On January 24, 2025, the Court granted certiorari in three cases:
Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond, St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School v. Drummond, Nos. 24-394, 24-396: These consolidated...more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in 15 cases:
Waetzig v. Halliburton Energy Solutions, No. 23-971: This case concerns the intersection between Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41, which...more
10/7/2024
/ Article III ,
Certiorari ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Excessive Force ,
FCC ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA) ,
Fourth Amendment ,
Fraud ,
Hobbs Act ,
Mexico ,
Pleading Standards ,
Prison Litigation Reform Act ,
Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCCA) ,
SCOTUS ,
Standing ,
TCPA ,
Title VII
The Supreme Court of the United States issued four decisions today:
United States v. Texas, No. 22-58: This administrative law and separation of powers case addressed the ability of states to sue the executive branch...more
6/26/2023
/ Arbitration ,
Coinbase Inc v Bielski ,
Confrontation Clause ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Criminal Procedure ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Immigration and Nationality Act ,
Samia v United States ,
SCOTUS ,
Separation of Powers ,
Sixth Amendment ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
United States v Hansen ,
US v Texas
The Supreme Court of the United States issued two decisions today:
United States ex rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources, Inc., No. 21-1052: This case concerned the scope of the government’s authority to dismiss a...more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued three decisions:
Tyler v. Hennepin County, No. 22-166: This case involved the Fifth Amendment’s “Takings Clause” in the context of seizing property to collect unpaid...more
Kemp v. United States, No. 21-5726: This case concerns whether the word “mistake” in Rule 60(b)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure applies to a judge’s error of law. Rule 60 authorizes a district court to reopen a...more
Alfred Siegel v. John Fitzgerald, III, No. 21-441: This case, involving the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 (“BJA”) applicable to Chapter 11 bankruptcies, presents the following question: Whether the BJA violates the...more
1/11/2022
/ Bankruptcy Trustees ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Exclusive Jurisdiction ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Fees ,
Final Judgment ,
Public Employees ,
SCOTUS ,
Trustees ,
Uniformity Clause ,
Workers’ Compensation
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
Thole v. U. S. Bank N. A., No. 17-1712: Plaintiffs-petitioners James Thole and Sherry Smith are two retired participants in respondent U.S. Bank N.A.’s defined-benefit plan. They brought a putative class action under ERISA...more
6/3/2020
/ Appointments Clause ,
Arbitration ,
Article III ,
Convention Against Torture (CAT) ,
Deportation ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Habeas Corpus ,
New York Convention ,
Prisoners ,
Puerto Rico ,
Puerto Rico Oversight Management and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) ,
Standing ,
Substantial Evidence Standard ,
Thole v U.S. Bank
The Supreme Court of the United States issued two decisions today:
Animal Science Products, Inc. v. Hebei Welcome Pharmaceutical Co., No. 16-1220: Petitioner Animal Science Products and other U.S.-based purchasers of...more
The Supreme Court of the United States issued four decisions today:
China Agritech, Inc. v. Resh, No. 17-432: In American Pipe & Constr. Co. v. Utah, 414 U.S. 538 (1974) and subsequent decisions, the Court has held that...more
6/12/2018
/ Beneficiaries ,
China Agritech Inc v Resh ,
Class Certification ,
Comity ,
Contracts Clause ,
Divorce ,
Equitable Defenses ,
Equitable Tolling ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Federalism ,
FRCP 23 ,
Help America Vote Act (HAVA) ,
Husted v A Philip Randolph Institute ,
Life Insurance ,
National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) ,
SCOTUS ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Sveen v Melin ,
Treaties ,
Tribal Lands ,
Voting Rights
The Supreme Court of the United States issued five decisions today:
Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Comm’n, No. 16-111: In 2012, a same-sex couple filed a complaint with the Colorado Civil Rights...more
6/5/2018
/ Abortion ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Chapter 7 ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Criminal Penalties ,
Dischargeable Debts ,
En Banc Review ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Federal Sentencing Guidelines ,
Free Exercise Clause ,
Free Speech ,
Freedom of Religion ,
Masterpiece Cakeshop Ltd v Colorado Civil Rights Commission ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
Plea Agreements ,
Refugees ,
Remand ,
Restraining Orders ,
SCOTUS
Hall v. Hall, No. 16-1150: Petitioner Elsa Hall and respondent Samuel Hall are siblings litigating against each other in two consolidated cases surrounding the management of their mother’s property and estate. One of the...more
Hamer v. Neighborhood Housing Servs. Of Chicago, No. 16-658: Petitioner Chamaine Hamer’s Title VII action was dismissed at summary judgment, and final judgment was entered. A week before the 30-day deadline for her notice...more
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