The Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in five cases today:
Little v. Hecox; West Virginia v. B.P.J., Nos. 24-38, 24-43: These two cases will address whether states may prohibit transgender women and...more
7/7/2025
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Certiorari ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Criminal Code ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Equal Protection ,
First Amendment ,
Gender Identity ,
SCOTUS ,
Sovereign Immunity ,
Sports ,
Student Athletes ,
Title IX ,
Transgender
The Supreme Court of the United States issued six decisions today:
Ames v. Ohio Dept. of Youth Services, No. 23-1039: This case addresses whether majority-group plaintiffs are held to a heighted evidentiary standard in...more
6/6/2025
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Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Evidentiary Standards ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
First Amendment ,
Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA) ,
FRCP 23(b)(3) ,
FRCP 60(b) ,
Jurisdiction ,
Payroll Taxes ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Public Charities ,
SCOTUS ,
Sovereign Immunity ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Title VII ,
Unemployment Insurance
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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ATF ,
Avoidance ,
Bankruptcy Code ,
Firearms ,
Judicial Authority ,
SCOTUS ,
Sovereign Immunity ,
State Law Claims ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Statutory Interpretation
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
The Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in one case:
Department of Agriculture Rural Development Rural Housing Service v. Kirtz, No. 22-846: This case addresses a circuit split on the ability to sue the...more
The Supreme Court of the United States issued 3 decisions today:
Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Coughlin,No. 22-227: This statutory interpretation and federal Indian law case addressed the...more
6/16/2023
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Chapter 13 ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Criminal Procedure ,
Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA) ,
Minor Children ,
Native American Issues ,
Remedies ,
SCOTUS ,
Sovereign Immunity ,
Standing ,
State Sovereignty ,
Tribal Loans ,
Venue
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued five decisions:
National Pork Producers Council v. Ross, No. 21-468: This case involved a constitutional challenge to California’s “animal cruelty law” known as...more
5/12/2023
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Bid Rigging ,
Board of Immigration Appeals ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Dormant Commerce Clause ,
Exhaustion Doctrine ,
Financial Oversight and Management Board (Oversight Board) ,
Fraud ,
Public Corruption ,
Puerto Rico ,
SCOTUS ,
Sovereign Immunity ,
Wire Fraud
On Friday, January 13, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in eight cases:
U.S. ex rel. Schutte v. SuperValu Inc.; U.S. ex rel. Proctor v. Safeway, Inc., Nos. 21-1326, 22-111: These consolidated...more
1/17/2023
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Certiorari ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Eighth Amendment ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fifth Amendment ,
First Amendment ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Immigration and Nationality Act ,
RICO ,
Scienter ,
SCOTUS ,
Sovereign Immunity