Circuit Splits

Originally published by Jason P. Steed.

There’s a split over whether federal courts exercising bankruptcy jurisdiction should apply federal choice-of-law principles or the choice-of-law principles of the forum state. See here at 5-6.

Circuits disagree over whether the Prison Litigation Reform Act’s fee cap and hourly-rate cap apply when the claim does not involve “prison conditions.” See here at 22-23.

There’s disagreement over whether a First Amendment free-exercise claim proceeds under a different framework than claims brought under RLUIPA or RFRA. See here at 15 & n.7.

There’s a split over whether multiemployer ERISA plans are “conflicted” under Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. Glenn, 554 U.S. 105 (2008). See here at 4-5.

Courts disagree about whether pro-hac-appearance fees are recoverable as costs. See here at 2.

Courts disagree about whether a criminal defendant’s previous term is “undischarged” if he is on parole—and also about whether courts may apply § 5G1.3(b) after accepting a conditional plea agreement. See here at 13.

And there’s a split over the interaction between Title II of the ADA and § 504 of the RA, and the types of injuries cognizable under § 504. See here at 30-34.

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