Tag: U.S. Supreme Court

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in four cases. One of the most closely watched is Percoco v. United States, which involves the scope of a key federal bribery law. The question before the justices is whether private citizens ca...

The U.S. Supreme Court recently agreed to consider a case that is expected to define the scope of federal identity theft law. The specific issue before the Court in Dubin v. United States is whether identity theft occurs anytime a person uses someon...

The U.S. Supreme Court recently agreed to consider Google v. Gonzalez, which involves the scope of Section 230 of the Communications and Decency Act of 1996, a statute that predates the rise of platforms like Twitter, Google, and YouTube. The specif...

In December, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, which is one of the term’s potential blockbusters. The case involves whether businesses that offer custom goods or services can refuse service to LGBTQ cus...

The U.S. Supreme Court started its October 2022 Term with an environmental case that is poised to make waves. The issue in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency is the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate wetlands under the...

In the wake of its controversial 2021 term, all eyes will be on the Supreme Court when the justices return to the bench in October. One of the biggest cases to watch is Moore v. Harper, an elections case out of North Carolina that involves how much ...

In Egbert v. Boule, 596 U.S. ____ (2022), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the authority of a court to imply a cause of action under Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388 (1971), does not extend to either a ...

In Morgan v. Sundance, Inc., 596 U. S. ____ (2022), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals erred in adopting an arbitration-specific rule conditioning a waiver of the right to arbitrate on a showing of prejudice. Accordi...

In Federal Election Commission v. Ted Cruz for Senate, 596 U.S. ____ (2022), the U.S. Supreme Court held that Section 304 of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 — which limits the amount of post-election contributions that may be used to re...

The Supreme Court’s January sitting started off with the late addition of two cases challenging vaccine mandates imposed by the Biden Administration. The first, Biden v. Missouri, involves a federal rule requiring all health care workers at facili...