Supreme Court finds unity in decision against the endangered dusky gopher frog; Rose Law Group Founder and President Jordan Rose comments

By Richard Wolf | USA TODAY The endangered dusky gopher frog lost a round at the Supreme Court Tuesday, but its fate is not yet final. In a unanimous 8-0 opinion by Chief Justice John Roberts, the justices overruled a federal appeals court that upheld the designation of more than 1,500 acres of forested land in Louisiana as “critical habitat” for the frog – even …

Children’s best interest trumps parental rights, state Supreme Court says; analysis provided by Rose Law Group partner, director Family Law, Kaine Fisher

By Mary Jo Pitzl | Arizona Republic A judge’s decision that it was in the best interest of two children for their mother to lose parental rights was correct, the state Supreme Court found, reversing an earlier decision that such a move was based on shaky facts. The unanimous ruling last week made clear that when it comes to child …

Supreme Court opens the door to online sales taxes; ‘law catching up to times,’ says Rose Law Group Cybersecurity, Privacy and Emerging Technologies Chairman, Troy Roberts

By Sam Baker | Axios The Supreme Court today paved the way for states to begin collecting sales taxes from online vendors. In a 5-4 decision, the court threw out a precedent that had blocked online sales taxes. Why it matters: Online retailers likely will have to pay billions more in taxes each year. Although some large online retailers like …

Supreme Court won’t hear Arizona case on custody fight over tribal kids; application of the act has led to a result that is not in the best interest of the children involved in the case, says Kaine Fisher, Rose Law Group Partner, director Family Law

By Andrew Nicla | Cronkite News  WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court has refused to hear an Arizona case that pitted a non-Indian mother and Indian father against one another in a fight for custody of their children. The decision Monday lets stand lower court rulings that invoked the Indian Child Welfare Act, a 1978 federal law that aimed to keep …

Law on disparaging trademarks to get Supreme Court review; SCOTUS might again overturn federal court on patent, trademark cases, says Jeremy Kapteyn, chairman of Rose Law Group Intellectual Property Law

By Adam Lipstak | The New York Times The Supreme Court agreed on Thursday to decide whether a federal law that denies protection to disparaging trademarks can survive First Amendment scrutiny. The case, concerning an Asian-American dance-rock band called the Slants, will probably also effectively resolve a separate one concerning the Washington Redskins football team. The trademark case was one …

Rose Law Group litigator, Evan Bolick gives six possible outcomes while analyzing Second Amendment rights in a post-Obama court

By Evan Bolick | Rose Law Group litigation attorney The United States Supreme Court has been guided primarily by a conservative majority for the past few decades (if not longer). Even the so-called “swing vote” justices that provide the deciding fifth vote in most cases – most recently Anthony Kennedy and Sandra Day O’Connor – voted with the staunchly conservative …