Republican National Committee v. Democratic National Committee, No. 19A1016: The State of Wisconsin’s primary election is set for today, April 7. Plaintiffs including the Democratic National Committee, Democratic Party of...more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued the following opinion:
CITGO Asphalt Refining Co. v. Frescati Shipping Co., No. 18-565: This admiralty suit involves the meaning of a maritime contract’s “safe-berth...more
Comcast Corp. v. National Assn. of African American-Owned Media, No. 18-1171: An African American-owned television-network operator, Entertainment Studios Network (“ESN”), unsuccessfully tried to have Comcast carry its...more
3/26/2020
/ Copyright Infringement ,
Criminal Penalties ,
Due Process ,
Exonerate ,
Federal Sentencing Guidelines ,
Immigration and Nationality Act ,
Judicial Review ,
Mental Illness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Pleading Standards ,
Sovereign Immunity
TODAY, THE SUPREME COURT GRANTED CERTIORARI IN ONE CASE:
Jones v. Mississippi, No. 18-1259: Whether the Eighth Amendment requires the sentencing authority to make a finding that a juvenile is permanently incorrigible...more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued the following opinion:
Kansas v. Garcia, No. 17-834: The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (“IRCA”) makes it unlawful to hire an alien knowing that he or she is...more
This morning, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in the following cases:
California v. Texas, No. 19-840; Texas v. California, No. 19-1019: A petition for a writ of certiorari and conditional...more
3/2/2020
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Armed Career Criminal Act of 1984 ,
Article III ,
Certiorari ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Due Process ,
Federal Sentencing Guidelines ,
FOIA ,
Mens Rea ,
SCOTUS ,
Sentencing Enhancements ,
Severability Doctrine ,
Standing
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued the following three opinions:
Intel Corp. Investment Policy Comm. v. Sulyma, No. 18-1116: The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) demands that...more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued the following four opinions:
Rodriguez v. FDIC, No. 18-1269: The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), under its statutes and regulations, allows an affiliated group of...more
2/26/2020
/ Child Abduction ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Death Penalty ,
FDIC ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Fourth Amendment ,
Hague Convention ,
IRS ,
Murder ,
PTSD ,
Residence Status ,
Tax Refunds ,
Tax Returns ,
Totality of Circumstances Test ,
Wrongful Death
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued the following opinion:
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan v. Acevedo Feliciano, No. 18-921: Active and retired employees of Catholic schools in Puerto Rico filed a...more
On Friday afternoon, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in the following cases:
Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eighth District Court, No. 19-368; Ford Motor Co. v. Bandemer, No. 19-369: Whether the...more
1/21/2020
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Certiorari ,
Contraceptive Coverage Mandate ,
First Amendment ,
Forum ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Presidential Elections ,
RCRA ,
SCOTUS ,
Twelfth Amendment
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued two opinions:
Ritzen Group, Inc. v. Jackson Masonry, LLC, No. 18-938: After petitioner Ritzen Group brought a breach of contract claim against respondent Jackson Masonry...more
1/15/2020
/ Appeals ,
Automatic Stay ,
Breach of Duty ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Corporate Officers ,
Duty of Prudence ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employee Stock Purchase Plans ,
ESOP ,
Failure To Disclose ,
Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Motion for Relief from Automatic Stay ,
Plan Participants ,
Retirement Plans Committee of IBM v Jander ,
Right To Appeal ,
Ritzen Group Inc v Jackson Masonry LLC ,
SCOTUS ,
Time-Barred Claims
On Friday afternoon, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in three cases:
Barr v. Political Consultants, et al., No. 19-631: Whether the government-debt exception to the Telephone Consumer Protection...more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in the following cases:
Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru, No. 19-267; St. James School v. Biel, No. 19-348: Whether the First Amendment’s...more
12/19/2019
/ Automatic Stay ,
Bankruptcy Code ,
Certiorari ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Employment Discrimination ,
First Amendment ,
Fourth Amendment ,
Immigration and Nationality Act ,
Religious Institutions ,
Removal ,
SCOTUS ,
Search & Seizure
On Friday afternoon, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in the following cases:
