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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...
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...
SCOTUS Makes Unanimous Ruling in Hungary v. Simon
In Hungary v. Simon, 604 U.S. ____ (2025), the U.S. Supreme Court held that alleging commingling of funds alone cannot satisfy the commercial nexus requirement of the expropriation exception of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA). Th...
Supreme Court Kicks Off February Argument Session
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in four cases this week, all of which asked the justices to resolve a circuit split. The issues ranged from whether a death row defendant can obtain postconviction DNA testing to what test courts should apply ...
SCOTUS to Revisit Non-Delegation Doctrine
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in FCC v. Consumers’ Research next month. The case has the potential to be a blockbuster, as it is expected to clarify the boundaries of the non-delegation doctrine, the principle that Congress can...
SCOTUS to Decide If Family Can Sue Over SWAT Raid
The U.S. Supreme Court recently granted certiorari in Martin v. United States. The case is expected to clarify the application of the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) to wrong-house raids, an issue that has divided the lower courts. Facts of the Ca...
SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments in FDA Vaping Challenge and Three Other Cases
The U.S. Supreme Court closed out its January sitting with oral arguments in four cases. The issues before the justices ranged from where a vape company can bring suit against the FDA to whether courts should apply the moment of the threat doctrine ...
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SCOTUS Holds Wire Fraud Statute Doesn’t Require Proof Victim Suffered Economic Loss
by DONALD SCARINCI on June 24, 2025
In Kousisis v. United States, 605 U.S. ____ (2025), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a defendant wh...
SCOTUS Holds Wire Fraud Statute Doesn’t Require Proof Victim Suffered Economic Loss
by DONALD SCARINCI on June 17, 2025
In Kousisis v. United States, 605 U.S. ____ (2025), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a defendant wh...
SCOTUS Considers Birthright Citizenship
by DONALD SCARINCI on June 13, 2025
On May 15, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Trump v. CASA, Inc., Trump v. Washi...
