Category: Current

In Reed v. Goertz,598 U.S. ____ (2023), the U.S. Supreme Court held that death row inmate Rodney Reed did not wait too long to seek DNA testing of the evidence in his case. According to the Court majority, when a prisoner pursues state post-convicti...

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Axon Enterprise, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission, 598 U.S. ____ (2023), allows federal district courts to consider constitutional challenges to administrative proceedings prior to the issuance of final rulings...

The U.S. Supreme Court has concluded its oral arguments for the 2022-2023 Term. The Court’s final week included four cases, with issues ranging from bankruptcy to RICO to government takings. Below is a brief summary of the issues before the Cou...

In Wilkins v. United States, 598 U.S. ____ (2023), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Quiet Title Act’s statute of limitations is a claim-processing rule rather than a bright-line rule that constrains a court's jurisdiction. Justice Sonia Sotom...

The Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in a closely watched case involving intellectual property law and First Amendment principles. The case, Jack Daniel’s Properties v VIP Products, centers on where courts should draw the line between p...

In Perez v. Sturgis Public Schools, 598 U.S. ____ (2023), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a deaf student seeking compensatory damages under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for the denial of a free and appropriate education may proceed wit...

In Delaware v. Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, 598 U.S. ____ (2023), the U.S. Supreme Court held that uncashed MoneyGram checks are governed by the Disposition of Abandoned Money Orders and Traveler's Check Act (FDA) and should be returned to the state ...

In Bittner v. United States, 598 U.S. ____ (2023), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the penalty for the nonwillful failure to file a Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) is $10,000 per report rather than per account. "Best read, th...

In Cruz v. Arizona, 598 U.S. ____ (2023), the U.S. Supreme Court sided with John Montenegro Cruz, a death row inmate in Arizona. According to a 5-4 majority, Arizona erred in refusing to apply the Court’s precedent set forth in Simmons v. Sou...

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two big cases involving Big Tech this week. The cases, Gonzalez v. Google and Twitter v. Taamneh, are expected to further define the immunity enjoyed by Internet platforms. Section 230 Immunity ...