Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued two opinions:
Ritzen Group, Inc. v. Jackson Masonry, LLC, No. 18-938: After petitioner Ritzen Group brought a breach of contract claim against respondent Jackson Masonry...more
1/15/2020
/ Appeals ,
Automatic Stay ,
Breach of Duty ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Corporate Officers ,
Duty of Prudence ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employee Stock Purchase Plans ,
ESOP ,
Failure To Disclose ,
Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Motion for Relief from Automatic Stay ,
Plan Participants ,
Retirement Plans Committee of IBM v Jander ,
Right To Appeal ,
Ritzen Group Inc v Jackson Masonry LLC ,
SCOTUS ,
Time-Barred Claims
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
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 three decisions on June 27, 2019:
Department of Commerce v. New York, No. 18-966: The Secretary of Commerce announced in a March 2018 memo that he was reinstating a question...more
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 four decisions this morning:
North Carolina Dept. of Revenue v. Kimberley Rice Kaestner 1992 Family Trust, No. 18-457: North Carolina law imposes a tax on any trust income...more
6/24/2019
/ Burden of Proof ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Eminent Domain ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Firearms ,
Flowers v Mississippi ,
Foreign Students ,
Just Compensation ,
Knick v Township of Scott Pennsylvania ,
North Carolina Department of Revenue v The Kimberley Rice Kaestner 1992 Family Trust ,
Peremptory Challenges ,
Personal Knowledge ,
Race Discrimination ,
Rehaif v United States ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
State Taxes ,
Takings Clause ,
Trusts
The Supreme Court of the United States issued four decisions this morning:
Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck, No. 17-1702: A private nonprofit corporation known as MNN operates the public access channels on Time...more
6/21/2019
/ Atomic Energy Act ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Double Jeopardy ,
Dual Sovereignty Doctrine ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
Fifth Amendment ,
First Amendment ,
Gamble v United States ,
Preemption ,
SCOTUS ,
State Action Doctrine ,
State Contracts ,
Virginia Uranium Inc v Warren
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
The Supreme Court of the United States issued three decisions this morning:
Apple, Inc. v. Pepper, No. 17-204: Apple’s App Store is the only place iPhone users may lawfully buy apps. Although Apple sells the apps...more
5/14/2019
/ Apple Inc v Pepper ,
Claims Limitations Period ,
Class Action ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Franchise Tax Board ,
Full Faith and Credit Clause ,
Immunity ,
Monopolization ,
Qui Tam ,
Relators ,
SCOTUS ,
Sovereign Immunity
The Supreme Court of the United States issued the following decision this morning:
Thacker v. TVA, No. 17-1201: The Tennessee Valley Authority (“TVA”) is a federally-created and Government-owned corporation that...more
4/30/2019
/ Appeals ,
Discretionary Functions ,
Employee Misconduct ,
Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) ,
Government-Owned Corporation ,
Negligence ,
Public Utility ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Sovereign Immunity ,
Sue-and-Be-Sued Clause ,
Thacker v Tennessee Valley Authority ,
Waivers
The Supreme Court of the United States issued the following decision this morning:
Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Varela, No. 17-988: Respondent Frank Varela, an employee of petitioner Lamps Plus, brought a putative class action in...more
Today, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in the following cases:
Bostock v. Clayton County, No. 17-1618, Altitude Express, Inc. v. Zarda, No. 17-1623: Whether discrimination against an employee because of sexual...more
The Supreme Court of the United States issued two decisions this morning:
Biestek v. Berryhill, No. 17-1184: Petitioner Michael Biestek, a former construction laborer, applied for social security disability benefits...more
The Supreme Court of the United States issued the following decision this morning:
Lorenzo v. SEC, No. 17-1077: The Securities and Exchange Commission charged petitioner Francis Lorenzo, an investment banker, with...more
The Supreme Court of the United States issued three decisions this morning:
Washington State Dept. of Licensing v. Cougar Den, Inc., No. 16-1498: The State of Washington has a statute that taxes “motor vehicle fuel...more
3/20/2019
/ Air and Liquid Systems Corp et al v Devries et al ,
Asbestos Litigation ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Deportation ,
Fuel Tax ,
Intended Use ,
Preemption ,
SCOTUS ,
State Taxes ,
Treaties ,
U.S. Navy ,
Undocumented Immigrants ,
Washington State Department of Licensing v Cougar Den Inc
Today, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in four cases:
Ramos v. Louisiana, No. 18-5924: Whether the Fourteenth Amendment fully incorporates the Sixth Amendment guarantee of a unanimous verdict....more