United States v. Skrmetti
The Supreme Court reviewed Tennessee's Senate Bill 1 (SB1), which prohibits certain medical treatments for transgender minors, to determine if it violates the Equal Protection Clause. The Court concluded that…
View PDFOklahoma v. EPA
The Supreme Court reviewed the venue for challenges to the EPA's disapproval of state implementation plans (SIPs) under the Clean Air Act. The Court determined that these disapprovals are locally…
View PDFEPA v. Calumet Shreveport Refining, L.L.C.
The Supreme Court addressed the venue for judicial review of EPA's denial of small refinery exemption petitions under the Clean Air Act. The Court determined that these denials are locally…
View PDFNRC v. Texas
The Supreme Court reversed the Fifth Circuit's decision, holding that Texas and Fasken were not entitled to judicial review of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's licensing decision for a nuclear storage…
View PDFA. J. T. v. Osseo Area Schools, Independent School Dist. No. 279
The Supreme Court reviewed a case involving A. J. T., a student with epilepsy, whose parents alleged that her school district violated the ADA and Rehabilitation Act by not providing…
View PDFSoto v. United States
In Soto v. United States, the Supreme Court determined that the CRSC statute provides a unique settlement mechanism for combat-related special compensation claims, displacing the Barring Act's default procedures. The…
View PDFParrish v. United States
In Parrish v. United States, the Supreme Court addressed whether a litigant must file a second notice of appeal after a court reopens the appeal period. The Court reversed the…
View PDFMartin v. United States
The Supreme Court vacated and remanded the Eleventh Circuit's decision in Martin v. United States, addressing the scope of the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) exceptions. The Court clarified that…
View PDFCommissioner v. Zuch
The Supreme Court addressed the jurisdiction of the United States Tax Court in cases where the IRS is no longer pursuing a levy. The Court determined that the Tax Court…
View PDFRivers v. Guerrero
The Supreme Court reviewed the procedural requirements under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA) for second or successive habeas petitions. The case involved Danny Rivers, who filed a…
View PDFCC/Devas (Mauritius) Ltd. v. Antrix Corp.
The Supreme Court reviewed a case involving CC/Devas (Mauritius) Ltd. and Antrix Corp., focusing on personal jurisdiction under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA). The Ninth Circuit had reversed a…
View PDFCatholic Charities Bureau, Inc. v. Wisconsin Labor and Industry Review Comm’n.
The Supreme Court reversed the Wisconsin Supreme Court's decision, which denied Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. an exemption from unemployment compensation taxes. The Court found that the application of the Wisconsin…
View PDFSmith & Wesson Brands, Inc. v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos
The Supreme Court addressed a lawsuit filed by the Government of Mexico against American gun manufacturers, alleging they aided illegal gun sales to Mexican cartels. The Court found that the…
View PDFAmes v. Ohio Department of Youth Services
In Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, the Supreme Court addressed the application of Title VII in a case involving alleged discrimination based on sexual orientation. The Court vacated…
View PDFSeven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County
The Supreme Court reviewed the D.C. Circuit's decision regarding the U.S. Surface Transportation Board's approval of a railroad project. The Court found that the D.C. Circuit did not provide the…
View PDFBarnes v. Felix
In Barnes v. Felix, the Supreme Court addressed the use of excessive force by law enforcement under the Fourth Amendment. The Court vacated and remanded the lower court's decision, emphasizing…
View PDFAdvocate Christ Medical Center v. Kennedy
The Supreme Court addressed whether patients are considered 'entitled to [SSI] benefits' for the Medicare fraction when they are eligible for SSI payments during the month of hospitalization. The Court…
View PDFMonsalvo Velazquez v. Bondi
The Supreme Court reviewed Monsalvo Velazquez's petition regarding the interpretation of the voluntary departure deadline under 8 U.S.C. § 1229c(b)(2). The Court determined that deadlines falling on weekends or holidays…
View PDFCunningham v. Cornell Univ.
The Supreme Court addressed whether plaintiffs must plead that certain exemptions do not apply when alleging prohibited transactions under ERISA. The Court concluded that plaintiffs need only allege the elements…
View PDFFDA v. Wages and White Lion Investments, LLC
The Supreme Court reviewed whether the FDA lawfully denied authorization for Wages and White Lion Investments to market certain e-cigarette products. The Court vacated the Fifth Circuit's decision, which had…
View PDFBondi v. Vanderstok
The Supreme Court reviewed the ATF's rule interpreting the Gun Control Act to include weapon parts kits and unfinished frames or receivers. The Court found the rule consistent with the…
View PDFUnited States v. Miller
The Supreme Court addressed the scope of sovereign immunity waivers under the Bankruptcy Code, specifically whether § 106(a) waives immunity for state-law claims within a § 544(b) claim. The Court…
View PDFDelligatti v. United States
In Delligatti v. United States, the Supreme Court addressed whether New York's second-degree murder, which can be committed by omission, qualifies as a 'crime of violence' under 18 U.S.C. §…
View PDFCity and County of San Francisco v. EPA
The Supreme Court addressed whether the EPA could impose 'end-result' requirements in NPDES permits under the Clean Water Act. The Court determined that Section 1311(b)(1)(C) does not authorize such provisions,…
View PDFDewberry Group, Inc. v. Dewberry Engineers Inc.
The Supreme Court addressed the calculation of 'defendant's profits' under the Lanham Act in a trademark infringement case between Dewberry Engineers and Dewberry Group. The Court vacated and remanded a…
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