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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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Specific Personal Jurisdiction Established Through Indirect Evidence of Targeting a Market

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In a recent decision, California’s Third Appellate Division held that a foreign automobile manufacturer could be haled into a state court in California through the indirect actions of its distributor without offending...more

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Global Coverage, Global Jurisdiction? Analyzing Efforts to Expand Personal Jurisdiction Over Insurers

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Across the United States, courts disagree about where an insurance company may be subject to personal jurisdiction. For instance, is a territory-of-coverage provision relevant to personal jurisdiction? What about registering...more

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Conn. Court Split May Lead To Vertical Forum Shopping: A Law360 Article

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In Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co.,[1] the U.S. Supreme Court clarified last year that states can require foreign entities to consent to personal jurisdiction as a condition for doing business within their borders. ...more

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The Supreme Court Update - April 19, 2023

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Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued three decisions: MOAC Mall Holdings LLC v. Transform Holdco LLC, No. 21-1270: This bankruptcy case involved the interpretation of Bankruptcy Code § 363(m) and its...more

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Supreme Court Punts On Whether FCC’s Interpretation of the TCPA Binds Federal Courts

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At the end of the Supreme Court’s most recent term, the Court released its long-awaited ruling in PDR Network, LLC v. Carlton & Harris Chiropractic, Inc., 139 S. Ct. 2051 (June 20, 2019)—a case that could have carried...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Decision Leaves Uncertainty For Navigating TCPA Landmines

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The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) prohibits unsolicited calls, text messages and faxes; it’s a federal statute that provides for statutory damages between $500-$1,500 per violation. With the speed and ease (and...more

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SCOTUS Punts on TCPA Guidance

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In its long-awaited ruling addressing whether the Administrative Orders Review Act (Hobbs Act) requires district courts to accept the FCC's legal interpretations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (the TCPA), the...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Balks on Judicial Deference to FCC in TCPA Case, While Concurrence Led by Justice Kavanaugh Looks to Swing

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TCPA litigators have been closely monitoring the U.S. Supreme Court's docket waiting for a ruling in the PDR Network case. At stake is what kind of judicial deference should be given to the FCC's interpretation of the...more

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SCOTUS Punts on Whether FCC's TCPA Interpretations Bind District Courts

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In November 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court had granted certiorari in PDR Network, LLC v. Carlton & Harris Chiropractic, Inc., to decide whether the Hobbs Act required the district court to accept the Federal Communications...more

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The Impact of PDR Network LLC v. Carlton & Harris Chiropractic

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Are district courts prohibited in every instance from considering challenges to the Federal Communication Commission (“FCC”)’s interpretation of certain provisions in the Telephone Consumer Protection Act – or can district...more

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Supreme Court Opens New Line of Attack on Federal Agency Interpretations of Federal Law

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In a recent decision, the U.S. Supreme Court held that a federal district court was not necessarily bound by the Federal Communications Commission’s prior interpretation of a federal statute over which the agency has...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Leaves Open Issue of Federal Communication Agency Interpretation Of TCPA, For Now

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Dodging the question of whether the Hobbs Act requires a federal court to accept the 2006 Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Order that provides the legal interpretation for the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA),...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Sidesteps Important TCPA Deference Issues

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On June 20, 2019, the Supreme Court released its long-awaited decision in PDR v. Carlton & Harris Chiropractic.  The Court was expected to provide greater clarity about the extent to which litigants can challenge the Federal...more

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Supreme Court Decides PDR Network, LLC v. Carlton & Harris Chiropractic, Inc.

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On June 20, 2019, the United States Supreme Court decided PDR Network, LLC v. Carlton & Harris Chiropractic, Inc., No. 17-1705, holding that whether the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) 2006 order interpreting the...more

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BREAKING: Supreme Court Vacates and Remands TCPA Case to Fourth Circuit for Further Analysis

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It is a busy TCPA news day! The United States Supreme Court has released its decision in PDR Networks, LLC v. Carlton & Harris Chiropractic, Inc., a TCPA junk fax class action. The decision is available for download...more

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