On July 1, 2024, the last day of the 2023-2024 term, the Supreme Court of the United States issued four decisions:
Trump v. United States, No. 23-939: This case concerns the scope of former President Donald J. Trump’s...more
7/3/2024
/ Constitutional Challenges ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Donald Trump ,
Federal Sentencing Guidelines ,
Free Speech ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immunity ,
Minors ,
Pornography ,
SCOTUS
The Supreme Court of the United States issued four decisions today:
Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, No. 22-451; Relentless v. Department of Commerce, No. 22-1219: These cases, decided in a single opinion, address...more
7/1/2024
/ Chevron Deference ,
Criminal Liability ,
Eighth Amendment ,
Fischer v United States ,
Government Agencies ,
Homeless Issues ,
Judicial Authority ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Regulatory Authority ,
SCOTUS ,
Stare Decisis ,
Statutory Interpretation
The Supreme Court of the United States issued four decisions today:
Moyle v. United States; Idaho v. United States, Nos. 23-726, 23-727: After granting certioriari to decide whether the Emergency Medical Treatment and...more
6/28/2024
/ Abortion ,
Case Consolidation ,
Chapter 11 ,
Clean Air Act ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
EMTALA ,
Enforcement Authority ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Harrington v Purdue Pharma L P ,
Preemption ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
The Supreme Court of the United States issued two decisions today:
Murthy v. Missouri, No. 23-411: This case involves challenges to federal government communications with social media companies related to content...more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in seven cases:
United States v. Skrmetti, No. 23-477: This case concerns the constitutionality of state laws banning gender-affirming medical care for...more
6/25/2024
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Bankruptcy Code ,
Certiorari ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA) ,
Former Employee ,
Hungary ,
Lanham Act ,
Military Service Members ,
Minors ,
NEPA ,
SCOTUS ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademarks ,
Transgender
The Supreme Court of the United States issued five decisions today:
United States v. Rahimi, No. 22-915: This Second Amendment case addresses the constitutionality of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(8), which makes it a crime for an...more
6/24/2024
/ Armed Career Criminal Act ,
Confrontation Clause ,
Domestic Violence ,
Federal Sentencing Guidelines ,
Firearms ,
Original Jurisdiction ,
SCOTUS ,
Second Amendment ,
Sentencing ,
Sixth Amendment ,
United States v Rahimi ,
Water Rights
The Supreme Court of the United States issued four decisions today:
Moore v. United States, No. 22-800: This case concerns the constitutionality of the Mandatory Repatriation Tax (“MRT”) included in the 2017 Tax Cuts and...more
6/21/2024
/ Controlled Foreign Corporations ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Drug Trafficking ,
Expert Witness ,
Federal Rules of Evidence ,
Fourth Amendment ,
Malicious Prosecution ,
Probable Cause ,
Repatriation ,
Retaliation ,
SCOTUS ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Wealth Tax
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in four cases:
NVIDIA Corp. v. E. Ohman J:or Fonder AB, No. 23-970: This securities case addresses the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act’s (“PSLRA”)...more
On Thursday, June 13, the Supreme Court of the United States issued three decisions:
FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, No. 23-235: This case involves an attempt to rescind the Food and Drug Administration’s...more
6/17/2024
/ Abortion ,
Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v Food and Drug Administration ,
Article III ,
Due Process ,
Employment Policies ,
First Amendment ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Lanham Act ,
NLRB ,
Notice Requirements ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Removal Proceedings ,
SCOTUS ,
Standing ,
Starbucks ,
Starbucks Corp. v McKinney ,
Trademarks ,
Unfair Labor Practices ,
USPTO
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in two cases:
Facebook v. Amalgamated Bank, No. 23-980: This securities law case arises from a shareholder lawsuit against Facebook, which claimed Facebook...more
6/11/2024
/ Cambridge Analytica ,
Certiorari ,
Facebook ,
Form 10-K ,
Form 10-Q ,
Health Care Providers ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Act ,
Physician Medicare Reimbursements ,
SCOTUS ,
Shareholder Litigation
The Supreme Court of the United States issued three decisions today:
Becerra v. San Carlos Apache Tribe, No. 23-250: This case concerns the funding the Indian Health Service (“IHS”) must provide to Indian tribes that...more
6/7/2024
/ Asbestos ,
Asbestos Litigation ,
Chapter 11 ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Estate Tax ,
Fair Market Value ,
Health Insurance ,
