On December 11, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States dismissed one case:
NVIDIA Corporation v. E. Ohman J:or Fonder AB, No. 23-970: In June, the Court granted certiorari in this case to address questions related to the pleading requirements for securities cases under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. In a one sentence opinion, the Court dismissed the case as improvidently granted.
On December 13, 2024, the Court granted certiorari in two cases:
Diamond Alternative Energy v. Environmental Protection Agency, No. 24-7: This case addresses whether fuel producers have standing to challenge a provision of the Clean Air Act, which granted California a waiver allowing the state to set its own greenhouse gas emissions standards. The question presented is: Whether a party may establish the redressability component of Article III standing by relying on the coercive and predictable effects of regulation on third parties.
Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. v. Wisconsin Labor & Industry Review Commission, No. 24-154: This case addresses the constitutionality of Wisconsin’s state unemployment tax system, which exempts certain religious organizations from unemployment taxes if they are supervised or controlled by a religious organization and that are “operated primarily for religious purposes.” The questions presented are: (1) Whether a state violates the First Amendment’s Religion Clauses by denying a religious organization an otherwise-available tax exemption because the organization does not meet the state’s criteria for religious behavior; and (2) whether in addressing federal constitutional challenges, state courts may require proof of unconstitutionality “beyond a reasonable doubt.”
