The Supreme Court of the United States issued four decisions this morning:
Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck, No. 17-1702: A private nonprofit corporation known as MNN operates the public access channels on Time...more
6/21/2019
/ Atomic Energy Act ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Double Jeopardy ,
Dual Sovereignty Doctrine ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
Fifth Amendment ,
First Amendment ,
Gamble v United States ,
Preemption ,
SCOTUS ,
State Action Doctrine ,
State Contracts ,
Virginia Uranium Inc v Warren
The Supreme Court of the United States issued the following two decisions today:
New Prime Inc. v. Oliveira, No. 17-340: Respondent Dominic Oliveira works as a driver for petitioner New Prime, Inc., an interstate trucking...more
1/16/2019
/ Armed Career Criminal Act ,
Class Arbitration ,
Class Certification ,
Contract Terms ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Firearms ,
Independent Contractors ,
New Prime v Oliveira ,
Robbery ,
SCOTUS ,
Trucking Industry
The Supreme Court of the United States issued three decisions yesterday -
United States v. Microsoft Corp., No. 17-2: Federal law enforcement agents obtained a warrant under 18 U.S.C. §2703, requiring Microsoft to...more
4/18/2018
/ Aggravated Felony ,
Appeals ,
Certiorari ,
Cloud Storage ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Data Storage ,
Deportation ,
Habeas Corpus ,
Immigration and Nationality Act ,
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel ,
Ireland ,
Murder ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Search Warrant ,
Sessions v Dimaya ,
Stored Communications Act ,
US v Microsoft ,
Violent Felonies ,
Wilson v Sellers
The Supreme Court of the United States issued two decisions yesterday:
Marinello v. United States, No. 16-1144: Petitioner Carlo Marinello was indicted in 2012 for violating criminal tax laws following investigations...more
The Supreme Court of the United States issued decisions in five cases today:
California Public Employees’ Retirement System v. ANZ Securities, Inc., No. 16-373: Lehman Brothers’ collapse led to a number of securities...more
6/27/2017
/ Birth Certificates ,
Bivens Claims ,
CalPERS v ANZ Securities ,
Certiorari ,
Churches ,
Class Action ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Davila v Davis ,
Fifth Amendment ,
First Amendment ,
Fourth Amendment ,
Free Exercise Clause ,
Grants ,
Hernandez v Mesa ,
Jury Instructions ,
Mexico ,
Obergefell v. Hodges ,
Remand ,
Same-Sex Marriage ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia Inc. v Comer
Perry v. Merit Systems Protection Bd., No. 16-399: Petitioner Anthony Perry was a federal employee at the U.S. Census Bureau and in 2011, received notice he would be terminated due to spotty attendance. Perry and the Bureau...more
6/26/2017
/ Consumer Expectations Test ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Illegal Drugs ,
Indictments ,
Jurisdiction ,
Land Parcels ,
Murr v Wisconsin ,
Perry v Merit Systems Protection Board ,
Property Owners ,
Public Employees ,
Regulatory Takings ,
Resident Status ,
SCOTUS ,
Takings Clause ,
Work Suspensions
Maslenjak v. United States, No. 16-309: Petitioner Divna Maslenjak, an ethnic Serb who immigrated to the United States in 2000 and became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2007, was convicted under 18 U.S.C. §1425(a) for...more
6/23/2017
/ Brady Violation ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Evidence ,
False Statements ,
Immigration ,
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel ,
Kidnapping ,
Maslenjak v United States ,
Murder ,
Prejudice ,
Robbery ,
Weaver v Massachusetts
The Supreme Court of the United States issued decisions in five cases today:
Advocate Health Care Network v. Stapleton, No. 16-74: This case involves whether three church-affiliated nonprofits that run hospitals and offer...more
6/6/2017
/ Advocate Health Care v Stapleton ,
Census ,
Certiorari ,
Church Plans ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Exemptions ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Illegal Drugs ,
Kokesh v SEC ,
North Carolina v Sandra Little Covington ,
Racial Gerrymandering ,
Redistricting ,
SCOTUS ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Takings Clause ,
Town of Chester v Laroe Estates
Nelson v. Colorado, No. 15-1256: In two separate cases from Colorado State Court, petitioners Shannon Nelson and Louis Alonzo Madden were convicted of sexual assault-related crimes, and were ordered to pay costs, fees, and...more
The Supreme Court of the United States issued decisions in two cases today:
McLane Co. v. EEOC, No. 15-1248: Damiana Ochoa filed a discrimination charge against petitioner McLane Co. when she was terminated after...more
4/5/2017
/ Abuse of Discretion ,
Alien Tort Statute ,
Certiorari ,
Corporate Liability ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Dean v US ,
Discrimination ,
Federal Sentencing Guidelines ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel ,
McLane Co. v EEOC ,
SCOTUS ,
Subpoenas
The Supreme Court of the United States issued a decision in the following case today:
Expressions Hair Design v. Schneiderman, No. 15-1391: Five businesses in New York, petitioners here, wanted to pass along the...more
3/30/2017
/ Appeals ,
Credit Cards ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Death Penalty ,
Disability ,
Eighth Amendment ,
Evidentiary Standards ,
First Amendment ,
Remand ,
SCOTUS ,
Transaction Fees