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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 -
Holland & Knight LLP

Section 101 Patent Eligibility Roundup: Congress and DOJ Stir the Pot (and More)

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Last week, Sens. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Reps. Kevin Kiley (R-Calif.) and Scott Peters (D-Calif.) reintroduced the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA), a bill Sens. Tillis and Coons first...more

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CTA: Government's Emergency Application to Supreme Court to Impose Stay – What's Next?

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As reported by Holland & Knight on Dec. 27, 2024, companies and individuals impacted by the Corporate Transparency Act (the CTA) reasonably could have believed there was a respite from the "off again, on again, off again"...more

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The Status of the Corporate Transparency Act – It’s Not Clear

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Few would argue that the federal government does not have a legitimate interest in preventing, detecting, and punishing tax fraud, money laundering, and other financial crimes. Likewise, I imagine few would disagree with the...more

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Relator Calls on Supreme Court to Define Standard for a ‘Willful’ Kickback under Federal Anti-Kickback Statute

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On June 7, Adam Hart, a former employee of McKesson Corporation, filed a petition for certiorari to the US Supreme Court asking the Court to define the “willfulness” element of the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). United States...more

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U.S. Supreme Court to Resolve Circuit Split Over Whether ‘Testers’ Have Standing to Pursue ADA Suits

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The Supreme Court of the United States agreed to hear a case concerning a self-appointed “tester’s” standing to bring claims alleging a hotel violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by failing to provide...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

The Biden Presidency: How Will Cannabis Business Be Taxed?

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Wither the Weed? It has been one month since Mr. Biden’s inauguration as President of the United States. Among the many questions being asked of President Biden is whether he will seek the decriminalization of cannabis....more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

Texas, et. al., v. U.S. – The Fifth Circuit Rules

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As you may recall, in late September, we expected a decision from the Fifth Circuit in Texas v. United States—the case challenging the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)—in the fall of...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

New plot twist: CFPB agrees its structure is unconstitutional

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The long-running saga that is the litigation over whether the CFPB’s single-director-removable-only-for-cause structure is constitutional took a new twist on Tuesday with the CFPB’s announcement that it has determined that...more

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With Widening Circuit Splits and Mounting Pressure, Will 2019 See a Post-Escobar Decision from the Supreme Court?

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In 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in Universal Health Services, Inc. v. U.S. ex rel. Escobar confirming the viability of the implied false certification theory in False Claims Act (FCA) cases and...more

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DOJ agrees CFPB is unconstitutional but opposes grant of certiorari in State National Bank of Big Spring case

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Despite agreeing on the merits with State National Bank of Big Spring (SNB) and the other petitioners for certiorari that the CFPB’s structure is unconstitutional, the Department of Justice has filed a brief in which it...more

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CLOUD Act Aims for Clear Skies: Bipartisan CLOUD Act Seeks to Clarify Law Enforcement Access to Overseas Data

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In October 2017, the Supreme Court granted the Department of Justice’s petition to review the Second Circuit’s decision that limits the reach of warrants issued under the Stored Communications Act (“SCA”). Specifically, the...more

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Supreme Court Denies Review of Rules That Vending Machines Are Not Places of Public Accommodation

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The Supreme Court declines to review a Fifth Circuit decision stating that a public accommodation covered by Title III of the ADA has to be a physical place and vending machines are not sales...more

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Solicitor General Urges Supreme Court Review of Second Circuit Microsoft Decision

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On June 23, 2017, the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) filed a petition for a writ of certiorari with the United States Supreme Court requesting reversal of a 2016 decision in which the U.S. Court of Appeals for the...more

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DOJ Now Supports Enforcement of Employment Arbitration Clause

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The U.S. Justice Department has abruptly reversed course in a U.S. Supreme Court case concerning an employment agreement that restricts employees from participating in class and collective lawsuits, arguing that a mandatory...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

US CHINA TRADE WAR–Trump, Trade Policy, NME, TPP, Trade, Customs, False Claims, Products Liability, Antitrust and Securities

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Dear Friends, After returning from a two week trip to China to work on the Solar Cells case, this March blog post will cover trade policy, including Trump’s impact on Trade Policy, trade, Customs, False Claims Act, the...more

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Post-Newman Reality: Investigations Involving Unwitting “Tips” to Close Friends and Relatives Will Continue

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Earlier this week, the United States Supreme Court declined to hear the federal government’s appeal of the ruling by the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in U.S. v. Newman. This leaves intact the Second Circuit’s quid...more

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Supreme Court Called Upon to Review the Newman Case and Address Insider Trading Liability

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The Supreme Court is very likely to enter into the fray over the Second Circuit’s controversial Newman decision concerning insider-trading liability. The government has filed a petition for certiorari, and the stakes are...more

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Motorola and the Extraterritorial Application of US Antitrust Laws to Foreign Component Price Fixing Cartels

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Last month the Supreme Court declined to accept an appeal for two related antitrust cases involving an international price-fixing cartel. The cases come from different circuits, one was criminal and the other civil, but they...more

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United States Supreme Court Poised to Address Standard for Insider Trading Following Second Circuit’s Decision in United States...

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On July 31, the Solicitor General filed a petition for a writ of certiorari in United States v. Newman, 773 F.3d 438 (2d Cir. 2014), asking the United States Supreme Court to address the standard for insider trading in a...more

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