Today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in two cases:
United States v. Vaello-Madero, No. 20-303: Whether Congress violated the equal-protection component of the Due Process Clause of the Fifth...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
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued the following two decisions:
Texas v. New Mexico, No. 65, Orig.: The States of New Mexico and Texas are parties to the 1949 Pecos River Compact, which provides for...more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued the following opinions:
Bostock v. Clayton County, No. 17-1618; Altitude Express, Inc. v. Zarda, No. 17-1623; R. G. & G. R. Harris Funeral Homes, Inc. v. Equal...more
6/16/2020
/ Altitude Express Inc v Zarda ,
Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Certiorari ,
Civil Rights Act ,
EEOC v RG & GR Harris Funeral Homes ,
Employment Litigation ,
Gender Identity ,
Hiring & Firing ,
LGBTQ ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Transgender
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued the following opinion:
Lomax v. Ortiz-Marquez, No. 18-8369: Petitioner Arthur J. Lomax is an inmate who filed this in forma pauperis (“IFP”) lawsuit against prison...more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued the following three opinions:
Thryv, Inc. v. Click-To-Call Technologies, LP, No. 18-916: Patent challengers are able to ask the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”)...more
4/21/2020
/ Atlantic Richfield Co v Christian ,
CERCLA ,
Certiorari ,
Common Law Claims ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Exclusive Jurisdiction ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Judicial Review ,
Patents ,
SCOTUS ,
Sixth Amendment ,
Thryv Inc v Click-To-Call Technologies LP
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
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
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 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
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
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 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 three decisions this morning:
Return Mail, Inc. v. Postal Service, No. 17-1594: The Patent Trial and Appeal Board was created by Congress in the Leahy-Smith America Invents...more
6/11/2019
/ Administrative Procedure ,
America Invents Act ,
Armed Career Criminal Act of 1984 ,
Burglary ,
Certiorari ,
Common Law Claims ,
Jurisdiction ,
Oil & Gas ,
Outer Continental Shelf ,
Return Mail Inc v United States Postal Service ,
SCOTUS ,
State Law Claims ,
Superfund
The Supreme Court of the United States issued four decisions this morning:
Azar v. Allina Health Services, No. 17-1484: Congress has passed a law specific to Medicare, requiring that the government provide the public with...more
6/4/2019
/ Azar v Allina Health Services ,
Bankruptcy Code ,
Breach of Contract ,
Certiorari ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fort Bend County Texas v Davis ,
Jurisdiction ,
Medicare ,
Notice and Comment ,
Popular ,
SCOTUS ,
Strict Scrutiny Standard ,
Title VII
The Supreme Court of the United States issued four decisions this morning:
Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. v. Jackson, No. 17-1471: After Citibank, N.A., filed a debt-collection action in state court against respondent George...more
5/29/2019
/ Abortion ,
Administrative Procedure ,
CAFA ,
Certiorari ,
Debt Collection ,
First Amendment ,
Home Depot USA Inc v Jackson ,
Planned Parenthood ,
Probable Cause ,
SCOTUS ,
Social Security Act
The Supreme Court of the United States issued three decisions this morning:
Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC, No. 17-1657: In this bankruptcy-related case, Tempnology, LLC entered into an agreement with...more
5/21/2019
/ Certiorari ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Hunting ,
IP License ,
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. v. Albrecht ,
Mission Product Holdings Inc v Tempnology LLC ,
Prescription Drugs ,
SCOTUS ,
Trademark Licenses ,
Tribal Lands ,
Warning Labels