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Causing Physical Harm Always Involves “Use of Force”
In Delligatti v. United States, 604 U.S. ____ (2025), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the knowing or intentional causation of injury or death, whether by act or omission, necessarily involves the “use” of “physical force” against another pe...
SCOTUS Confirms Right to Renew Lawsuit Ater Voluntary Dismissal
In Waetzig v. Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., 604 U.S. ____ (2025), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a case voluntarily dismissed without prejudice under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a) counts as a “final proceeding” under Federal Rule ...
Supreme Court Rules Trademark Infringement Damages Include Only Named Defendant’s Profits
In Dewberry Group, Inc. v. Dewberry Engineers, Inc., 604 U.S. __ (2025), the U.S. SupremeCourt held that in awarding the “defendant’s profits” to the prevailing plaintiff in atrademark infringement suit under the Lanham Act, a court can award ...
Supreme Court Upholds Ghost Gun Regulation
In Bondi v. VanDerStok, 604 U.S. ____ (2025), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) rule interpreting the Gun Control Act of 1968 to cover certain products that can readily be converted into an ...
SCOTUS Rules Against EPA in Clean Water Case
In City and County of San Francisco v. EPA, 604 U.S. ____ (2025), the U.S. Supreme Court again limited the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) power under the Clean Water Act (CWA). According to the Court’s five-member majority, the EPA can...
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SCOTUS Rules Death Row Inmate Has Standing to Challenge Post Conviction DNA Testing Procedures
by DONALD SCARINCI on September 11, 2025
In Gutierrez v. Saenz, 606 U.S. ____ (2025), the U.S Supreme Court ruled that a death row inmate ha...
Supreme Court Clarifies Applicability of First Step Act to Vacated Sentences
by DONALD SCARINCI on September 4, 2025
In Hewitt v. United States, 606 U.S. ____ (2025), a divided U.S. Supreme Court held that the First ...
SCOTUS Rules E-Cigarette Retailers Can Challenge FDA Order in Fifth Circuit
by DONALD SCARINCI on
In FDA v. R. J. Reynolds Vapor Co., 606 U.S. ____ (2025), the U.S. Supreme Court held that e-cigare...
