This Wednesday Justice Kennedy shocked the legal world with his decision to step down from the Supreme Court. Given the timing of his resignation his decision could have a resounding impact for decades to come. With Donald Trump as president and a Republican controlled Senate this could drastically shift the make up of the court. Immediately after the news broke Republicans have already started maneuvering to swiftly confirm a conservative justice. They are working to get thi

The Supreme Court votes in favor of employers in the case of Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis. This 5-4 decision now allows employment contracts to prohibit employees from collectively arbitrating. Instead of multiple employees getting together and forming one class action, employees could be forced to arbitrate them separately and individually. Many believe that this could potentially deter employees from coming forward and ultimately make employers less accountable for their act