Parrish 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.…
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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…
View PDFOK Charter School Board v. Drummond
The Supreme Court reviewed the case of Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board et al. v. Drummond, Attorney General of Oklahoma. The case was affirmed by an equally divided Court. Arguments…
View PDFBarnes v. Felix
In Barnes v. Felix, the Supreme Court reviewed whether a law enforcement officer's use of force was reasonable under the Fourth Amendment. The case involved an officer who shot a…
View PDFFeliciano v. Department Of Transportation
The Supreme Court addressed whether federal civilian employees serving as military reservists are entitled to differential pay when called to active duty during a national emergency. The Court ruled that…
View PDFAdvocate Christ Medical Center v. Kennedy
The Supreme Court addressed the interpretation of the term 'entitled to [SSI] benefits' under the Medicare fraction. The Court concluded that an individual is considered entitled to SSI benefits only…
View PDFMonsalvo Velazquez v. Bondi
The Supreme Court reviewed Monsalvo Velázquez's petition regarding the interpretation of the voluntary departure deadline under 8 U.S.C. § 1229c(b)(2). The Court determined that deadlines falling on weekends or holidays…
View PDFCunningham v. Cornell Univ.
In Cunningham v. Cornell University, the Supreme Court addressed whether plaintiffs must plead that ERISA's § 1108 exemptions do not apply to alleged prohibited transactions under § 1106. The Court…
View PDFFDA v. Wages and White Lion Investments, LLC
The Supreme Court reviewed whether the FDA lawfully denied authorization for respondents to market certain e-cigarette products. The Court vacated the Fifth Circuit's decision, concluding the FDA's denial orders were…
View PDFMedical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn
Douglas Horn sued Medical Marijuana, Inc. under RICO after testing positive for THC and losing his job. The Second Circuit ruled in favor of Horn, allowing recovery for business losses…
View PDFBondi v. Vanderstok
The Supreme Court reviewed the ATF's rule interpreting the Gun Control Act to include weapon parts kits and unfinished frames or receivers. The Court found that the ATF's rule is…
View PDFUnited States v. Miller
The Supreme Court addressed whether § 106(a) of the Bankruptcy Code waives sovereign immunity for state-law claims within a § 544(b) claim. The Court concluded that § 106(a)'s waiver applies…
View PDFThompson v. United States
In Thompson v. United States, the Supreme Court addressed whether 18 U.S.C. § 1014 criminalizes misleading statements that are not false. Thompson was charged under § 1014 for allegedly making…
View PDFDelligatti v. United States
In Delligatti v. United States, the Supreme Court addressed whether New York second-degree murder qualifies as a 'crime of violence' under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). The Court applied the categorical…
View PDFBufkin v. Collins
The Supreme Court reviewed the application of the benefit-of-the-doubt rule by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in service-related disability claims. The Court examined whether the Veterans Court should review…
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