Trump v. Vance, No. 19-635: Whether as part of a district attorney’s criminal investigation targeting the President of...more
12/17/2019
/ Article II ,
Certiorari ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Donald Trump ,
Exclusive Jurisdiction ,
Federal Funding ,
First Amendment ,
HIV ,
Jurisdiction ,
Jurisdictional Thresholds ,
Native American Issues ,
Prostitution ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Trafficking ,
Subpoenas ,
Supremacy Clause
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued the following opinion:
Peter v. NantKwest, Inc., No. 18-801: Under the Patent Act, an adverse decision by the Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) can be appealed...more
This afternoon, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in the following cases:
Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc., No. 18-956: 1) Whether copyright protection extends to a software interface. 2) Whether,...more
11/18/2019
/ Appeals ,
Armed Career Criminal Act ,
Certiorari ,
Copyright ,
Fair Use ,
Google ,
Mens Rea ,
Military Courts ,
Oracle ,
Rape ,
SCOTUS
On Friday afternoon, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in the following case...more
On Friday afternoon, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in the following case:
Liu v. Securities and Exchange Commission, No. 15-1501: Whether the Securities and Exchange Commission may seek and...more
On Friday afternoon, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in the following four cases:
Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, No. 19-7: (1) Whether the vesting of substantial executive...more
10/22/2019
/ Certiorari ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Dismissals ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Habeas Corpus ,
In Forma Pauperis ,
Judicial Review ,
Jurisdiction ,
SCOTUS ,
Separation of Powers ,
Suspension Clause
The Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari today in the following cases :
June Medical Serv. v. Gee, No. 18-1323; Gee v. June Medical Serv., No. 18-1460: (1) Whether the Fifth Circuit’s decision upholding...more
This morning, at the end of the Supreme Court’s Term before its summer recess, the Court granted certiorari in the following thirteen cases:
Romag Fasteners, Inc. v. Fossil, Inc., No. 18-1233: Whether, under section 35 of...more
7/1/2019
/ ADEA ,
Arbitration Awards ,
Armed Career Criminal Act ,
Breach of Duty ,
Certiorari ,
DACA ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Equal Protection ,
FDIC ,
Freedom of Religion ,
Issue Preclusion ,
Lanham Act ,
NAACP ,
Public Officials ,
SCOTUS ,
Trump Administration ,
University of California
The Supreme Court of the United States issued three decisions on June 27, 2019:
Department of Commerce v. New York, No. 18-966: The Secretary of Commerce announced in a March 2018 memo that he was reinstating a question...more
The Supreme Court of the United States issued three decisions this morning:
Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Assn. v. Thomas, No. 18-96: The State of Tennessee has a number of laws imposing durational-residency...more
6/27/2019
/ Appeals ,
Auer Deference ,
Commerce Clause ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Kisor v Wilkie ,
Liquor Licences ,
Preponderance of the Evidence ,
Residency Status ,
Sixth Amendment ,
Stare Decisis ,
Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Association v Thomas ,
Twenty-First Amendment ,
Veterans Administration ,
Veterans' Benefits ,
Wine & Alcohol
The Supreme Court of the United States issued four decisions on June 24, 2019:
Iancu v. Brunetti, No. 18-302: Respondent Erik Brunetti founded a clothing line that uses as its trademark four letters that though spelled...more
6/25/2019
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Appeals ,
Appropriations Bill ,
Certiorari ,
Copyright ,
Department of Agriculture ,
Equitable Tolling ,
Federal Funding ,
Firearms ,
FOIA ,
Food Marketing Institute v Argus Leader Media ,
Habeas Corpus ,
Hobbs Act ,
Iancu v. Brunetti ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Punitive Damages ,
Robbery ,
Scandalous/Immoral Marks ,
SCOTUS ,
SNAP Program ,
The Dutra Group v Batterton ,
Unseaworthiness Claims ,
USDA ,
Workplace Injury
The Supreme Court of the United States issued four decisions this morning:
North Carolina Dept. of Revenue v. Kimberley Rice Kaestner 1992 Family Trust, No. 18-457: North Carolina law imposes a tax on any trust income...more
6/24/2019
/ Burden of Proof ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Eminent Domain ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Firearms ,
Flowers v Mississippi ,
Foreign Students ,
Just Compensation ,
Knick v Township of Scott Pennsylvania ,
North Carolina Department of Revenue v The Kimberley Rice Kaestner 1992 Family Trust ,
Peremptory Challenges ,
Personal Knowledge ,
Race Discrimination ,
Rehaif v United States ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
State Taxes ,
Takings Clause ,
Trusts