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
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 granted certiorari in two cases:
Rudisill v. McDonough, No. 22-888: This case concerns veterans’ entitlement to educational benefits under the Montgomery G.I. Bill and the Post-9/11...more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its first signed opinion of the October 2022 term and dismissed one case:
Arellano v. McDonough, No. 21-432: The case concerns the question of whether equitable...more
Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana, No. 20-1573: This case involves the Federal Arbitration Act’s (FAA) preemption of a California law invalidating contractual waivers of the right to assert certain representative claims....more
6/16/2022
/ Arbitration ,
Child Abduction ,
Department of Veterans Affairs ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Gaming ,
Hague Convention ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Indian Gaming ,
Medicare ,
Preemption ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Reimbursements ,
SCOTUS ,
Tribal Lands ,
Veterans
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