The Supreme Court of the United States issued two decisions today:
United States ex rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources, Inc., No. 21-1052: This case concerned the scope of the government’s authority to dismiss a...more
The Supreme Court of the United States issued 3 decisions today:
Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Coughlin,No. 22-227: This statutory interpretation and federal Indian law case addressed the...more
6/16/2023
/ Bankruptcy Code ,
Chapter 13 ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Criminal Procedure ,
Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA) ,
Minor Children ,
Native American Issues ,
Remedies ,
SCOTUS ,
Sovereign Immunity ,
Standing ,
State Sovereignty ,
Tribal Loans ,
Venue
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued three decisions:
Glacier Northwest, Inc. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local Union, No. 174, No. 21-1449: This case involved the preemptive force of...more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued three decisions:
Tyler v. Hennepin County, No. 22-166: This case involved the Fifth Amendment’s “Takings Clause” in the context of seizing property to collect unpaid...more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued one decision:
Calcutt v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., No. 21-714: This case involved review of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’s (FDIC) disciplinary order...more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued six decisions:
Amgen Inc. v. Sanofi, No. 21-757: This case addressed the Patent Act’s “enablement” requirement—the provision that requires a patent applicant to describe...more
5/19/2023
/ Amgen ,
Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Inc v Goldsmith ,
Antiterrorism Act ,
Communications Decency Act ,
Corporate Liability ,
Enablement Inquiries ,
Fair Use ,
Fine Art ,
Google ,
IP License ,
IRS ,
Jurisdiction ,
National Guard ,
Patents ,
Photographs ,
Public Employees ,
Sanofi ,
SCOTUS ,
Social Media ,
Summons ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
Twitter ,
Unfair Labor Practices
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in two cases:
Carnahan v. Maloney, No. 22-425: This is an Article III standing case arising from the federal statute, 5 U.S.C. § 2954, that directs...more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued five decisions:
National Pork Producers Council v. Ross, No. 21-468: This case involved a constitutional challenge to California’s “animal cruelty law” known as...more
5/12/2023
/ Animal Cruelty ,
Bid Rigging ,
Board of Immigration Appeals ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Dormant Commerce Clause ,
Exhaustion Doctrine ,
Financial Oversight and Management Board (Oversight Board) ,
Fraud ,
Public Corruption ,
Puerto Rico ,
SCOTUS ,
Sovereign Immunity ,
Wire Fraud
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in two cases:
Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, No. 22-451: This case involves the level of deference courts must apply to administrative agency...more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in two cases:
Lindke v. Freed and O’Connor-Ratcliff v. Garnier, Nos. 22-611, 22-324: Both cases involve whether and to what extent public officials’ activity...more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued three decisions:
MOAC Mall Holdings LLC v. Transform Holdco LLC, No. 21-1270: This bankruptcy case involved the interpretation of Bankruptcy Code § 363(m) and its...more
4/21/2023
/ Appellate Courts ,
Bankruptcy Code ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Criminal Procedure ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
DNA ,
Due Process ,
Foreign Banks ,
Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA) ,
Jurisdiction ,
SCOTUS ,
Turkey
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued one decision:
New York v. New Jersey, No. 22O156: This case was heard pursuant to the Court’s original jurisdiction and addressed whether New York could prevent New...more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued one decision:
Axon Enterprise, Inc. v. FTC and SEC v. Cochran, Nos. 21-86, 21-1239: These cases address the proper timing and venue for asserting constitutional...more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued one decision:
Wilkins v. United States, No. 21-1164: This case considered the question of whether the 12-year statute of limitations in the Quiet Title Act is...more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in one case:
Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Laufer, No. 22-429: This case involves the scope of Article III standing to enforce the requirements of the Americans...more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued one decision:
Perez v. Sturgis Public Schools, No. 21-887: This case considered whether a federal education law’s administrative exhaustion requirements precluded a...more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in one case:
Great Lakes Insurance SE v. Raiders Retreat Realty Co., LLC, No. 22-500: This case involves the interaction between a contract’s choice-of-law...more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued two decisions:
Bittner v. United States, No. 21-1195: This case concerns the Bank Secrecy Act’s requirement that certain individuals file an annual report about their...more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in two cases:
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Community Fin. Services Assn., No. 22-448: This case involves a constitutional challenge to the...more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued three decisions:
Bartenwerfer v. Buckley, No. 21-908: This case analyzed the U.S. Bankruptcy Code’s prohibition of the discharge of debts that were incurred through...more
2/24/2023
/ Bankruptcy Code ,
Death Penalty ,
Debtors ,
Dischargeable Debts ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Fraud ,
Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc v Hewitt No 21-984 ,
Highly Compensated Employees ,
Murder ,
Over-Time ,
Salaried Employees ,
Wage and Hour
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its first signed opinion of the October 2022 term and dismissed one case:
Arellano v. McDonough, No. 21-432: The case concerns the question of whether equitable...more
On Friday, January 13, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in eight cases:
U.S. ex rel. Schutte v. SuperValu Inc.; U.S. ex rel. Proctor v. Safeway, Inc., Nos. 21-1326, 22-111: These consolidated...more
1/17/2023
/ Bankruptcy Code ,
Certiorari ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Eighth Amendment ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fifth Amendment ,
First Amendment ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Immigration and Nationality Act ,
RICO ,
Scienter ,
SCOTUS ,
Sovereign Immunity
Yesterday, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in one case:
Arizona v. Mayorkas, No. 22A544: This is an administrative law and civil procedure case considering states’ ability to challenge the...more