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After taking a break for the Thanksgiving holiday, the U.S. Supreme Court had a busy week. The justices heard oral arguments in five cases, one of which involves whether law enfo...

The U.S. Supreme Court issued its first full opinion of the October 2017 term in Hamer v Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago, 583 U.S. ____ (2017). While the decision is not...

The U.S. Supreme Court recently decided Kernan v Cuero, 583 U.S. ____ (2017). In its per curium opinion, the Court held that the defendant was not entitled to specific performanc...

The Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in Patchak v Zinke. The case involves whether Congress can enact a statute that withdraws federal court jurisdiction over a pendin...

The U.S. Supreme Court ended a busy first month of the new term with oral arguments in three cases. Two of the cases involve writs of habeas corpus, while the second centers on...

The U.S. Supreme Court recently granted certiorari in United States v Microsoft Corp. The high-tech case involves whether an email provider that has been served with a warrant mu...

On October 10, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court ended one of the lawsuits challenging the Trump Administration’s travel ban. The Court vacated the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal’...

In its second week of oral arguments, the U.S. Supreme Court considered three cases. The most notable was Jesner v. Arab Bank, PLC. The case will determine whether corporations c...

The U.S. Supreme Court recently removed Trump v. International Refugee Assistance Project and Trump v. Hawaii from its October calendar. The justices were scheduled to hear oral ...

The U.S. Supreme Court will consider six cases in its first week of oral arguments. Several of the cases are among the Court’s most anticipated, touching on issues such as part...