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The United States Supreme Court is the highest court of the United States and is charged with interpreting federal law, including the United States Constitution. The Court's docket is largely discretionary with only a limited number of cases granted review each term.  The Court is comprised of one chief justice and eight associate justices, who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate to hold lifetime positions. less -
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SCOTUS to Decide the Scope of Federal Officer Removal for Federal Contractors

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On Monday, June 16, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Plaquemines Parish, a case about the extent to which federal contractors can remove lawsuits to federal court under the federal...more

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Recent Supreme Court Activity with Major Implications for Government Contractors

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Two recent Supreme Court matters signal major implications for government contractors. First, the Supreme Court will review whether government contractors can appeal a denial of a sovereign immunity defense in lawsuits...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Minimum Contacts for Personal Jurisdiction Over Foreign States Under Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act...

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On June 5, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously reversed a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision requiring a plaintiff seeking to confirm an arbitration award against a foreign state to prove minimum contacts with the...more

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California Supreme Court Affirms Alternative-Performance Cotenancy Clauses in Retail Leases

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The California Supreme Court upheld a shopping center cotenancy provision, which allowed the tenant to pay reduced rent if the center’s occupancy fell below a certain threshold, finding the lease provision was an enforceable...more

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Texas Supreme Court Clarifies Ownership of Salt Caverns

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On May 16, 2025, the Texas Supreme Court issued a decision ruling that, absent specific contractual language, surface owners retain ownership of the caverns created by salt mining operations. The issue of ownership of salt...more

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No Loss, No Problem: SCOTUS Expands Wire Fraud Reach in Kousisis Ruling

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On May 22, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States (the Court) issued its opinion in Kousisis v. United States, holding that a defendant may be convicted of wire fraud for inducing a victim to enter a contract under...more

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US Supreme Court Adopts Expansive “Fraudulent Inducement” Theory of Wire and Mail Fraud

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As we previously reported, last month, the Supreme Court of the United States in Kousisis v. United States roundly endorsed the expansive “fraudulent inducement” theory of federal wire and mail fraud. Resolving a circuit...more

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Two Words = Six Million Dollars: SCOTX Reverses Trial Court That Added Words to a Gas Transportation Agreement

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In American Midstream (Alabama Intrastate), LLC v. Rainbow Energy Marketing Corporation, the Texas Supreme Court held that the trial court improperly inserted the words “scheduled” and “physical” into a contract. By...more

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Government Contracts White-Collar Alert: Supreme Court Clarifies Wire Fraud Statute

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The U.S. Supreme Court recently delivered a significant ruling in Stamatios Kousisis, et al. v. United States, affirming that a defendant can be convicted of federal fraud for inducing a transaction through materially false...more

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Supreme Court Clarifies Fraudulent-Inducement Theory Under Wire Fraud Statute in Kousisis v. United States

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Case Summary - In Kousisis v. United States, the Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant can be convicted under the federal wire fraud statute without causing the victim a net pecuniary loss....more

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Texas Supreme Court Decides Who Must Produce to Maintain an Oil and Gas Lease

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In Cromwell v. Anadarko E & P Onshore LLC the Supreme Court of Texas did what it so often does: In order to provide “legal certainty and predictability”, the Court considered the plain language of a contract in order to...more

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Surface vs. Mineral Owners: Texas Supreme Court Settles Salt Cavern Ownership Dispute

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The Texas Supreme Court has settled the issue of who owns the voids, known as salt caverns, created in subsurface salt formations (whether naturally occurring or caused as a result of salt mining operations). In...more

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Supreme Court Upholds Fraudulent Inducement Theory of Wire Fraud

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On May 22, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States affirmed prosecutors’ ability to pursue mail and wire fraud charges under the “fraudulent inducement” theory. Under that theory, a defendant need not intend to cause...more

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Supreme Court Affirms Fraudulent Inducement Theory in Federal Wire Fraud Prosecutions

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In Kousisis v. United States, 605 U.S. ___ (2025), the Supreme Court resolved a Circuit split addressing the scope of the federal wire fraud statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1343. Without dissent, the Court held that the government did...more

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No Harm, Still Foul: Supreme Court Affirms Expansive Reach of Wire Fraud Statute in Kousisis

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In a recent decision upholding the expansive reach of the federal wire fraud statute (18 U.S.C. §1343), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Kousisis v. United States, No. 23-909 (May 22, 2025) that a defendant can be convicted of...more

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Supreme Court Declines to Narrow Reach of Federal Fraud Law

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On May 22, 2025, the Supreme Court published its opinion in Kousisis v. United States, No. 23-909, 605 U.S. __ (2025), holding that one who induces a victim to enter into a transaction under materially false pretenses may be...more

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Supreme Court Broadly Interprets Wire Fraud Liability

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On May 22, 2025, the Supreme Court held that a defendant could be convicted of federal wire fraud pursuant to 18 USC § 1343 even when the fraud did not result in any economic loss for the victim. This holding expands the...more

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Texas Supreme Court Reverses Liability Finding Against Franchisor

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A recent Texas Supreme Court decision fully overturned a jury’s finding that a franchisor was liable for the criminal actions of a franchisee’s employee. This decision underscores the importance of a franchisor having clearly...more

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Who Owns the Empty Space? Texas Supreme Court Affirms Surface Ownership of Salt Caverns in Landmark Ruling

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In Myers-Woodward, LLC v. Underground Services Markham, LLC, No. 22-0878, 2025 WL 4356581 (Tex. May 16, 2025), the Texas Supreme Court resolved two significant issues affecting mineral owners and surface owners: (1) who owns...more

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Write it Down or Forever Hold Your Peace: Texas Supreme Court Rejects Fraud Claims Based on Oral Representations in Mineral Deals

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On Friday, May 9th, the Supreme Court of Texas addressed important issues regarding the enforcement of written contractual representations in its per curiam opinion styled Roxo Energy Co., LLC et al. v. Baxsto, LLC, ---...more

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Supreme Court Blocks Use of Administrative Procedure Act to Halt Education Grant Terminations

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Federal grantees facing the termination of their grants by the new administration have challenged those terminations by filing suits under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) in federal district courts. In about a half a...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Provides Guidance on Litigation Over Arbitration Clauses

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Arbitration agreements are intended to preclude litigating disputes in court, but the U.S. Supreme Court has clarified in two recent decisions — Coinbase Inc. v. Suski and Smith v. Spizzirri — that in certain circumstances,...more

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Beware Of Conflicting Terms: When Customers Entered Into Multiple Contracts, Scotus Says Courts Must Decide Which One Governs...

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On May 23, 2024, the United States Supreme Court decided Coinbase, Inc., v. Suski, No. 23-3, serving a reminder to companies with mandatory consumer-facing arbitration provisions that contractual consistency is a key to...more

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Supreme Court Says When It Comes to Deciding Arbitration Clauses: “I am the Law”

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On May 23, the Supreme Court issued a decision holding that when parties have two conflicting contracts – one that sends disputes to arbitration and one that sends disputes to the courts – a court, not an arbitrator, must...more

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Supreme Court Rules That Judges – Not Arbitrators – Must Resolve Disputes Where Various Agreements May Govern a Particular Dispute...

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In 23-3 Coinbase, Inc. v. Suski (05/23/2024) (supremecourt.gov) (May 23, 2024), the U.S. Supreme Court once again delved into the frequently litigated arena of arbitration agreements. Specifically, the Court considered...more

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