On June 6, 2016, the Supreme Court of the United States decided Simmons v. Himmelreich, No. 15–109, holding that the judgment-bar provision of the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) does not apply to claims dismissed for falling...more
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On December 8, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States decided Shapiro v. McManus, No. 14-990, holding that a three-judge district court must be convened to decide a First Amendment challenge to Maryland's 2011 redrawing...more
On December 1, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States decided OBB Personenverkehr AG v. Sachs, No. 13-1067, holding that the commercial-activity exception to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act did not apply to a...more