The Supreme Court of the United States issued decisions in five cases today:
Sandoz Inc. v. Amgen Inc., No. 15-1039: The Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009 (“BPCIA”), governs “biosimilar” drugs – a...more
The Supreme Court of the United States issued decisions in five cases today:
Advocate Health Care Network v. Stapleton, No. 16-74: This case involves whether three church-affiliated nonprofits that run hospitals and offer...more
6/6/2017
/ Advocate Health Care v Stapleton ,
Census ,
Certiorari ,
Church Plans ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Exemptions ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Illegal Drugs ,
Kokesh v SEC ,
North Carolina v Sandra Little Covington ,
Racial Gerrymandering ,
Redistricting ,
SCOTUS ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Takings Clause ,
Town of Chester v Laroe Estates
The Supreme Court of the United States issued decisions in two cases today:
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela v. Helmerich & Payne Int’l Drilling Co., No. 15-423: Respondent companies brought suit in federal court against...more
5/2/2017
/ Bank of America ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Certiorari ,
Department of the Interior ,
Fair Housing Act (FHA) ,
Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA) ,
Jurisdiction ,
Race Discrimination ,
Remand ,
Safe Harbors ,
SCOTUS ,
Separation of Powers ,
Sovereign Immunity ,
Venezuela v Helmerich & Payne
The Supreme Court of the United States issued decisions in two cases today:
McLane Co. v. EEOC, No. 15-1248: Damiana Ochoa filed a discrimination charge against petitioner McLane Co. when she was terminated after...more
4/5/2017
/ Abuse of Discretion ,
Alien Tort Statute ,
Certiorari ,
Corporate Liability ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Dean v US ,
Discrimination ,
Federal Sentencing Guidelines ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel ,
McLane Co. v EEOC ,
SCOTUS ,
Subpoenas
The Supreme Court granted certiorari in eight cases last week:
Bank of America Corp. v. Miami, No. 15-1111; Wells Fargo & Co. v. Miami, 15-1112: (1) Whether the term “aggrieved” in the Fair Housing Act imposes a...more
7/2/2016
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Article III ,
Bank of America v Miami ,
Certiorari ,
Czyzewski v Jevic Holding Corp ,
Exhaustion Doctrine ,
Fair Housing Act (FHA) ,
Fannie Mae ,
Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA) ,
Fry v Napoleon Community Schools ,
Handicapped Children’s Protection Act ,
Ivy v Morath ,
Lightfoot v Cendant Mortgage ,
Lynch v Morales-Santana ,
Original Jurisdiction ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
Pleading Standards ,
Private Sector ,
Proximate Cause ,
Public Entities ,
SCOTUS ,
Title II ,
Venezuela v Helmerich & Payne ,
Visa Inc v Osborn
The Supreme Court of the United States issued decisions in three cases today:
McDonnell v. United States, No. 15-474: Former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell and his wife, Maureen McDonnell, were federally indicted...more
6/28/2016
/ Abortion ,
Armed Career Criminal Act of 1984 ,
Assault ,
Beckles v US ,
Bribery ,
Burden of Proof ,
Certiorari ,
Claim Preclusion ,
Comity ,
Component Parts Doctrine ,
Convictions ,
Corporate Liability ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Domestic Violence ,
Federal Sentencing Guidelines ,
Federalism ,
Firearms ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Gerrymandering ,
Gun Control Act ,
Hobbs Act ,
Infringement ,
Issue Preclusion ,
Life Technologies Corp v Promega Corp ,
Manufacturers ,
McCrory v Harris ,
McDonnell v US ,
Misdemeanors ,
Official Act ,
Physician Admitting Privileges ,
Racial Gerrymandering ,
