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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, neces...
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 Civi...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 expropriat...
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 ...
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 boun...
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-hou...
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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...
Supreme Court Expands Judicial Review of Agency Actions
by DONALD SCARINCI on
In McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates, Inc. v. McKesson Corp., 606 U.S. ____ (2025), the U.S. Supre...
