Borden v. United States, No. 19-5410: Under the Armed Career Criminal Act (“ACCA”), persons found guilty of illegally possessing a gun who have three or more prior convictions for a “violent felony” are subject to a mandatory...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 three opinions:
Intel Corp. Investment Policy Comm. v. Sulyma, No. 18-1116: The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) demands that...more
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 the following decision today:
United States v. Stitt, No. 17-765; United States v. Sims, No. 17-766: Respondents in these two consolidated cases were both convicted in federal...more
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 on June 23, 2016:
Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, No. 14-981: Petitioner Abigail Fisher applied for admission to the University of Texas at...more
6/27/2016
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Affirmative Action ,
Arbitrary and Capricious ,
Armed Career Criminal Act of 1984 ,
Bernard v Minnesota ,
Beylund v Levi ,
Birchfield v North Dakota ,
Blood Tests ,
Breathalyzer ,
College Admissions ,
DACA ,
DAPA ,
Dollar General ,
Dollar General Co v Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians ,
Drunk Driving ,
DUI ,
Equal Protection ,
Federal Sentencing Guidelines ,
Felons ,
Fisher v University of Texas ,
Fourth Amendment ,
Immigration Reform ,
Implied Consent ,
Jurisdiction ,
Likelihood of Success ,
Mathis v US ,
Native American Issues ,
Negligence ,
Notice and Comment ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Race Discrimination ,
Reverse Discrimination ,
Search & Seizure ,
Search Incident to Arrest ,
Sentencing Enhancements ,
Sexual Assault ,
Standing ,
Subsidies ,
Take Care Clause ,
Tribal Courts ,
US v Texas ,
Vicarious Liability ,
Warrantless Searches
The Supreme Court of the United States issued one decision on April 18, 2016: -
Welch v. United States, No. 15-6418: Last term, the Supreme Court, in Johnson v. United States, 576 U.S. __ (2015), held that the residual...more