U.S. Supreme Court Case Commentaries

Reaffirming Gingles: Supreme Court Upholds Alabama's Districting Plan Violating the Voting Rights Act

Date: Jun 9, 2023

Reaffirming Gingles: Supreme Court Upholds Alabama's Districting Plan Violating the Voting Rights Act Introduction In Wes Allen, Alabama Secretary of State, et al. v. Evan Milligan, et al. and Marcus...

Narrowing the Scope of Aggravated Identity Theft: Dubin v. United States

Date: Jun 9, 2023

Narrowing the Scope of Aggravated Identity Theft: Dubin v. United States Introduction In the landmark case of David Fox Dubin v. United States (143 S. Ct. 1557, 2023), the Supreme Court of the United...

Supreme Court Establishes Subjective Scienter Standard in FCA Cases

Date: Jun 2, 2023

Supreme Court Establishes Subjective Scienter Standard in FCA Cases Introduction The Supreme Court of the United States recently rendered a landmark decision in United States v. SuperValu Inc.,...

Limitation of §11 Liability to Traceable Securities: Slack Technologies v. Pirani

Date: Jun 2, 2023

Limitation of §11 Liability to Traceable Securities: Slack Technologies v. Pirani Introduction Slack Technologies, LLC, FKA Slack Technologies, Inc., et al. v. Fiyyaz Pirani is a landmark case...

Supreme Court Defines Scienter in False Claims Act as Subjective Knowledge

Date: Jun 2, 2023

Supreme Court Defines Scienter in False Claims Act as Subjective Knowledge Introduction In the landmark case United States et al. ex rel. Schutte et al. v. SuperValu Inc. et al. and United States ex...

NLRA Preemption and Tort Claims: Insights from Glacier Northwest v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters

Date: Jun 2, 2023

NLRA Preemption and Tort Claims: Insights from Glacier Northwest v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters Supreme Court of the United States, 2023 Introduction The case of Glacier Northwest, Inc.,...

Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency: Redefining "Waters of the United States"

Date: May 26, 2023

Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency: Redefining "Waters of the United States" 1. Introduction Sackett et al. v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 143 S. Ct. 1322 (2023), is a landmark...

Excess Surplus in Tax Foreclosure Constitutes a Fifth Amendment Taking: Tyler v. Hennepin County

Date: May 26, 2023

Excess Surplus in Tax Foreclosure Constitutes a Fifth Amendment Taking: Tyler v. Hennepin County Introduction In the landmark case Geraldine Tyler v. Hennepin County, Minnesota, et al., the United...

Dupree v. Younger: Clarifying Appellate Preservation of Pure Legal Issues in Summary Judgment

Date: May 26, 2023

Dupree v. Younger: Clarifying Appellate Preservation of Pure Legal Issues in Summary Judgment Introduction In Dupree v. Younger (143 S. Ct. 1382, 2023), the Supreme Court of the United States...

Reaffirming the 'By Reason of' Standard and Mandating Remands: Insights from Harry C. Calcutt, III v. FDIC

Date: May 23, 2023

Reaffirming the 'By Reason of' Standard and Mandating Remands: Insights from Harry C. Calcutt, III v. FDIC Introduction In Harry C. Calcutt, III v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 143 S. Ct....

Supreme Court Upholds IRS Summons Powers Without Notice in Collection Phase

Date: May 19, 2023

Supreme Court Upholds IRS Summons Powers Without Notice in Collection Phase Introduction In the landmark case of Hanna Karcho Polselli, et al., Petitioners v. Internal Revenue Service (143 S. Ct....

Supreme Court's Decision in Arizona v. Mayorkas: Termination of Title 42 Immigration Orders and Its Legal Implications

Date: May 19, 2023

Supreme Court's Decision in Arizona v. Mayorkas: Termination of Title 42 Immigration Orders and Its Legal Implications Introduction The Supreme Court case Arizona, et al. v. Alejandro Mayorkas,...

Supreme Court Sets Strict Standards for 'Transformative Fair Use' in Copyright Cases

Date: May 19, 2023

Supreme Court Sets Strict Standards for 'Transformative Fair Use' in Copyright Cases Introduction The landmark case of Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Lynn Goldsmith (143 S. Ct....

Enablement in Patent Claims: Supreme Court Sets Bar in Amgen v. Sanofi

Date: May 19, 2023

Enablement in Patent Claims: Supreme Court Sets Bar in Amgen v. Sanofi Introduction The Supreme Court case Amgen Inc., et al. v. Sanofi, et al. (143 S. Ct. 1243, 2023) delves into the intricate...

Limiting Secondary Liability of Social Media Platforms under 18 U.S.C. §2333(d)(2): Analysis of Twitter, Inc. v. Mehier Taamneh

Date: May 19, 2023

Limiting Secondary Liability of Social Media Platforms under 18 U.S.C. §2333(d)(2): Analysis of Twitter, Inc. v. Mehier Taamneh Introduction In the landmark case of Twitter, Inc. v. Mehier Taamneh,...

Federal Labor Relations Jurisdiction Over State National Guards: Insights from 598 U.S.__ (2023)

Date: May 19, 2023

Federal Labor Relations Jurisdiction Over State National Guards: Insights from 598 U.S.__ (2023) Introduction In the landmark case 598 U.S.__ (2023) v. Federal Labor Relations Authority, et al., the...

Revisiting the Feasibility Standard in Eighth Amendment Execution Claims: Analysis of Hamm v. Smith

Date: May 16, 2023

Revisiting the Feasibility Standard in Eighth Amendment Execution Claims: Analysis of Hamm v. Smith Introduction The case of John Q. Hamm, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections v. Kenneth...

Supreme Court Sets New Precedent on Wire Fraud: Limiting to Traditional Property Interests

Date: May 12, 2023

Supreme Court Sets New Precedent on Wire Fraud: Limiting to Traditional Property Interests Introduction In the landmark case Louis Ciminelli v. United States, the Supreme Court addressed the scope of...

Clarifying the Scope of Honest-Services Fraud: Insights from Percoco v. United States

Date: May 12, 2023

Clarifying the Scope of Honest-Services Fraud: Insights from Percoco v. United States Introduction Percoco v. United States, decided by the Supreme Court on May 11, 2023, addresses the contentious...

Nonjurisdictional Nature of §1252(d)(1) in Immigration Removal Proceedings

Date: May 12, 2023

Nonjurisdictional Nature of §1252(d)(1) in Immigration Removal Proceedings Introduction In the landmark case Santos-Zacaria v. Garland, 21-1436 (2023), the Supreme Court of the United States...