the bank for unpaid escrow interest.
December 15, 2023
State banking regulators and leading consumer advocacy groups are backing a push for the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a Bank of America NA victory at the Second Circuit that they say threatens the ability of states to protect consumers from harmful financial services practices.
December 11, 2023
Consumers suing Bank of America for allegedly ignoring a New York state-law escrow interest requirement told the U.S. Supreme Court that the Second Circuit defied established federal banking law preemption standards when it rejected their case.