Gonzalez v. Google LLC
In Gonzalez v. Google LLC, the Supreme Court reviewed a case where the plaintiffs alleged Google was liable for a terrorist attack due to ISIS's use of YouTube. The Ninth…
View PDFCiminelli v. United States
In Ciminelli v. United States, the Supreme Court reviewed the conviction of Louis Ciminelli for wire fraud under the right-to-control theory. The Court found that the right to valuable economic…
View PDFPercoco v. United States
Joseph Percoco, a former aide to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, was convicted of honest-services wire fraud for actions taken while not in public office. The Supreme Court found that…
View PDFFinancial Oversight and Management Bd. for P. R. v. Centro De Periodismo Investigativo, Inc.
The Supreme Court reviewed whether the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico's sovereign immunity was abrogated by PROMESA. The Court found that PROMESA does not clearly abrogate the…
View PDFNational Pork Producers Council v. Ross
The case National Pork Producers Council v. Ross challenged California's Proposition 12, which restricts the sale of pork from pigs confined in a manner deemed cruel. The National Pork Producers…
View PDFSantos-Zacaria v. Garland
In Santos-Zacaria v. Garland, the Supreme Court addressed whether the exhaustion requirement under 8 U.S.C. § 1252(d)(1) is jurisdictional. The Court determined that this requirement is not jurisdictional and does…
View PDFReed v. Goertz
In Reed v. Goertz, the Supreme Court addressed whether Rodney Reed's procedural due process claim regarding Texas's post-conviction DNA testing law was filed within the statute of limitations. The Court…
View PDFTurkiye Halk Bankasi A.S. v. United States
The Supreme Court addressed whether the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) applies to criminal proceedings in the case of Turkiye Halk Bankasi A.S. v. United States. The Court determined that…
View PDFMOAC Mall Holdings LLC v. Transform Holdco LLC
The Supreme Court addressed whether 11 U.S.C. § 363(m) of the Bankruptcy Code is a jurisdictional provision. The case arose from the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of Sears, involving the assignment…
View PDFAxon Enterprise, Inc. v. FTC
The Supreme Court addressed whether district courts have jurisdiction over constitutional challenges to the structure or existence of the SEC and FTC. The Court applied the Thunder Basin factors, determining…
View PDFWilkins v. United States
In Wilkins v. United States, the Supreme Court addressed whether the 12-year time limit under the Quiet Title Act is a jurisdictional rule or a nonjurisdictional claims-processing rule. The Court…
View PDFLuna Perez v. Sturgis Public Schools
In Luna Perez v. Sturgis Public Schools, the Supreme Court addressed whether the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) exhaustion requirement barred an ADA lawsuit for compensatory damages. The Court…
View PDFBittner v. United States
The Supreme Court addressed the interpretation of the Bank Secrecy Act's penalty provisions for nonwillful violations. Alexandru Bittner was penalized $2.72 million for late-filed reports involving multiple foreign accounts. The…
View PDFCruz v. Arizona
John Montenegro Cruz was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death in Arizona. He argued that under Simmons v. South Carolina, he should have informed the jury that a…
View PDFHelix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. v. Hewitt
In Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. v. Hewitt, the Supreme Court addressed whether Michael Hewitt, a highly paid employee on a daily-rate basis, was exempt from overtime pay under the…
View PDFBartenwerfer v. Buckley
In Bartenwerfer v. Buckley, the Supreme Court addressed whether a debt obtained by fraud can be discharged in bankruptcy if the debtor was not personally culpable. Kate Bartenwerfer argued that…
View PDFArellano v. McDonough
The Supreme Court addressed whether the effective date for a veteran's disability compensation can be equitably tolled under 38 U.S.C. §5110(b)(1). Adolfo Arellano sought to have his award's effective date…
View PDFIn re Grand Jury
The Supreme Court dismissed the writ of certiorari in the case of In re Grand Jury. The dismissal was issued per curiam, indicating a unanimous decision by the Court. The…
View PDFWest Virginia v. EPA
The Supreme Court ruled on the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Air Act to regulate carbon emissions from power plants. The Court determined that the…
View PDFBiden v. Texas
In Biden v. Texas, the Supreme Court reviewed the termination of the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) by the Biden administration. The Court found that the rescission of MPP did not…
View PDFTorres v. Texas Department of Public Safety
The Supreme Court addressed whether Congress can authorize private suits against nonconsenting states under its Article I powers, specifically through the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994…
View PDFOklahoma v. Castro-Huerta
In Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta, the Supreme Court addressed whether the State of Oklahoma has jurisdiction to prosecute non-Indians for crimes against Indians in Indian country. The Court reversed the Oklahoma…
View PDFXiulu Ruan v. United States
The Supreme Court addressed the mens rea requirement under 21 U.S.C. § 841, determining that the 'knowingly or intentionally' standard applies to the 'except as authorized' clause. This decision affects…
View PDFConcepcion v. United States
The Supreme Court decided that the First Step Act allows district courts to consider intervening changes of law or fact when deciding whether to reduce a sentence. Carlos Concepcion, who…
View PDFKennedy v. Bremerton School Dist.
Joseph Kennedy, a high school football coach, was terminated by the Bremerton School District after he engaged in personal prayer on the field post-game. The Supreme Court found that the…
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