FMLA Supreme Court Case Discussed

This article from the ABA Journal–“Court Surprises with Family Leave Act Ruling: Rehnquist Opinion Marks Exception in Trend Toward Empowering States” by David L. Hudson, Jr. The article discusses the May 27th U.S. Supreme Court case of Nevada Department of Human Resources v. Hibbs discussed previously in this post and reports that Georgetown law professor Nina Pillard, who argued for William Hibbs, was told by a colleague that she had a 95% chance of losing the case. The article reports Pillard as saying that a major significance of the case is that it is the first decision in which the court has upheld Congress’ power under Section 5 of the 14th Amendment since 1996 when the court ruled in Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida, 517 U.S. 44 (1996), that individuals were limited from suing states under various federal laws.