On June 6, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in four cases: Coney Island Auto Parts Unlimited, Inc. v. Burton, No. 24-808: This case concerns the applicability of the “reasonable time”...more
The Supreme Court of the United States issued six decisions today:
Ames v. Ohio Dept. of Youth Services, No. 23-1039: This case addresses whether majority-group plaintiffs are held to a heighted evidentiary standard in...more
6/6/2025
/ Article III ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Evidentiary Standards ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
First Amendment ,
Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA) ,
FRCP 23(b)(3) ,
FRCP 60(b) ,
Jurisdiction ,
Payroll Taxes ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Public Charities ,
SCOTUS ,
Sovereign Immunity ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Title VII ,
Unemployment Insurance
On January 24, 2025, the Court granted certiorari in three cases:
Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond, St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School v. Drummond, Nos. 24-394, 24-396: These consolidated...more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in 15 cases:
Waetzig v. Halliburton Energy Solutions, No. 23-971: This case concerns the intersection between Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41, which...more
10/7/2024
/ Article III ,
Certiorari ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Excessive Force ,
FCC ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA) ,
Fourth Amendment ,
Fraud ,
Hobbs Act ,
Mexico ,
Pleading Standards ,
Prison Litigation Reform Act ,
Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCCA) ,
SCOTUS ,
Standing ,
TCPA ,
Title VII
Kemp v. United States, No. 21-5726: This case concerns whether the word “mistake” in Rule 60(b)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure applies to a judge’s error of law. Rule 60 authorizes a district court to reopen a...more
Alfred Siegel v. John Fitzgerald, III, No. 21-441: This case, involving the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 (“BJA”) applicable to Chapter 11 bankruptcies, presents the following question: Whether the BJA violates the...more
1/11/2022
/ Bankruptcy Trustees ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Exclusive Jurisdiction ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Fees ,
Final Judgment ,
Public Employees ,
SCOTUS ,
Trustees ,
Uniformity Clause ,
Workers’ Compensation