EO 2020-160 reaffirms many of the prior restrictions while tightening some, and permits the opening of casinos and racetracks, effective Aug. 5. EO 2020-161 is an amended version of EO 2020-145 and adds provisions relating to safety protocols for casinos and racetracks upon reopening.
The Michigan Court of Appeals has upheld the constitutionality of the statutory deadline—imposed by the Michigan Election Law—requiring that absentee voter ("AV") ballots be received by 8 p.m. on Election Day to be validly counted.
These cases expand the SBRA to more debtors. Miller Canfield has presented to financial institutions on the SBRA and would be pleased to discuss the SBRA further with your organization.
The implications of this decision are significant because it impacts many of the thousands of foreclosure sales which occur each year in Michigan's 83 counties.
In the second quarter of 2020, the Supreme Court decided five intellectual property focused cases in which it resolved a longstanding circuit split in Romag Fasteners and opened the door to the trademark registration of "generic.com" domain names in Booking.com.
In practical terms, this judgment requires all U.S. entities to reevaluate the mechanisms they have employed to transfer personal data from the EU to the U.S. Moreover, U.S. entities that were utilizing the Privacy Shield Framework must be aware that, as of July 16, 2020, any transfer based thereon will no longer be compliant or legal.
Parties to arbitrations seated outside the United States who wish to make use of § 1782 will need to avoid courts in the Second and Fifth Circuits and instead attempt to seek evidence from non-parties in the Fourth or Sixth Circuits.
The United States Circuit Court for the Second Circuit recently affirmed that arbitrators have the authority to issue subpoenas to non-parties and that US federal courts have the power to enforce them.
On July 14, 2020, in response to a lawsuit filed by Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has agreed to rescind a policy that would have barred international students taking online-only courses from staying in the U.S. in the fall 2020 semester.
Calculation of the federal income tax credit for increasing research activities may require a taxpayer claiming the credit to prove the nature and cost of "base period" research projects conducted decades ago.
