The Supreme Court of the United States issued the following decision today:
United States v. Stitt, No. 17-765; United States v. Sims, No. 17-766: Respondents in these two consolidated cases were both convicted in federal...more
The Supreme Court of the United States issued decisions in three cases today:
McDonnell v. United States, No. 15-474: Former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell and his wife, Maureen McDonnell, were federally indicted...more
6/28/2016
/ Abortion ,
Armed Career Criminal Act of 1984 ,
Assault ,
Beckles v US ,
Bribery ,
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Comity ,
Component Parts Doctrine ,
Convictions ,
Corporate Liability ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Domestic Violence ,
Federal Sentencing Guidelines ,
Federalism ,
Firearms ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
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Gun Control Act ,
Hobbs Act ,
Infringement ,
Issue Preclusion ,
Life Technologies Corp v Promega Corp ,
Manufacturers ,
McCrory v Harris ,
McDonnell v US ,
Misdemeanors ,
Official Act ,
Physician Admitting Privileges ,
Racial Gerrymandering ,
Recklessness ,
SCOTUS ,
Standard of Review ,
Statutory Firearm Bans ,
Surgical Center Requirements ,
Undue Burden ,
Voisine v US ,
Voting Rights Act ,
Whole Woman's Health v Hellerstedt
The Supreme Court of the United States issued decisions in three cases on June 13, 2016: -
Puerto Rico v. Franklin Cal. Tax-Free Trust, No. 15-233: Under the Federal Bankruptcy Code, state bankruptcy laws that enable...more
6/14/2016
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Commonwealth of Puerto Rico v Franklin California Tax-Free Trust ,
Convictions ,
Domestic Violence ,
Enhanced Damages ,
Habitual Offender Status ,
Halo v Pulse ,
Patent Infringement ,
Preemption ,
Prior Conviction ,
Puerto Rico ,
Right To Counsel ,
SCOTUS ,
Seagate ,
Sixth Amendment ,
Tribal Courts ,
US v Bryant ,
Willful Infringement
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
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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 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
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Appeals ,
Certiorari ,
Clean Water Act ,
Collateral Review ,
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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 one decision on April 18, 2016: -
Welch v. United States, No. 15-6418: Last term, the Supreme Court, in Johnson v. United States, 576 U.S. __ (2015), held that the residual...more