Becerra v. San Carlos Apache Tribe
The Supreme Court addressed whether the Indian Health Service (IHS) must reimburse tribes for contract support costs incurred when using program income under self-determination contracts. The Court affirmed that IHS…
View PDFConnelly v. United States
In Connelly v. United States, the Supreme Court addressed the valuation of a decedent's shares in a closely held corporation for federal estate tax purposes. The Court determined that life-insurance…
View PDFTruck Insurance Exchange v. Kaiser Gypsum Co.
The Supreme Court reviewed whether Truck Insurance Exchange, as an insurer with financial responsibility for bankruptcy claims, qualifies as a 'party in interest' under § 1109(b) to object to a…
View PDFThornell v. Jones
The Supreme Court reviewed the Ninth Circuit's decision granting habeas relief to Danny Lee Jones, who was sentenced to death for multiple murders. The Court found that the Ninth Circuit…
View PDFNational Rifle Association of America v. Vullo
The Supreme Court reviewed whether Maria Vullo, former superintendent of the New York Department of Financial Services, violated the First Amendment by allegedly coercing entities to sever business ties with…
View PDFCantero v. Bank of America, N. A.
The Supreme Court vacated and remanded the Second Circuit's decision, which held that New York's interest-on-escrow law was preempted by the National Bank Act. The Court emphasized the need for…
View PDFAlexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP
The Supreme Court reviewed a challenge to South Carolina's congressional district map, focusing on allegations of racial gerrymandering and vote dilution. The Court found that the challengers failed to provide…
View PDFBrown v. United States
The Supreme Court addressed whether state drug convictions qualify as predicates under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA) if the drug was later removed from federal schedules. The Court affirmed…
View PDFCoinbase v. Suski
The Supreme Court addressed a conflict between two contracts involving Coinbase and its users, one containing an arbitration clause and the other a forum selection clause. The Court determined that…
View PDFConsumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Community Financial Services Assn. of America, Ltd.
The Supreme Court decided that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) funding mechanism, which allows it to draw funds from the Federal Reserve System, complies with the Appropriations Clause. The…
View PDFSmith v. Spizzirri
In Smith v. Spizzirri, the Supreme Court addressed the application of Section 3 of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), which mandates that courts must stay proceedings when a dispute is…
View PDFHarrow v. Department of Defense
The Supreme Court decided that the 60-day filing deadline for appealing a decision from the Merit Systems Protection Board is not a jurisdictional requirement. This means that the deadline can…
View PDFWarner Chappell Music, Inc. v. Nealy
The Supreme Court affirmed the Eleventh Circuit's decision, allowing copyright owners to obtain monetary relief for any timely infringement claim, regardless of when the infringement occurred. The Court assumed, without…
View PDFCulley v. Marshall
In Culley v. Marshall, the Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether due process requires a preliminary hearing before a forfeiture hearing in civil forfeiture cases involving personal property. The…
View PDFMcIntosh v. United States
In McIntosh v. United States, the Supreme Court addressed whether a district court's failure to enter a preliminary order of forfeiture before sentencing, as required by Rule 32.2(b)(2)(B), barred the…
View PDFMuldrow v. City of St. Louis
In Muldrow v. City of St. Louis, the Supreme Court addressed whether a job transfer under Title VII requires proof of significant harm to employment terms or conditions. Muldrow claimed…
View PDFDeVillier v. Texas
The Supreme Court addressed whether property owners could pursue claims under the Takings Clause for damages caused by a state-constructed barrier. The Court found that Texas law provides a cause…
View PDFRudisill v. McDonough
The Supreme Court addressed the issue of educational benefits under the Montgomery and Post-9/11 GI Bills for servicemembers with overlapping service periods. Petitioner James Rudisill, who served in the U.S.…
View PDFBissonnette v. LePage Bakeries Park St., LLC
In Bissonnette v. LePage Bakeries Park St., LLC, the Supreme Court addressed whether a transportation worker must work in the transportation industry to be exempt under § 1 of the…
View PDFMacquarie Infrastructure Corp. v. Moab Partners, L. P.
The Supreme Court addressed whether pure omissions are actionable under SEC Rule 10b-5(b) in the case involving Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. and Moab Partners. The Court clarified that Rule 10b-5(b) covers…
View PDFSheetz v. El Dorado County
The Supreme Court reviewed whether the Takings Clause applies to legislative conditions on building permits, specifically regarding traffic impact fees imposed by El Dorado County. The Court vacated the lower…
View PDFWilkinson v. Garland
In Wilkinson v. Garland, the Supreme Court addressed whether the Third Circuit had jurisdiction to review an immigration judge's determination of 'exceptional and extremely unusual hardship' in a cancellation of…
View PDFFBI v. Fikre
In FBI v. Fikre, the Supreme Court addressed whether the government's voluntary removal of Yonas Fikre from the No Fly List rendered his case moot. Fikre alleged violations of procedural…
View PDFPulsifer v. United States
In Pulsifer v. United States, the Supreme Court addressed the eligibility criteria for safety-valve relief under federal sentencing law. The Court determined that a defendant must meet all three conditions…
View PDFLindke v. Freed
The Supreme Court reviewed whether James Freed's actions on his Facebook page constituted state action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, which would implicate First Amendment rights. The Court examined whether…
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