Indian Health Service (IHS) ,
IRS ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Native American Issues ,
Real Party in Interest ,
Reorganizations ,
SCOTUS ,
Share Redemption ,
Stock Options
The Supreme Court of the United States issued three decisions today:
Cantero v. Bank of America, N.A., No. 22-529: This case addresses the standard for determining when state laws that regulate national banks are...more
5/31/2024
/ Bank of America ,
Banks ,
Dodd-Frank ,
First Amendment ,
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel ,
National Bank Act ,
NRA ,
Preemption ,
SCOTUS ,
Sentencing ,
Sentencing Factors ,
Sixth Amendment
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in one case: San Francisco v. EPA, No. 23-753:
This case involves interpretation of the federal Clean Water Act (CWA) and its National Pollutant Discharge...more
The Supreme Court of the United States issued three decisions today:
Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, No. 22-807: This case concerns the interplay between allegations of racial and partisan...more
5/24/2024
/ Arbitration ,
Armed Career Criminal Act ,
Cartels ,
Class Action ,
Coinbase ,
Controlled Substances ,
Controlled Substances Act ,
Federal Sentencing Guidelines ,
Forum Selection ,
Gerrymandering ,
NAACP ,
Racial Gerrymandering ,
SCOTUS ,
Sentencing Factors ,
Sweepstakes ,
Voting Rights
The Supreme Court of the United States issued three decisions today:
CFPB v. Community Financial Services Association of America, Limited, No. 22-448: This case involves a constitutional challenge to the federal Consumer...more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued two opinions:
Culley v. Marshall, No. 22-585: This case addresses the due process rights that apply to civil forfeiture proceedings. Petitioners in this case each...more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in four cases:
Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn, No. 23-365: This case involves interpretation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act...more
4/30/2024
/ Certiorari ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Veterans Affairs ,
Immigration and Nationality Act ,
Judicial Review ,
Jurisdiction ,
Medical Marijuana ,
RICO ,
SCOTUS ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
Veterans
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in two cases:
Garland v. VanDerStok, No. 23-852: This administrative law and statutory interpretation case concerns the federal government’s ability to...more
The Supreme Court of the United States issued two decisions on Tuesday, April 16:
Rudisill v. McDonough, No. 22-888: This case concerns the interaction between two federal statutes providing up to 36 months of...more
4/18/2024
/ Civil Rights Act ,
DeVillier v Texas ,
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Flood Control ,
Forfeiture ,
GI Bill ,
Indictments ,
Just Compensation ,
Military Service Members ,
Muldrow v City of St Louis ,
Property Owners ,
Rudisill v McDonough ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Takings Clause ,
Title VII ,
Veterans
The Supreme Court of the United States issued three decisions today: Sheetz v. County of El Dorado, No. 22-1074:
This case involves the “unconstitutional conditions doctrine,” set forth in Nollan v. Cal. Coastal Comm’n,...more
4/15/2024
/ Arbitration ,
Bissonnette v LePage Bakeries Park St LLC ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
George Sheetz v County of El Dorado ,
Interstate Commerce ,
Macquarie Infrastructure Corp v Moab Partners LP ,
Regulation S-K ,
Rule 10(b) ,
Rule 10b-5 ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Takings Clause ,
Unconstitutional Condition
On March 19, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States issued two decisions:
FBI v. Fikre, 22-1178: This case addresses when the “voluntary cessation of a challenged practice” renders a lawsuit moot. Yonas Fikre, a...more
3/21/2024
/ Federal Bureau of Investigation v Fikre ,
Federal Jurisdiction ,
Immigrants ,
Injunctive Relief ,
International Travel ,
Migrants ,
Mootness ,
Removal Orders ,
SCOTUS ,
Standing ,
Tourists ,
Travel Restrictions ,
Visas ,
Wilkinson v Garland
The Supreme Court of the United States issued three decisions today: Lindke v. Freed, No. 22-611: This case addresses whether a public official violates the First Amendment by blocking individuals from commenting on the...more
On February 28, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in one case:
Trump v. United States, No. 23-939: This case concerns the criminal prosecution of former President Donald Trump in Special...more
The Supreme Court of the United States issued two decisions today:
Murray v. UBS Securities, LLC, No. 22-660: This case concerns the elements required to prove an employer retaliated against a whistleblower employee in...more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in one case:
Glossip v. Oklahoma, No. 22-7466: This criminal procedure case addresses the obligation of prosecutors to disclose information to the...more