U.S. Supreme Court Case Commentaries

Supreme Court's Expansive Interpretation of "Physical Force" in § 922(g)(9): United States v. Castleman Introduction United States v. James Al Castleman, 572 U.S. 157 (2014), is a significant Supreme...

Severance Payments Recognized as Taxable Wages Under FICA: United States v. Quality Stores, Inc. Introduction The landmark case of United States v. Quality Stores, Inc., decided by the U.S. Supreme...

Establishing Business Standing under the Lanham Act: Lexmark v. Static Control Components Introduction The Supreme Court case Lexmark International, Inc. v. Static Control Components, Inc., 572 U.S....

Termination of Railroad Easements: Restoration of Full Land Ownership Upon Abandonment Under the General Railroad Right–of–Way Act of 1875 Introduction The Supreme Court case Marvin M. Brandt...

BG Group v. Argentina: Reinforcing Arbitrator Primacy in Treaty Arbitration Clauses Introduction In the landmark case of BG Group PLC v. Republic of Argentina, the United States Supreme Court...

Advance Knowledge Standard for Aiding and Abetting Under 18 U.S.C. §924(c): Rosemond v. United States Introduction In Justus C. ROSEMOND, Petitioner v. UNITED STATES, 572 U.S. 65 (2014), the United...

Article 12 of the Hague Convention Not Subject to Equitable Tolling: Supreme Court Establishes New Precedent Introduction The U.S. Supreme Court, in Manuel Jose Lozano v. Diana Lucia Montoya Alvarez,...

Broadening Whistleblower Protections: Supreme Court Rules 18 U.S.C. § 1514A Includes Contractor Employees Introduction In the landmark case of Lawson v. FMR LLC, 571 U.S. 429 (2014), the United...

Limits on Bankruptcy Court Authority to Surcharge Homestead Exemptions for Administrative Expenses Introduction In Stephen Law v. Alfred H. Siegel, Chapter 7 Trustee, 571 U.S. 415 (2014), the United...

Defining Military Installations under 18 U.S.C. § 1382: Supreme Court Clarifies Scope in United States v. Apel Introduction The Supreme Court case United States v. John Dennis Apel (571 U.S. 359)...

Supreme Court Upholds SLUSA Non-Preemption in State-Law Class Actions Over Misrepresentations Tangential to Covered Securities Introduction The Supreme Court of the United States, in the case of...

Clarifying the Scope of SLUSA: Supreme Court Upholds State-Law Class Actions in Tangential Securities Fraud Cases Introduction In the landmark case Chadbourne & Parke LLP v. Samuel Troice et al.,...

Warrantless Consent Searches in Joint Occupancy: The Fernandez v. California Decision Introduction The Supreme Court case Fernandez v. California, 571 U.S. 292 (2014), addresses the complexities...

Reaffirming Personal Jurisdiction Principles: Walden v. Fiore Introduction Walden v. Fiore et al. (571 U.S. 277) is a landmark 2014 decision by the United States Supreme Court that addresses the...

Grand Jury Probable Cause Findings Final and Non-Reviewable in Pre-Trial Asset Seizure Introduction In the landmark case Kerri L. Kaley, et vir v. United States, 571 U.S. 320 (2014), the United...

Hinton v. Alabama: Affirming Expanded Interpretation of Effective Assistance of Counsel Under Strickland Introduction Hinton v. Alabama, 571 U.S. 263 (2014), is a landmark decision by the United...

But-For Causation Required for Mandatory Minimum Penalties under §841(b)(1)(C): Burrage v. United States Introduction Burrage v. United States, 571 U.S. 204 (2014), is a landmark decision by the...

Interpreting "Changing Clothes" under FLSA §203(o): Sandifer v. U.S. Steel Introduction In Sandifer v. United States Steel Corporation, the U.S. Supreme Court addressed a pivotal issue concerning the...

Supreme Court Upholds ATSA Immunity for Materially True Statements: Air Wisconsin Airlines Corp. v. Hoeper Introduction Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation v. William L. Hoeper is a significant...

Preserving the Patentee’s Burden of Proof in Declaratory Judgment Actions: Insights from Medtronic v. Mirowski Family Ventures Introduction Medtronic, Inc. v. Mirowski Family Ventures, LLC is a...