Fuld v. Palestine Liberation Organization
The Supreme Court addressed whether the Promoting Security and Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act's (PSJVTA) jurisdictional provision violates the Fifth Amendment's Due Process Clause. The Court distinguished between the…
View PDFStanley v. City of Sanford
Karyn Stanley, a former firefighter for the City of Sanford, Florida, sued the city under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) after a policy change reduced her health insurance benefits…
View PDFDiamond Alternative Energy, LLC v. EPA
The Supreme Court reviewed whether fuel producers had standing to challenge the EPA's approval of California's regulations requiring more electric vehicles. The Court found that the producers demonstrated standing due…
View PDFMcLaughlin Chiropractic Associates, Inc. v. McKesson Corp.
The Supreme Court decided that district courts are not bound by agency interpretations of statutes in civil enforcement proceedings under the Hobbs Act. The case involved McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates suing…
View PDFEsteras v. United States
In Esteras v. United States, the Supreme Court addressed whether a district court can consider retributive factors under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)(2)(A) when revoking supervised release. The Court concluded that…
View PDFFDA v. R. J. Reynolds Vapor Co.
The Supreme Court addressed whether retailers who would sell a new tobacco product, if not for the FDA's denial order, may seek judicial review under the Family Smoking Prevention and…
View PDFPerttu v. Richards
The Supreme Court addressed whether the Seventh Amendment requires a jury trial on the issue of PLRA exhaustion when it is intertwined with the merits of a claim. The Court…
View PDFUnited States v. Skrmetti
The Supreme Court reviewed Tennessee's SB1, which restricts medical treatments for transgender minors, under the Equal Protection Clause. The Court determined that SB1 does not warrant heightened scrutiny because it…
View PDFOklahoma v. EPA
The Supreme Court reviewed whether the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) disapprovals of state implementation plans (SIPs) for Oklahoma and Utah under the Clean Air Act were locally or regionally applicable…
View PDFEPA v. Calumet Shreveport Refining, L.L.C.
The Supreme Court addressed the venue for judicial review of EPA's denial of small refinery exemption petitions under the Clean Air Act. The Court determined that these denials are locally…
View PDFNRC v. Texas
The Supreme Court reversed the Fifth Circuit's decision vacating a license granted to Interim Storage Partners for a nuclear storage facility in Texas. The Court determined that Texas and Fasken…
View PDFA. J. T. v. Osseo Area Schools, Independent School Dist. No. 279
The Supreme Court addressed whether children with disabilities must meet a heightened standard of proof for discrimination claims under the ADA and Rehabilitation Act. The Court vacated the Eighth Circuit's…
View PDFSoto v. United States
In Soto v. United States, the Supreme Court addressed whether the CRSC statute displaces the Barring Act's settlement procedures and limitations period for claims against the government. The Court found…
View PDFParrish v. United States
In Parrish v. United States, the Supreme Court addressed whether a litigant who files a notice of appeal after the original deadline but before reopening must file a second notice.…
View PDFMartin v. United States
In Martin v. United States, the Supreme Court addressed the application of the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) in a case involving a mistaken FBI raid. The Court vacated the…
View PDFCommissioner v. Zuch
The Supreme Court addressed the jurisdiction of the Tax Court in cases where the IRS is no longer pursuing a levy. The Court determined that the Tax Court lacks jurisdiction…
View PDFRivers v. Guerrero
In Rivers v. Guerrero, the Supreme Court addressed whether a second habeas petition filed while the first was on appeal qualifies as a 'second or successive' application under AEDPA. The…
View PDFBLOM Bank SAL v. Honickman
In BLOM Bank SAL v. Honickman, the Supreme Court addressed whether plaintiffs could amend their complaint under Rule 60(b)(6) after a final judgment. The Court emphasized that Rule 60(b)(6) requires…
View PDFCC/Devas (Mauritius) Ltd. v. Antrix Corp.
The Supreme Court reviewed a case involving CC/Devas (Mauritius) Ltd. and Antrix Corp. Ltd., focusing on the application of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA). The Ninth Circuit had reversed…
View PDFCatholic Charities Bureau, Inc. v. Wisconsin Labor and Industry Review Comm’n.
The Supreme Court reversed the Wisconsin Supreme Court's decision, finding that the application of Wisconsin's unemployment compensation tax exemption statute violated the First Amendment. The Court determined that the statute…
View PDFSmith & Wesson Brands, Inc. v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos
The Supreme Court addressed whether the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA) barred a lawsuit by Mexico against U.S. gun manufacturers. Mexico alleged that the manufacturers aided unlawful…
View PDFAmes v. Ohio Department of Youth Services
In Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, the Supreme Court reviewed a Title VII claim where the petitioner alleged discrimination based on sexual orientation. The Court vacated the Sixth…
View PDFLaboratory Corp. of America Holdings v. Davis
The Supreme Court dismissed the certiorari in the case of Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings v. Davis. The case was argued on April 29, 2025, and decided on June 5,…
View PDFSeven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County
The Supreme Court reviewed a decision by the D.C. Circuit regarding the U.S. Surface Transportation Board's approval of a railroad line in Utah. The D.C. Circuit had vacated the Board's…
View PDFKousisis v. United States
The Supreme Court affirmed the Third Circuit's decision, holding that a defendant can be convicted of federal fraud if they induce a transaction under materially false pretenses, even without seeking…
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