Law, Strategy, and Risk in Commercial Disputes
A 5-4 Supreme Court today ruled that the Constitution forbids the federal government from refusing to recognize same-sex marriages. United States v. Windsor, No. 12-307 (U.S. June 26, 2013).
Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote for the Court. Justices Breyer, Ginsburg, Kagan, and Sotomayor joined him.
Chief Justice Roberts and Justices Alito, Scalia, and Thomas dissented.…
California law favors class actions. So much so that Golden State courts have struck down class-action bans that show up in consumer contracts whether they apply to lawsuits, Discover Bank v. Superior Court of Los Angeles, 113 P.2d 1100 (Cal. 2005), or arbitration cases, America Online v. Superior Court, 108 Cal. Rptr. 2d 699…