Month: April 2018

The U.S. Supreme Court is winding up the current term, with oral arguments held in the final six cases this week. The issues before the justices, many of which resulted in lively oral arguments, included the appointment of administrative law judges, ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has just one week of oral arguments left in the term after considering five cases this week. The issues before the justices ranged from patent damages to Internet sales tax to tribal fishing rights. Below is a brief summer o...

In Hall v Hall, 584 U. S. ____ (2018), the U.S. Supreme Court held that consolidated cases remain independent for the purposes of filing an appeal. The Court’s decision was unanimous. Facts of Hall v Hall  Respondent Samuel Hall served as careta...

In Marinello v United States, 584 U. S. ____ (2018), the U.S. Supreme Court held that prosecutors must establish a “nexus” between a particular administrative proceeding and a taxpayer’s conduct in order to obtain a conviction under the “Omni...