Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued the following two per curiam decisions:
Pakdel v. City and County of San Francisco, No. 20-1212: Petitioners are partial owners of a multiunit residential building in...more
6/29/2021
/ Board of Immigration Appeals ,
Certiorari ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Excessive Force ,
Judicial Review ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
Regulatory Takings ,
Remand ,
Residential Leases ,
SCOTUS ,
Vacated
Collins v. Yellen, No. 19-422: The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (“Recovery Act”), 12 U.S.C. §4501 et seq., was passed in response to concerns that Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s financial condition as a result of...more
6/24/2021
/ Agricultural Sector ,
Agricultural Workers ,
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Easements ,
Fannie Mae ,
FHFA ,
First Amendment ,
Freddie Mac ,
Motion To Suppress ,
Public Access Laws ,
Public Schools ,
Remand ,
SCOTUS ,
Separation of Powers ,
Social Networks ,
Takings Clause ,
Union Representatives ,
Unions ,
Vacated ,
Warrantless Searches
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued the following two decisions:
United States v. Cooley, No. 19-1414: When a tribal officer saw a truck parked on the side of a public highway within the Crow...more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued the following three decisions:
Federal Republic of Germany v. Philipp, No. 19-351: In this Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (“FSIA”) case, the respondents - heirs of...more
2/4/2021
/ Appeals ,
Art Collections ,
Certiorari ,
Eminent Domain ,
Fine Art ,
Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA) ,
Forum Non Conveniens ,
Germany ,
Judicial Review ,
Jurisdiction ,
Natural Gas Act ,
Railroad Retirement Tax Act (RRTA) ,
Railroads ,
Remand ,
Retirement Plan ,
SCOTUS ,
Stolen Goods ,
Vacated
The Supreme Court of the United States issued the following decisions:
Trump v. Mazars USA, LLP, No. 19-715; Trump v. Deutsche Bank AG, No. 19-760: In April 2019, three United States House of Representatives’ committees...more
7/13/2020
/ Appeals ,
Congressional Committees ,
Congressional Subpoenas ,
Conservators ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Donald Trump ,
Executive Branch ,
Facebook ,
Fannie Mae ,
FHFA ,
Foreign Interference in US Elections ,
Freddie Mac ,
Income Taxes ,
Major Crimes Act ,
Money Laundering ,
Native American Issues ,
Remand ,
SCOTUS ,
Separation of Powers ,
Tax Returns ,
TCPA ,
Terrorism Funding ,
Trump v Deutsche Bank AG ,
Trump v Mazars USA LLP ,
Trump v Vance ,
Vacated ,
Valid Legislative Purpose
Opati v. Republic of Sudan, No. 17-1268: Victims of a 1998 al Qaeda attack outside the United States Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania brought suit in federal court against the Republic of Sudan, alleging that Sudan had...more
5/24/2020
/ Al-Qaeda ,
Amended Complaints ,
Appeals ,
Bodily Injury ,
Congressional Intent ,
Exceptions ,
Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA) ,
Opati v Republic of Sudan ,
Preenactment Conduct ,
Punitive Damages ,
Remand ,
SCOTUS ,
State Sponsors of Terrorism ,
Sudan ,
Terrorist Acts ,
Vacated ,
Wrongful Death
Lucky Brand Dungarees, Inc. v. Marcel Fashions Group, Inc., No. 18-1086: Petitioner Lucky Brand Dungarees and respondent Marcel Fashions Group have been engaged in three separate rounds of trademark-related litigation over a...more
5/18/2020
/ Appeals ,
Claim Preclusion ,
Collateral Estoppel ,
Counterclaims ,
Defense Preclusion ,
Fashion Branding ,
Issue Preclusion ,
Lucky Brand Dungarees v Marcel Fashion Group ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Release Agreements ,
Remand ,
Res Judicata ,
SCOTUS ,
Split of Authority ,
Subsequent Litigation ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademarks ,
Vacated
The Supreme Court of the United States issued two decisions today:
Henry Schein, Inc. v. Archer & White Sales, Inc., No. 17-1272: Under the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) and the Court’s precedents, who decides...more
1/9/2019
/ Administrative Proceedings ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Arbitrators ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Contract Terms ,
Culbertson v Berryhill ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Henry Schein Inc v Archer and White Sales Inc ,
SCOTUS ,
Social Security Administration (SSA) ,
Social Security Benefits ,
Vacated ,
Wholly Groundless Doctrine
Hamer v. Neighborhood Housing Servs. Of Chicago, No. 16-658: Petitioner Chamaine Hamer’s Title VII action was dismissed at summary judgment, and final judgment was entered. A week before the 30-day deadline for her notice...more
The Supreme Court of the United States issued one decision on March 30, 2016: -
Luis v. United States, No. 14-419: Petitioner Sila Luis was charged with various health care related crimes. Pursuant to a federal...more
3/31/2016
/ Asset Freeze ,
Contraceptive Coverage Mandate ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Health Insurance ,
Luis v United States ,
Right To Counsel ,
SCOTUS ,
Sixth Amendment ,
Vacated ,
White Collar Crimes ,
Zubik v Burwell
The Supreme Court of the United States issued decisions in four cases on March 22, 2016:
Tyson Foods, Inc. v. Bouaphakeo, No. 14-1146: Respondents, employees at a pork processing plant of petitioner Tyson Foods, filed a...more
3/25/2016
/ Acts of Congress ,
Administrative Authority ,
Admissible Evidence ,
ANILCA ,
Calculation of Damages ,
Class Action ,
Commercial Loans ,
Declaratory Relief ,
ECOA ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Hawkins v Community Bank of Raymore ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Land Preservation ,
Land Sale Contract ,
National Park Service ,
Native American Issues ,
Nebraska v Parker ,
Preemption ,
Real Estate Agents ,
Sales & Use Tax ,
SCOTUS ,
Spousal Guaranty ,
State Sovereignty ,
Statistical Sampling ,
Sturgeon v Frost ,
Tribal Lands ,
Tribal Ordinances ,
Tyson Foods v Bouaphakeo ,
Vacated ,
Wine & Alcohol
The Supreme Court of the United States issued one per curiam decision on March 21, 2016:
Caetano v. Massachusetts, No. 14-10078: Massachusetts enacted a law prohibiting the possession of stun guns. That law was upheld...more
3/24/2016
/ Apple ,
Apple v Samsung ,
Caetano v Massachusetts ,
Certiorari ,
Damages ,
Design Patent ,
MA Supreme Judicial Court ,
Patent Infringement ,
Samsung ,
SCOTUS ,
Second Amendment ,
Stun Guns ,
Vacated