On January 24, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a short unanimous opinion in Hughes v. Northwestern University. The importance of the opinion will likely be modest. At a basic level, the Supreme Court reinstated a case that was thrown out of the lower courts too early.
On January 24, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a short unanimous opinion in Hughes v. Northwestern University. The importance of the opinion will likely be modest. At a basic level, the Supreme Court reinstated a case that was thrown out of the lower courts too early.
In a unanimous opinion, the Court vacated and remanded the Seventh Circuit’s decision upholding the dismissal of plaintiffs’ claims of excessive recordkeeping and investment management fees in Northwestern University’s 403b plans. Hughes v. Northwestern University