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The United States Supreme Court is the highest court of the United States and is charged with interpreting federal law, including the United States Constitution. The Court's docket is largely discretionary with only a limited number of cases granted review each term.  The Court is comprised of one chief justice and eight associate justices, who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate to hold lifetime positions. less -
Kaufman & Canoles

K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - June 2025 #4

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The PGA Tour announced a significant structural change Tuesday hiring longtime NFL executive Brian Rolapp as the first CEO in the organization’s history while beginning the transition away from commissioner Jay Monahan, who...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Recent Supreme Court Activity with Major Implications for Government Contractors

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Two recent Supreme Court matters signal major implications for government contractors. First, the Supreme Court will review whether government contractors can appeal a denial of a sovereign immunity defense in lawsuits...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Federal Fraud Statutes in Connection with False DBE Reporting on Federally Funded Projects

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Share on Twitter Share by Email Share Back to top On May 22, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a significant decision in Kousisis v. United States, affirming a six-year prison sentence for a contractor convicted of federal...more

Venable LLP

False Alarm? SCOTUS to Consider Whether Misleading but Literally True Statements Are “False” Under Federal Criminal Law

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If you tell your partner that you spent $100 on a rare bobblehead for your office, when the full price was actually $1,000, have you said anything false? Literally, you did spend $100; you just spent another $900 as well....more

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP

Criminalizing Reproductive Care and Abortion Services through Telehealth

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The January 30, 2025 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine contains an article entitled “Providing Interstate Telehealth Abortion Services to Patients in Restrictive States.” In the second sentence, the authors write:...more

The Volkov Law Group

Supreme Court Continues to Pare Back Criminal Laws

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In a pair of rulings issued near the end of the last Term, Fischer v. United States and Snyder v. United States, the Supreme Court continued to cut back on the Justice Department’s interpretation and enforcement of criminal...more

Baker Donelson

Timing is Everything: The Court's Latest Gift to Defendants in Bribery Prosecutions (Snyder v. United States)

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Readers of prior Firm client alerts in the white-collar criminal space will no doubt recall the Supreme Court's recent trend of scaling back the powers of the Department of Justice (DOJ) in prosecuting public corruption...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

The Supreme Court Update - June 28, 2024

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The Supreme Court of the United States issued four decisions today: Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, No. 22-451; Relentless v. Department of Commerce, No. 22-1219: These cases, decided in a single opinion, address...more

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Supreme Court Rules in NRA v. Vullo: Landmark Decision Upholds First Amendment Rights

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On May 30, the US Supreme Court, in National Rifle Ass’n of Am. v. Vullo, 602 US __ (2024), unanimously held that the National Rifle Association (NRA) plausibly alleged in a complaint that it filed in federal court that...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

In Counterman v. Colorado, the Supreme Court Confirms the Vitality of New York Times v. Sullivan

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The future appears bright (or at least brighter) for the Supreme Court's seminal decision New York Times v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 (1964), after six Justices endorsed its core principles in a recent decision involving the...more

Saiber LLC

The Supreme Court Declines Another Opportunity to Consider Section 230

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​​​​​​​Just twelve days after Supreme Court of the United States issued a per curiam decision in Gonzalez v. Google LLC, in which the Court declined to address the application of §230 of the Communications Decency Act, 47...more

Warner Norcross + Judd

Supreme Court Resolves Circuit Split and Holds that Wire Fraud Requires Deprivation of Traditional Property Interest

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In Ciminelli v. United States, the United States Supreme Court resolved a decades-long circuit split and clarified that to be guilty of federal wire fraud, prosecutors must prove that the defendant’s scheme to defraud...more

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FDA Violations and the Park Doctrine Threat

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Did you know… As a leader at an FDA-regulated company, you could be held criminally liable for misdemeanor FDA violations even if you did not know about the activities leading to the violation....more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Reproductive Rights: FAQs for Those Who Assist People Seeking Abortions in New Jersey

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INDIVIDUAL RISK ASSESSMENTS- Many of the responses below are intended to identify circumstances in which you should consider seeking legal advice relating to assistance you may be providing to out-of-state patients...more

BakerHostetler

Post-Roe Criminal Implications for Multi-State Entities

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs, State Health Officer of the Mississippi Department of Health, et al. v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, et al. has created profound uncertainty for individuals and entities...more

Amundsen Davis LLC

Employee Benefit Plan Considerations Post-Roe

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The U.S. Supreme Court's decision last month to overturn Roe v. Wade presents new challenges for employee benefit plans. By overturning the case establishing a constitutional right to abortion, the Court's decision in Dobbs...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Physicians in Overprescribing Cases

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The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously agreed that in prosecuting cases against physicians under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), if the alleged physician demonstrates that his or her conduct is authorized per the CSA, the...more

Quarles & Brady LLP

High Court Rules “State of Mind” Relevant in Prosecuting Prescribers under the Controlled Substance Act

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Last week the Supreme Court ("the Court") released a decision holding that the Federal Controlled Substance Act (the "Act") provision that criminalizes the dispensing of a controlled substance “except as authorized” includes...more

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South Carolina’s Fetal Heartbeat Law Following Dobbs

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Following the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the South Carolina Fetal Heartbeat Law (“Heartbeat Law”) went into effect on June 27, 2022. This alert summarizes the core provisions...more

Gray Reed

Recent Supreme Court Case Provides Possible Pre-Assessment Judicial Review for Onerous Penalties

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The Supreme Court’s recent decision in CIC Services, LLC v. Internal Revenue Service may have significantly expanded taxpayers’ ability to obtain immediate injunctive relief against onerous tax reporting requirement....more

Womble Bond Dickinson

CIC Services, LLC v. Internal Revenue Service: Captive Insurance Wins a Battle, but the War Continues

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On Tax Day, May 17, 2021, in a unanimous opinion authored by Justice Kagan, the United States Supreme Court held that the Anti-Injunction Act ("AIA") does not bar a pre-enforcement challenge to the legality of an IRS-imposed...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

SCOTUS Ruling Narrows Computer Fraud Law

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Highlights - The ruling limits types of conduct that can be charged under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). - The ruling provides much-needed guidance for federal prosecutors but makes it more difficult to...more

Kerr Russell

Challenge To IRS Notice Does Not Violate Anti-Injunction Act

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In a ruling with implications for retirement and tax planning generally, the U.S. Supreme Court has determined that, in certain circumstances, taxpayers can challenge reporting requirements before complying with the...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

US Supreme Court Allows Challenge to IRS Rule to Go Forward Despite Anti-Injunction Act

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The ruling provides a new avenue for parties to bring pre-enforcement challenges to IRS rules and regulations. Key Points: ..In CIC Services v. IRS, the US Supreme Court allowed a pre-enforcement challenge to an IRS...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Limits Reach of Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

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Enacted in 1986, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) provides businesses with a private right of action against an individual who “exceeds authorized access” of their computers. Violators are subject to criminal liability...more

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