On June 29, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States decided Agency for International Development, et al. v. Alliance for Open Society International, Inc., et al., No. 19-177, holding that Congress may lawfully condition...more
7/1/2020
/ Constitutional Challenges ,
First Amendment ,
Foreign Affiliates ,
Foreign Aid ,
NGOs ,
Non-Citizens ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Prostitution ,
Public Health ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Trafficking ,
The Leadership Act ,
United States Agency for International Development v Alliance for Open Society International Inc
On June 21, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States decided Knick v. Township of Scott, Pennsylvania, No. 17-647, overruling Williams County Regional Planning Comm’n v. Hamilton Bank of Johnson City, 473 U.S. 172 (1985),...more
6/24/2019
/ 42 U.S.C. §1983 ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Inverse Condemnation ,
Just Compensation ,
Knick v Township of Scott Pennsylvania ,
Precedential Opinion ,
Property Owners ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
State Law Remedies ,
Takings Clause
On April 24, 2019, the Supreme Court decided Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Varela, No. 17-988, holding that courts may not compel classwide arbitration based on an ambiguous agreement.
In 2016, a hacker tricked a Lamps Plus employee...more
4/25/2019
/ Ambiguous ,
Appeals ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Class Arbitration ,
Consent ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
Jurisdiction ,
Lamps Plus Inc v Varela ,
Motion to Compel ,
Preemption ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS
On February 27, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States decided Jam v. International Finance Corp., No. 17-1011, holding that the International Organizations Immunities Act of 1945 grants international organizations the...more
2/28/2019
/ Absolute Immunity ,
Appeals ,
Foreign Governments ,
Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA) ,
Foreign Sovereigns ,
Immunity ,
International Litigation ,
International Organizations ,
International Organizations Immunities Act of 1945 ,
Jam v International Finance Corporation ,
Qualified Immunity ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Statutory Interpretation
On January 8, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States decided Culbertson v. Berryhill, No. 17-773, holding that the Social Security Act permits an attorney fee award greater than 25 percent of the claimant’s past-due...more
1/9/2019
/ Administrative Proceedings ,
Appeals ,
Attorney Representation Agreements ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Concurrent Litigation ,
Culbertson v Berryhill ,
Denial of Benefits ,
Fee Caps ,
Litigation Fees & Costs ,
Past-Due Benefits ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Social Security Act ,
Social Security Benefits ,
Title II ,
Trial Fees
On December 10, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States decided United States v. Stitt, No. 17-765, holding that the federal statutory term “burglary,” as used in the Armed Career Criminal Act, includes burglary...more
12/12/2018
/ Armed Career Criminal Act ,
Burglary ,
Criminal Code ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
Felonies ,
Prior Conviction ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Sentencing Enhancements ,
United States v Stitt