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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...

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 ...

The U.S. Supreme Court recently granted certiorari in Counterman v. Colorado, which involves the standard for determining when statements are “true threats” that are not protected by the First Amendment. The justices previously agreed to address...

The U.S. Supreme Court has added another high-profile case to its docket, agreeing to address the religious rights of employees. The case, Groff v. DeJoy, centers on the “undue hardship” standard, which prohibits employers from terminating worke...

The U.S. Supreme Court issued its first opinion of the 2022-2023 Term. In Arellano v. McDonough, 598 U. S. ____ (2023), a unanimous Court held that the effective date of an award of service-related disability compensation to a veteran of the United ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has failed to discover who leaked a draft of the Court’s opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade. According to the Court’s investigatory report, the Court “has to date bee...

The U.S. Supreme Court returned to the bench this week to begin their February session. The justices heard oral arguments in four cases, two of which involved labor disputes. In the most high-profile case of the week, the Court addressed the scope o...