The Supreme Court of the United States issued one decision today:
Monsalvo Velázquez v. Bondi, No. 23-929: The Court addressed whether the 60-day voluntary-departure deadline to leave the country rolls over to the next...more
The Supreme Court of the United States issued one decision today:
Cunningham v. Cornell University, No. 23-1007: This case addresses the pleading standard to assert a claim under a provision of the Employee Retirement...more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in two cases:
Ellingburg v. United States, No. 23-3129: This case addresses the Ex Post Facto Clause of the U.S. Constitution, which the government...more
4/8/2025
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The Supreme Court of the United States issued two decisions today:
FDA v. Wages and White Lion Investments, L.L.C., No. 23-1038: This case concerns the validity of the FDA’s denial of electronic cigarette manufacturers’...more
4/3/2025
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Marketing ,
Medical Marijuana ,
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RICO ,
SCOTUS ,
Split of Authority ,
Tobacco Regulations
Yesterday, the Supreme Court of the United States issued two decisions:
Bondi v. VanDerStok, No. 23-852: This case addresses a statutory challenge to ATF regulations designed to prohibit ghost guns—privately made...more
3/28/2025
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State Law Claims ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Statutory Interpretation
The Supreme Court of the United States issued two decisions on March 21st:
Delligatti v. United States, No. 23-825: This case interprets 18 U.S.C. § 924(c), which imposes a five-year mandatory minimum sentence when a...more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in two cases:
Berk v. Choi, No. 24-440: Many states, including Delaware in this case, have “affidavit of merit” statutes that require certain types of...more
The Supreme Court of the United States issued one decision today:
Bufkin v. Collins, No. 23-713: This case involves the “benefit-of-the-doubt rule,” a unique standard of proof the Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”)...more
The Supreme Court of the United States issued one decision today:
City and County of San Francisco v. EPA, No. 23-753: This case concerns the interpretation of the federal Clean Water Act (“CWA”) and its National...more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in one case:
Barrett v. United States, No. 24-5774: A jury convicted Dwayne Barrett of robbery under the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951, which prohibits...more
3/4/2025
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Interstate Commerce ,
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Sentencing
The Supreme Court of the United States issued two decisions today:
Dewberry Group, Inc. v. Dewberry Engineers, Inc., No. 23-900: The Court held that in awarding the “defendant’s profits” to the prevailing plaintiff in a...more
2/27/2025
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Damages ,
FRCP 60(b) ,
Lanham Act ,
Litigation Strategies ,
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Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademarks ,
Voluntary Dismissals
The Supreme Court of the United States issued two decisions today:
Lackey v. Stinnie, No. 23-621: This case clarifies when attorneys’ fees may be awarded to a “prevailing party” in a civil rights lawsuit via 42 U.S.C....more
2/26/2025
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Criminal Convictions ,
Death Penalty ,
Due Process ,
Jurisdiction ,
Murder ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
SCOTUS ,
Witness Statements
The Supreme Court of the United States issued three decisions today:
Wisconsin Bell, Inc. v. United States, ex rel. Heath, No. 23-1127: This case considers whether reimbursement requests submitted to the Federal...more
2/24/2025
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Appeals ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
Exhaustion Doctrine ,
Expropriation ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
FCC ,
Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA) ,
Government Agencies ,
Hungary ,
SCOTUS ,
Telecommunications ,
Unemployment Benefits
Yesterday, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in one case:
Martin v. United States, No. 24-362: An FBI SWAT team executed a no-knock search warrant at Petitioners’ house, which was not the address...more
On January 24, 2025, the Court granted certiorari in three cases:
Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond, St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School v. Drummond, Nos. 24-394, 24-396: These consolidated...more
The Supreme Court of the United States issued one decision today:
Andrew v. White, No. 23-6573: In this case, the Court addressed whether the State violated petitioner Brenda Andrew’s due process rights when, during her...more
1/22/2025
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SCOTUS ,
Statutory Interpretation
The Supreme Court of the United States issued one decision today:
TikTok Inc. v. Garland, Firebaugh v. Garland, Nos. 24-656, 24-657: The Supreme Court upheld a federal law that would make it unlawful for companies in the...more
The Supreme Court of the United States issued two decisions today:
E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera, No. 23-217: This case concerns the standard of proof that an employer must meet to show an exemption applies to the Fair...more
1/16/2025
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EMD Sales Inc v Carrera ,
Employment Litigation ,
Evidentiary Standards ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Jurisdiction ,
Over-Time ,
SCOTUS ,
State Law Claims ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
Wage and Hour
On January 10, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in three cases:
Becerra v. Braidwood Management, Inc., No. 24-316: This case addresses the constitutionality of the U.S. Preventive Services...more
1/14/2025
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Affordable Care Act ,
Appeals ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Department of Education ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Preventive Health Care ,
SCOTUS ,
Student Loans
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in two cases: Kerr v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, No. 23-1275: This case addresses a 5-2 circuit split on whether the Medicaid Act’s...more
On December 11, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States dismissed one case:
NVIDIA Corporation v. E. Ohman J:or Fonder AB, No. 23-970: In June, the Court granted certiorari in this case to address questions related...more
12/17/2024
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Clean Air Act ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Dismissals ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
First Amendment ,
NVIDIA ,
Nvidia Corp v E Ohman J or Fonder AB ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
SCOTUS ,
Tax Exempt Entities
The Supreme Court of the United States issued one decision today:
Bouarfa v. Mayorkas, No. 23-583: This case addresses the availability of federal court jurisdiction to review the Secretary of Homeland Security’s...more
On Friday, November 22, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States dismissed one case and granted certiorari in two cases:
Facebook, Inc. v. Amalgamated Bank, No. 23-980: In June, the Court granted certiorari in this...more
11/26/2024
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Certiorari ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Dismissals ,
Facebook ,
FCC ,
Filing Requirements ,
Lifeline Program ,
Non-Delegation Doctrine ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities Regulation
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in three cases:
Louisiana v. Callais; Robinson v. Callais, Nos. 24-109, 24-110: These consolidated cases challenge Louisiana’s congressional redistricting...more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in four cases:
Oklahoma v. Environmental Protection Agency; Pacificorp v. Environmental Protection Agency, Nos. 23-1067, 23-1068: These consolidated cases...more