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
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in one case: San Francisco v. EPA, No. 23-753:
This case involves interpretation of the federal Clean Water Act (CWA) and its National Pollutant Discharge...more
The Supreme Court of the United States issued three decisions today:
Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, No. 22-807: This case concerns the interplay between allegations of racial and partisan...more
5/24/2024
/ Arbitration ,
Armed Career Criminal Act ,
Cartels ,
Class Action ,
Coinbase ,
Controlled Substances ,
Controlled Substances Act ,
Federal Sentencing Guidelines ,
Forum Selection ,
Gerrymandering ,
NAACP ,
Racial Gerrymandering ,
SCOTUS ,
Sentencing Factors ,
Sweepstakes ,
Voting Rights
The Supreme Court of the United States issued three decisions today:
CFPB v. Community Financial Services Association of America, Limited, No. 22-448: This case involves a constitutional challenge to the federal Consumer...more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued two opinions:
Culley v. Marshall, No. 22-585: This case addresses the due process rights that apply to civil forfeiture proceedings. Petitioners in this case each...more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in four cases:
Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn, No. 23-365: This case involves interpretation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act...more
4/30/2024
/ Certiorari ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Veterans Affairs ,
Immigration and Nationality Act ,
Judicial Review ,
Jurisdiction ,
Medical Marijuana ,
RICO ,
SCOTUS ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
Veterans
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in two cases:
Garland v. VanDerStok, No. 23-852: This administrative law and statutory interpretation case concerns the federal government’s ability to...more
The Supreme Court of the United States issued two decisions on Tuesday, April 16:
Rudisill v. McDonough, No. 22-888: This case concerns the interaction between two federal statutes providing up to 36 months of...more
4/18/2024
/ Civil Rights Act ,
DeVillier v Texas ,
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Flood Control ,
Forfeiture ,
GI Bill ,
Indictments ,
Just Compensation ,
Military Service Members ,
Muldrow v City of St Louis ,
Property Owners ,
Rudisill v McDonough ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Takings Clause ,
Title VII ,
Veterans
The Supreme Court of the United States issued three decisions today: Sheetz v. County of El Dorado, No. 22-1074:
This case involves the “unconstitutional conditions doctrine,” set forth in Nollan v. Cal. Coastal Comm’n,...more
4/15/2024
/ Arbitration ,
Bissonnette v LePage Bakeries Park St LLC ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
George Sheetz v County of El Dorado ,
Interstate Commerce ,
Macquarie Infrastructure Corp v Moab Partners LP ,
Regulation S-K ,
Rule 10(b) ,
Rule 10b-5 ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Takings Clause ,
Unconstitutional Condition
On March 19, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States issued two decisions:
FBI v. Fikre, 22-1178: This case addresses when the “voluntary cessation of a challenged practice” renders a lawsuit moot. Yonas Fikre, a...more
3/21/2024
/ Federal Bureau of Investigation v Fikre ,
Federal Jurisdiction ,
Immigrants ,
Injunctive Relief ,
International Travel ,
Migrants ,
Mootness ,
Removal Orders ,
SCOTUS ,
Standing ,
Tourists ,
Travel Restrictions ,
Visas ,
Wilkinson v Garland
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 February 28, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in one case:
Trump v. United States, No. 23-939: This case concerns the criminal prosecution of former President Donald Trump in Special...more
The Supreme Court of the United States issued two decisions today:
Murray v. UBS Securities, LLC, No. 22-660: This case concerns the elements required to prove an employer retaliated against a whistleblower employee in...more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in one case:
Glossip v. Oklahoma, No. 22-7466: This criminal procedure case addresses the obligation of prosecutors to disclose information to the...more
On Friday, January 12, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in five cases:
Smith v. Spizzirri, No. 22-1218: This case involves the interpretation of Section 3 of the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”),...more
1/19/2024
/ Arbitration ,
Certiorari ,
Cruel & Unusual Punishment ,
Due Process ,
Eighth Amendment ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Non-Citizens ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
SCOTUS ,
Social Security Act ,
Stays ,
Unemployment Benefits ,
Visas
On January 5, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in three cases:
Trump v. Anderson, No. 23-719: This case addresses the Colorado Supreme Court’s December ruling that barred Donald Trump from...more
On December 20, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States agreed to hear oral argument in four consolidated cases:
Ohio, et al. v. EPA, et al.; Kinder Morgan, Inc., et al. v. EPA, et al.; American Forest & Paper...more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in seven cases:
Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine; Danco Laboratories, L.L.C. v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, Nos....more
On December 8, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in one case...more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued one decision:
Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Laufer, No. 22-429: Deborah Laufer sued hundreds of hotels under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §...more
12/6/2023
/ Acheson Hotels LLC v Laufer ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Article III ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Mootness ,
Public Accommodation ,
SCOTUS ,
Standing ,
Statutory Violations ,
Title III ,
Website Accessibility ,
Websites
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in one case:
Diaz v. United States, No. 23-14: This criminal drug-trafficking case involves interpretation of Rule 704(b) of the Federal Rules of Evidence,...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
On August 21, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota largely dismissed—for a second time—a putative ERISA class action challenging “excessive” fees and “poor” performance in a 401(k) plan. Fritton v....more