On April 6, 2020, the Supreme Court filed a per curiam order in a case related to Wisconsin’s spring elections scheduled for the following day, April 7, 2020. In that order, the Court granted a stay requested by the...more
4/9/2020
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Appeals ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Dissenting Opinions ,
Motion To Stay ,
Order to Stay ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Primary Elections ,
Relief Measures ,
Republican National Committee v Democratic National Committee ,
SCOTUS
On June 17, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States decided Virginia House of Delegates v. Bethune-Hill, No. 18-281, holding that the Virginia House of Delegates and its speaker lacked standing to appeal an order...more
6/18/2019
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Constitutional Challenges ,
Dismissals ,
Equal Protection ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Gerrymandering ,
House of Delegates ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Intervenors ,
Racial Gerrymandering ,
Redistricting ,
SCOTUS ,
Standing ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Legislatures ,
Virginia House of Delegates v Bethune-Hill
On March 4, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States decided Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp. v. Wall-Street.com, LLC, No. 17-571, holding that under section 411(a) of the Copyright Act, a party may sue for copyright...more
3/5/2019
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Copyright ,
Copyright Exhaustion ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Registration ,
Damages ,
Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp v Wall-Street.com LLC ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
SCOTUS ,
Solicitor General ,
Split of Authority ,
The Copyright Act ,
Uniformity
On January 8, 2019, the Supreme Court decided Henry Schein, Inc., et al. v. Archer & White Sales, Inc., No. 17-1272. The Federal Arbitration Act allows parties to agree by contract that an arbitrator decide threshold...more
1/9/2019
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Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Arbitrators ,
Contract Terms ,
Exceptions ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Henry Schein Inc v Archer and White Sales Inc ,
Judicial Review ,
Motion to Compel ,
Question of Arbitrability ,
Remand ,
SCOTUS ,
Vacated ,
Wholly Groundless Doctrine
On November 27, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States decided Weyerhaeuser Company v. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, No. 17-71, holding that (1) an area is eligible for designation as a “critical habitat” under the...more
On February 27, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States decided Patchak v. Zinke, No. 16-498. No opinion commanded a majority of the Court, but six justices concluded that the plaintiff’s lawsuit under the Indian...more
3/1/2018
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Article III ,
Casinos ,
Dismissals ,
Governmental Immunity ,
Indian Gaming ,
Indian Reorganization Act ,
Jurisdiction ,
Lack of Authority ,
Land Owners ,
Land Trusts ,
Legislative Process ,
Patchak v Zinke ,
SCOTUS ,
Secretary of the Interior ,
Separation of Powers