Today, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in the following case:
PDR Network, LLC v. Carlton & Harris Chiropractic Inc., No 17-1705: Whether the Hobbs Act required the district court in this case to accept the Federal...more
The Supreme Court of the United States issued two decisions today:
Ohio v. American Express Co., No 16-1454: American Express (Amex), like all credit-card companies, operates a transaction network that serves two groups:...more
6/26/2018
/ Abbott v Perez ,
America Invents Act ,
American Express ,
Anti-Steering Rules ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Certiorari ,
Expert Testimony ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA) ,
Gerrymandering ,
Ohio v American Express ,
Patents ,
Racial Gerrymandering ,
Redistricting ,
SCOTUS ,
Sherman Act ,
Tribal Lands ,
Voting Rights Act
The Supreme Court of the United States issued five decisions today:
Gill v. Whitford, No. 16-1161: Twelve Democratic voters in Wisconsin brought a complaint claiming that the state redistricting done under Act 43 was a...more
On Friday afternoon, the Supreme Court granted certiorari and agreed to hear arguments in twelve cases:
Animal Science Products v. Hebei Welcome, No. 16-1220: Whether a court may exercise independent review of an appearing...more
1/17/2018
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Animal Science Products Inc v Hebei Welcome Pharmaceutical Co Ltd ,
Appointments Clause ,
Bankruptcy Code ,
Certiorari ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Lagos v United States ,
Mandatory Victim's Restitution Act ,
Native American Issues ,
Patents ,
Physical Presence Test ,
Redistricting ,
SCOTUS ,
Sentencing ,
Treaties
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 three cases today:
TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC, No. 16-341: Respondent Kraft Foods brought a patent infringement suit against petitioner TC...more
5/23/2017
/ Cooper v Harris ,
Forum Shopping ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Principal Place of Business ,
Redistricting ,
SCOTUS ,
Standard of Review ,
TC Heartland LLC v Kraft Foods ,
Venue ,
Voting Rights Act
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 two cases on April 4, 2016: -
Evenwel v. Abbott, No. 14-940: In this legislative redistricting case, certain voters brought a challenge to the redistricting in...more
4/7/2016
/ Equal Protection ,
Evenwel v Abbott ,
Impeachment ,
Jurisdiction ,
Nichols v United States ,
Pena-Rodriguez v Colorado ,
Racial Bias ,
Redistricting ,
Right to a Jury ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Offender Registry ,
Sex Offenders ,
Sixth Amendment ,
Voting Rights Act