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Month: April 2019
SCOTUS Hears Last Oral Arguments of October 2018 Term
The U.S. Supreme Court had a busy week, with oral arguments in seven cases. These will be last cases the justices will hear this term, with the remainder of their time largely devoted to deciding cases and issuing opinions. The most closely-watch...
SCOTUS Takes on Scandalous Trademarks and Hears Oral Arguments in Six Cases
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in six cases this week. One of the most closely-watched cases was Iancu v. Brunetti, which will determine whether the Lanham Act’s prohibition on the federal registration of “immoral” or “scandalou...
Divided Court Rejects Lethal Injection Challenge in Bucklew v Precythe
In Bucklew v Precythe, 587 U.S. ____ (2019), a divided U.S. Supreme Court rejected a death row inmate’s Eighth Amendment challenge. By a vote of 5-4, the Court held that executing Russell Bucklew by lethal injection would not violate the ban on cr...
SCOTUS Takes Up Redistricting and Three Other Cases in March
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two potential blockbuster redistricting cases last week. As discussed in prior articles, the key issues before the Court in Rucho v. Common Cause and Lamone v. Benisek are whether the congressional maps...
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SCOTUS Clarifies Scienter Standard for False Claims Act Cases
by DONALD SCARINCI on September 19, 2023
In U.S. ex rel. Schutte v. SuperValu Inc., 598 U. S. ____ (2023), the U.S. Supreme Court held that ...
Supreme Court Decides Key Elections Law Case
by DONALD SCARINCI on September 12, 2023
In Yegiazaryan v. Smagin,599 U.S. ____ (2023), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a plaintiff alleges...
Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Encouraging Illegal Immigration
by DONALD SCARINCI on September 8, 2023
In United States v. Hansen, 599 U.S. ____ (2023), the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a federal law that...
