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Today in Supreme Court History: August 22

Aug 21
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California v. American Stores Co., 492 U.S. 1301 (decided August 22, 1989): O’Connor continues injunction preventing merger of supermarket chains which might violate Clayton Antitrust Act; notes circuit split as to whether “injunction” under Act includes divestiture as a remedy (the Court found that it did, 495 U.S. 271, 1990)


Matter of Lovett, 143 S.Ct. 69 (decided August 22, 2022):  Jonathan Lovett of Somers, N.Y. (not far from me) suspended (and later disbarred); he did not oppose notice of disbarment, nor the disbarment proceedings in state court or even cooperate with the investigation (194 A.D.3d 39); however he is still listed on Yelp in case you’re thinking of hiring him (he has a well-documented career as a civil rights attorney)

 
 
 

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