The Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in two cases today:
First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, Inc. v. Platkin, No. 24-781: This case concerns the appropriate forum for raising constitutional...more
The Supreme Court of the United States issued six decisions today:
Parrish v. United States, No. 24-275: This case addresses the procedural requirements for filing a notice of appeal after the original deadline to appeal...more
6/13/2025
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Appeals ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Due Process ,
Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) ,
Habeas Corpus ,
IDEA ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Jurisdiction ,
Notice of Appeal ,
Public Schools ,
Rehabilitation Act ,
SCOTUS ,
Standard of Review ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Tax Court ,
Tax Levy ,
Veterans
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
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in one case:
Hain Celestial Group v. Palmquist, No. 24-724: This case addresses the scope of federal courts’ diversity jurisdiction....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 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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Civil Rights Act ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Death Penalty ,
Due Process ,
Jurisdiction ,
Murder ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
SCOTUS ,
Witness Statements
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
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
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
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
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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Veterans Affairs ,
Immigration and Nationality Act ,
Judicial Review ,
Jurisdiction ,
Medical Marijuana ,
RICO ,
SCOTUS ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
Veterans
On December 8, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in one case...more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in four cases:
Coinbase, Inc. v. Bielski, No. 22-105: This case presents an issue of federal arbitration law. The question presented is: Whether a...more
Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta, No. 21-429: This case involves whether a State has authority to prosecute non-Indians who commit crimes against Indians in “Indian country.” The defendant was convicted in Oklahoma state court of...more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued one decision:
Badgerow v. Walters, No. 20-1143: This case concerns the scope of the federal courts’ jurisdiction to confirm or vacate arbitration awards under Sections...more
United States v. Zubaydah, No. 20-827: Respondent Abu Zubaydah claims that following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the CIA held him in a detention site in Poland and subjected him to “enhanced interrogation”...more
3/4/2022
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Abortion ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Discovery ,
Foreign Jurisdictions ,
International Arbitration ,
International Litigation ,
Jurisdiction ,
SCOTUS ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Secrets
Oklahoma v. Victor Manuel Castro-Huerta, No. 21-429: This case presents the following question: Whether a State has authority to prosecute non-Indians who commit crimes against Indians in “Indian country.”...more
Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard; Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina, Nos. 20-1199, 21-707: These cases, involving the interpretation of the Equal Protection Clause...more
1/24/2022
/ Administrative Procedure ,
Cease and Desist Orders ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Clean Water Act ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Equal Protection ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Harvard University ,
Jurisdiction ,
SCOTUS ,
Substantial Nexus ,
Title VI ,
Waters of the United States ,
Wetlands