In the 2017-18 term, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide a number of potentially significant disputes relevant to businesses, including those involving constitutional protections, class actions and other corporate liability...more
1/29/2018
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Alien Tort Statute ,
America Invents Act ,
Anti-Commandeering ,
Appointments Clause ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Benisek v Lamone ,
Carpenter v US ,
Cell Phones ,
China Agritech Inc v Resh ,
Christie v NCAA ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Liability ,
Cyan Inc v Beaver Cty Emps Ret Fund ,
Digital Realty Trust Inc v Somers ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Employment Contract ,
Ernst & Young v Morris ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Federal Pleading Requirements ,
First Amendment ,
Fourth Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
Gerrymandering ,
Gill v Whitford ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Janus v AFSCME ,
Jesner et al. v. Arab Bank ,
Lucia v SEC ,
Murphy Oil v NLRB ,
NLRA ,
Oil States Energy Services v Greene's Energy Group ,
PASPA ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
PLSRA ,
Right to a Jury ,
SCOTUS ,
Search & Seizure ,
Securities Litigation ,
Sixth Amendment ,
SLUSA ,
Sports Gambling ,
States Rights ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Tenth Amendment ,
Third-Party Relationships ,
Tolling ,
Union Dues ,
USPTO ,
Warrantless Searches ,
Whistleblowers ,
Young Lawyers
The politics surrounding the appointment of a new justice to the U.S. Supreme Court dominated the news cycle during the 2016-17 term, but the Court’s decisions themselves have been far from controversial. As the term draws to...more
6/20/2017
/ Apple v Samsung ,
Article of Manufacture ,
Bank Fraud ,
Bank of America ,
Bank of America v Miami ,
Breach of Duty ,
Component Parts Doctrine ,
Design Patent ,
Dirks v SEC ,
Equal Protection ,
Fair Housing Act (FHA) ,
Fair Lending ,
Federal Vacancies Reform Act ,
Free Exercise Clause ,
Free Speech ,
Insider Trading ,
Lee v Tam ,
Municipalities ,
NLRB ,
NLRB v SW General ,
Nonprofits ,
Personal Benefit ,
Presidential Nominations ,
Property Tax ,
Race Discrimination ,
Remand ,
SCOTUS ,
Senate Confirmation Hearings ,
Shaw v United States ,
Smartphones ,
Standing ,
State Aid ,
Tippers ,
Trademarks ,
Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia Inc v Pauley ,
US v Salman
In a season of political surprises, the eight-member U.S. Supreme Court has stirred no controversy with its decisions so far this term. The handful of opinions the Court released in the fall were unanimous and, for the most...more
1/31/2017
/ Agency Deference ,
Apple v Samsung ,
Article of Manufacture ,
Bank Fraud ,
Banks ,
Calculation of Damages ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Credit Cards ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Design Patent ,
Employment Contract ,
Equal Protection ,
Fair Housing Act (FHA) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Free Exercise Clause ,
Free Speech ,
Insider Trading ,
Judicial Appointments ,
Patents ,
Personal Benefit ,
School Restrooms ,
SCOTUS ,
Sealed Records ,
Shaw v United States ,
Standing ,
State Farm Fire and Casualty Co v United States ex rel Rigsby ,
Transgender ,
Trump Administration ,
US v Salman