Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued three decisions:
Bartenwerfer v. Buckley, No. 21-908: This case analyzed the U.S. Bankruptcy Code’s prohibition of the discharge of debts that were incurred through...more
2/24/2023
/ Bankruptcy Code ,
Death Penalty ,
Debtors ,
Dischargeable Debts ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Fraud ,
Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc v Hewitt No 21-984 ,
Highly Compensated Employees ,
Murder ,
Over-Time ,
Salaried Employees ,
Wage and Hour
United States v. Tsarnaev, No. 20-443: This case concerns the death penalty imposed on one of the two brothers, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who planted and detonated bombs at the 2013 Boston Marathon, killing three and wounding...more
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
Servotronics, Inc. v. Rolls-Royce PLC, No. 20-794: Whether the discretion granted to district courts in 28 U.S.C. §1782(a) to render assistance in gathering evidence for use in “a foreign or international tribunal”...more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued the following four opinions:
Rodriguez v. FDIC, No. 18-1269: The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), under its statutes and regulations, allows an affiliated group of...more
2/26/2020
/ Child Abduction ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Death Penalty ,
FDIC ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Fourth Amendment ,
Hague Convention ,
IRS ,
Murder ,
PTSD ,
Residence Status ,
Tax Refunds ,
Tax Returns ,
Totality of Circumstances Test ,
Wrongful Death
The Supreme Court of the United States issued five decisions today:
Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Assn., No. 16-476: In the 1990s, Congress enacted the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (“PASPA”), 28...more
5/15/2018
/ BNSF Railway ,
Bodily Injury ,
Certiorari ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Death Penalty ,
Murder ,
NCAA ,
PASPA ,
SCOTUS ,
Search & Seizure ,
Wiretapping
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 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
The Supreme Court of the United States issued decisions in three cases on June 9, 2016: -
Dietz v. Bouldin, No. 15-458: An automobile accident case went to a jury trial in federal district court. Respondent Hillary...more
6/13/2016
/ Brady Violation ,
Convictions ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Damages ,
Death Penalty ,
Dietz v Bouldin ,
Double Jeopardy ,
Due Process ,
Gun Trafficking ,
Inherent Authority ,
Jury Recall ,
Jury Trial ,
Jury Verdicts ,
Post Conviction Relief Act ,
Puerto Rico ,
Puerto Rico v Sánchez Valle ,
Recusal ,
SCOTUS ,
Williams v Pennsylvania
The Supreme Court of the United States issued decisions in two cases on June 6, 2016:
Simmons v. Himmelreich, No. 15-109: Respondent Walter Himmelreich, an inmate at a federal prison, brought two suits against prison...more
6/9/2016
/ Administrative Remedies ,
Bethune-Hill v VA Board of Elections ,
Buck v Stephens ,
Certificate of Appealability (COA) ,
Certiorari ,
Cruel & Unusual Punishment ,
Death Penalty ,
Eighth Amendment ,
Exceptions ,
Exhaustion Doctrine ,
Expert Testimony ,
Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) ,
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel ,
Judgment-Bar Provision ,
Moore v Texas ,
PLRA ,
Prison Guards ,
Prisoners ,
Race Discrimination ,
Redistricting ,
Remand ,
Ross v Blake ,
SCOTUS ,
Simmons v Himmelreich ,
Special Circumstances Doctrine ,
Strict Scrutiny Standard
The Supreme Court of the United States issued decisions in three cases on May 31, 2016:
Army Corps of Engineers v. Hawkes, No. 15-290: Three mining companies sought a permit under the Clean Water Act seeking to...more
6/2/2016
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Appeals ,
Certiorari ,
Clean Water Act ,
Collateral Review ,
Convictions ,
Criminal Procedure ,
Death Penalty ,
Dixon Bar ,
Due Process ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
Final Action ,
First Degree Murder ,
Habeas Corpus ,
Hawkes Co v United States Army Corps of Engineers ,
Johnson v Lee ,
Judicial Review ,
Jurisdictional Determination (JD) ,
Jury Instructions ,
Lynch v Arizona ,
Murder ,
Parole ,
Relators ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Wetlands