The Supreme Court of the United States issued four decisions today:
Arizona v. Navajo Nation, No. 21-1484: This case considered the federal government’s obligations related to the Navajo Tribe’s access of the Colorado...more
New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn., Inc. v. Bruen, No. 20-843: This case involves a constitutional challenge to a New York handgun-licensing law. New York makes it a crime to possess a firearm without a license. ...more
Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan v. DaVita Inc., No. 20-1641: This case concerns the interpretation of the Medicare Secondary Payer Act’s (MSPA) anti-discrimination provisions regarding individuals with...more
6/22/2022
/ Disparate Impact ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
FBAR ,
Federal Contractors ,
Free Exercise Clause ,
Governmental Immunity ,
Habeas Corpus ,
Hobbs Act ,
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel ,
Medicare ,
Private Schools ,
Public Schools ,
Religious Schools ,
Rural Areas ,
SCOTUS ,
Supremacy Clause ,
Tuition ,
Workers' Compensation Claim
Boechler, P.C. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, No. 20-1472: This case involves the application of “equitable tolling” in tax “collection due process” cases. This case arose after the IRS sustained a proposed levy on the...more
4/22/2022
/ Advertising ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Due Process ,
Equitable Tolling ,
Fine Art ,
First Amendment ,
Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA) ,
Habeas Corpus ,
IRS ,
Nazi Looted Art ,
Puerto Rico ,
SCOTUS ,
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
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
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued the following decision:
Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc., No. 18-956: Petitioner Google LLC developed the Android software platform for smartphone devices, with the...more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued the following decision:
Mays v. Hines, No. 20-507: A Tennessee jury convicted respondent Anthony Hines of murdering a woman at the motel at which she worked. Decades...more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued the following two decisions:
Texas v. New Mexico, No. 65, Orig.: The States of New Mexico and Texas are parties to the 1949 Pecos River Compact, which provides for...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
On Friday afternoon, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in the following four cases:
Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, No. 19-7: (1) Whether the vesting of substantial executive...more
10/22/2019
/ Certiorari ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Dismissals ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Habeas Corpus ,
In Forma Pauperis ,
Judicial Review ,
Jurisdiction ,
SCOTUS ,
Separation of Powers ,
Suspension Clause
The Supreme Court of the United States issued four decisions on June 24, 2019:
Iancu v. Brunetti, No. 18-302: Respondent Erik Brunetti founded a clothing line that uses as its trademark four letters that though spelled...more
6/25/2019
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Appeals ,
Appropriations Bill ,
Certiorari ,
Copyright ,
Department of Agriculture ,
Equitable Tolling ,
Federal Funding ,
Firearms ,
FOIA ,
Food Marketing Institute v Argus Leader Media ,
Habeas Corpus ,
Hobbs Act ,
Iancu v. Brunetti ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Punitive Damages ,
Robbery ,
Scandalous/Immoral Marks ,
SCOTUS ,
SNAP Program ,
The Dutra Group v Batterton ,
Unseaworthiness Claims ,
USDA ,
Workplace Injury
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 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
The Supreme Court of the United States issued decisions in six cases today:
Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, No. 13-1339: The Fair Credit Reporting Act of 1970 (“FCRA”) imposes a number of requirements regarding the creation and...more
5/18/2016
/ 28 USC 1331 ,
Antiterrorism Act ,
Attorney General ,
Chapter 7 ,
Class Action ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Contraceptive Coverage Mandate ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
FDCPA ,
Federal Jurisdiction ,
Habeas Corpus ,
Health Insurance ,
Husky International Electronics v Ritz ,
Kernan v Hinojosa ,
Merrill Lynch ,
Merrill Lynch v Manning ,
Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Sheriff v. Gillie ,
Short Sales ,
Spokeo ,
Spokeo v Robins ,
Zubik v Burwell
The Supreme Court of the United States issued decisions in four cases today:
Campbell-Ewald v. Gomez, No. 14-857: Respondent Jose Gomez received Navy recruitment text messages without his consent. He filed a nationwide...more
1/21/2016
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Article III ,
Campbell Ewald v Gomez ,
Criminal Records ,
DACA ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Dietz v Bouldin ,
Duncan v Owens ,
Eighth Amendment ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Habeas Corpus ,
Jury Selection ,
Kansas v Carr ,
Mathis v US ,
Montanile v Board of Trustees ,
Personal Benefit ,
SCOTUS ,
TCPA ,
US v Salman ,
US v Texas