Recklessness ,
SCOTUS ,
Standard of Review ,
Statutory Firearm Bans ,
Surgical Center Requirements ,
Undue Burden ,
Voisine v US ,
Voting Rights Act ,
Whole Woman's Health v Hellerstedt
The Supreme Court of the United States issued decisions in five cases today:
RJR Nabisco, Inc. v. European Community, No. 15-138: The European Union and 26 of its members filed an action in District Court against...more
6/23/2016
/ Admissible Evidence ,
Bonds ,
Broadest Reasonable Interpretation Standard ,
Car Dealerships ,
Certiorari ,
Chevron Deference ,
Clear and Convincing Evidence ,
Cuozzo Speed Technologies v Lee ,
Detention ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Vacancies Reform Act ,
Hobbs Act ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Interstate Commerce ,
Jennings v Rodriguez ,
Marijuana ,
Navarro v Encino Motorcars ,
Non-Appealable Decisions ,
Presidential Nominations ,
RICO ,
RJR Nabisco v European Community ,
Robbery ,
SCOTUS ,
Search Incident to Arrest ,
Search Warrant ,
Taylor v US ,
Traffic Stops ,
Unlawful Aliens ,
Unpaid Overtime ,
Utah v Streiff
The Supreme Court of the United States issued decisions in two cases on June 6, 2016:
Simmons v. Himmelreich, No. 15-109: Respondent Walter Himmelreich, an inmate at a federal prison, brought two suits against prison...more
6/9/2016
/ Administrative Remedies ,
Bethune-Hill v VA Board of Elections ,
Buck v Stephens ,
Certificate of Appealability (COA) ,
Certiorari ,
Cruel & Unusual Punishment ,
Death Penalty ,
Eighth Amendment ,
Exceptions ,
Exhaustion Doctrine ,
Expert Testimony ,
Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) ,
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel ,
Judgment-Bar Provision ,
Moore v Texas ,
PLRA ,
Prison Guards ,
Prisoners ,
Race Discrimination ,
Redistricting ,
Remand ,
Ross v Blake ,
SCOTUS ,
Simmons v Himmelreich ,
Special Circumstances Doctrine ,
Strict Scrutiny Standard
The Supreme Court of the United States issued decisions in three cases on May 31, 2016:
Army Corps of Engineers v. Hawkes, No. 15-290: Three mining companies sought a permit under the Clean Water Act seeking to...more
6/2/2016
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Appeals ,
Certiorari ,
Clean Water Act ,
Collateral Review ,
Convictions ,
Criminal Procedure ,
Death Penalty ,
Dixon Bar ,
Due Process ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
Final Action ,
First Degree Murder ,
Habeas Corpus ,
Hawkes Co v United States Army Corps of Engineers ,
Johnson v Lee ,
Judicial Review ,
Jurisdictional Determination (JD) ,
Jury Instructions ,
Lynch v Arizona ,
Murder ,
Parole ,
Relators ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Wetlands
The Supreme Court of the United States issued one decision on May 2, 2016:
Ocasio v. United States, No. 14-361: Petitioner Samuel Ocasio, a former police officer, was tried and convicted under the Hobbs Act for...more
5/3/2016
/ Auto Body Shop ,
Certiorari ,
Color of Right ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Hobbs Act ,
Kickbacks ,
Laches ,
Ocasio v United States ,
Patent Infringement ,
SCOTUS ,
The Copyright Act
The Supreme Court of the United States issued one per curiam decision on March 29, 2016:
Friedrichs v. California Teachers Assn., No. 14-915: Petitioner Rebecca Friedrichs and other public school teachers in California...more
3/30/2016
/ Acquittals ,
Arbitration Awards ,
Belize ,
Certiorari ,
Collateral Estoppel ,
Double Jeopardy ,
Fair Share Law ,
First Amendment ,
Forum Non Conveniens ,
Friedrichs v CA Teachers Association ,
New York Convention ,
Public Employees ,
Public Sector Unions ,
SCOTUS ,
Solicitor General ,
Teachers ,
Union Dues ,
Wrongful Conviction
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