On Thursday, May 22, the Supreme Court of the United States issued two decisions:
Kousisis v. United States, No. 23-909: This case addresses the elements of the federal wire fraud statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1343....more
5/27/2025
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Charter Schools ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Educational Institutions ,
First Amendment ,
Fraud ,
Free Exercise Clause ,
Religious Discrimination ,
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State Funding ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Wire Fraud
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in two cases:
Berk v. Choi, No. 24-440: Many states, including Delaware in this case, have “affidavit of merit” statutes that require certain types of...more
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
The Supreme Court of the United States issued one decision today:
Andrew v. White, No. 23-6573: In this case, the Court addressed whether the State violated petitioner Brenda Andrew’s due process rights when, during her...more
1/22/2025
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Appeals ,
Certiorari ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Due Process ,
Evidence ,
First Amendment ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Habeas Corpus ,
SCOTUS ,
Statutory Interpretation
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in two cases: Kerr v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, No. 23-1275: This case addresses a 5-2 circuit split on whether the Medicaid Act’s...more
On December 11, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States dismissed one case:
NVIDIA Corporation v. E. Ohman J:or Fonder AB, No. 23-970: In June, the Court granted certiorari in this case to address questions related...more
12/17/2024
/ Certiorari ,
Clean Air Act ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Dismissals ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
First Amendment ,
NVIDIA ,
Nvidia Corp v E Ohman J or Fonder AB ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
SCOTUS ,
Tax Exempt Entities
The Supreme Court of the United States issued two decisions today:
Murthy v. Missouri, No. 23-411: This case involves challenges to federal government communications with social media companies related to content...more
On Thursday, June 13, the Supreme Court of the United States issued three decisions:
FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, No. 23-235: This case involves an attempt to rescind the Food and Drug Administration’s...more
6/17/2024
/ Abortion ,
Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v Food and Drug Administration ,
Article III ,
Due Process ,
Employment Policies ,
First Amendment ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Lanham Act ,
NLRB ,
Notice Requirements ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Removal Proceedings ,
SCOTUS ,
Standing ,
Starbucks ,
Starbucks Corp. v McKinney ,
Trademarks ,
Unfair Labor Practices ,
USPTO
The Supreme Court of the United States issued three decisions today:
Cantero v. Bank of America, N.A., No. 22-529: This case addresses the standard for determining when state laws that regulate national banks are...more
5/31/2024
/ Bank of America ,
Banks ,
Dodd-Frank ,
First Amendment ,
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel ,
National Bank Act ,
NRA ,
Preemption ,
SCOTUS ,
Sentencing ,
Sentencing Factors ,
Sixth Amendment
The Supreme Court of the United States issued three decisions today: Lindke v. Freed, No. 22-611: This case addresses whether a public official violates the First Amendment by blocking individuals from commenting on the...more
On November 3, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in 3 cases:
Coinbase, Inc. v. Suski, No. 23-3: This case concerns the enforceability of “delegation clauses” in arbitration agreements. A...more
On October 13, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in 4 cases:
Relentless, Inc. v. Department of Commerce, 22-1219: This is the second case that the Court has agreed to hear this term...more
10/17/2023
/ Arrest ,
Bankruptcy Code ,
Certiorari ,
Chapter 11 ,
Chevron Deference ,
Escrow Accounts ,
First Amendment ,
Mortgages ,
National Bank Act ,
Preemption ,
Probable Cause ,
Real Party in Interest ,
Relentless Inc v US Department of Commerce ,
Retaliation ,
SCOTUS ,
U.S. Commerce Department
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in 12 cases:
Moody v. NetChoice, LLC, No. 22-277: This case involves a First Amendment challenge to a Florida statute that restricts certain social media...more
10/9/2023
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Bankruptcy Code ,
Calculation of Damages ,
Certiorari ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure ,
Fifth Amendment ,
First Amendment ,
Interstate Commerce ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Sixth Amendment ,
Social Media ,
Takings Clause ,
The Copyright Act
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in four cases:
Coinbase, Inc. v. Bielski, No. 22-105: This case presents an issue of federal arbitration law. The question presented is: Whether a...more
Today, on the first day of the new term, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in nine cases:
Gonzalez v. Google LLC, No. 21-1333: Section 203(c)(1) of the Communication Decency Act shields an...more
10/4/2022
/ Certiorari ,
Civil Service Reform Act ,
Communications Decency Act ,
Corporate Liability ,
Disabled Children ,
First Amendment ,
Grand Juries ,
IDEA ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Iran Sanctions ,
NLRA ,
Puerto Rico ,
Puerto Rico Oversight Management and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) ,
SCOTUS ,
Social Media ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
Subpoenas
Ruan v. United States, No. 20-1410: This is a criminal case involving the intent necessary to convict a doctor under the Controlled Substance Act (CSA) for dispensing controlled substances not “as authorized.” The CSA makes...more
Egbert v. Boule, No. 21-147: In this case, Robert Boule sued a border patrol agent arguing the agent violated his Fourth and First Amendment rights by using excessive force during a search and retaliating against Boule when...more
Shurtleff v. Boston, No. 20-1800: This case concerns whether the City of Boston violated the First Amendment by refusing a private party’s request to raise a Christian flag on a city flagpole during an event, where Boston had...more
Boechler, P.C. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, No. 20-1472: This case involves the application of “equitable tolling” in tax “collection due process” cases. This case arose after the IRS sustained a proposed levy on the...more
4/22/2022
/ Advertising ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Due Process ,
Equitable Tolling ,
Fine Art ,
First Amendment ,
Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA) ,
Habeas Corpus ,
IRS ,
Nazi Looted Art ,
Puerto Rico ,
SCOTUS ,
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
Houston Community College System v. Wilson, No. 20-804: This case concerns whether the First Amendment limits a local government’s power to censure its members. Mr. Wilson was elected to the Board of Trustees of the Houston...more
Adolfo Arellano v. Secretary of Veterans Affairs, No. 21-432: This case concerns whether equitable tolling may extend the deadline for veterans to submit an application for disability benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 5110(b)(1)...more
2/23/2022
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Department of Veterans Affairs ,
Disability Benefits ,
Equitable Tolling ,
First Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
Public Accommodation ,
Rebuttable Presumptions ,
Same-Sex Marriage ,
SCOTUS ,
Veterans
Kevin George v. McDonough, No. 21-234: This case, involving an agency’s authority to interpret the statutes it regulates, presents the following question: When the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) denies a veteran’s claim...more
1/18/2022
/ All Writs Act ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Death Penalty ,
Department of Veterans Affairs ,
Establishment Clause ,
Evidence ,
First Amendment ,
Free Exercise Clause ,
Free Speech ,
Habeas Corpus ,
Law Enforcement ,
Miranda Warnings ,
Public Schools ,
SCOTUS ,
Veterans