- + Culley v. Marshall—The case involves two petitioners, Halima Culley and Lena Sutton, who loaned their cars to others who were subsequently arrested for drug-related offe...
- + Warner Chappell Music, Inc. v. Nealy—The case revolves around a dispute between Sherman Nealy and Warner Chappell Music, Inc. Nealy, who co-founded Music Specialist, Inc. in 1983, alleged...
- + Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Laufer—Deborah Laufer has filed numerous lawsuits against hotels for not providing information on their websites about the availability of rooms accessible t...
- + Bissonnette v. LePage Bakeries Park St., LLC—Neal Bissonnette and Tyler Wojnarowski, distributors for Flowers Foods, Inc., a major producer and marketer of baked goods, sued the company for alleg...
- + Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. v. Moab Partners, L. P.—The case revolves around Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation and its subsidiary's business of storing liquid commodities, including No. 6 fuel oil. I...
- + Sheetz v. El Dorado County—George Sheetz sought to build a small, prefabricated home on his residential parcel of land in El Dorado County, California. However, to obtain a perm...
- + Wilkinson v. Garland—The Supreme Court of the United States considered whether an Immigration Judge's (IJ) determination of "exceptional and extremely unusual hardship" fo...
- + FBI v. Fikre—The case involves Yonas Fikre, a U.S. citizen and Sudanese emigree, who brought a lawsuit alleging that the government unlawfully placed him on the No...
- + Lindke v. Freed—In a case involving a city manager's personal social media account, a citizen sued the city manager under 42 U.S.C. §1983, alleging that his First Ame...
- + Pulsifer v. United States—The Supreme Court of the United States decided in the case of Mark Pulsifer, who was convicted for distributing methamphetamine and sought to minimize...
- + Trump v. Anderson—In this case, a group of Colorado voters contended that Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment prohibits former President Donald J. Trump from holding ...
- + McElrath v. Georgia—In 2012, Damian McElrath, a young man diagnosed with multiple serious mental health disorders, killed his mother. Georgia charged McElrath with three ...
- + Great Lakes Insurance SE v. Raiders Retreat Realty Co.—In a maritime insurance dispute between Great Lakes Insurance, a German company, and Raiders Retreat Realty, a Pennsylvania company, the Supreme Court...
- + Department of Agriculture Rural Development Rural Housing Service v. Kirtz—A consumer, Reginald Kirtz, secured a loan from the Rural Housing Service, part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Although Kirtz repaid his loan ...
- + Murray v. UBS Securities, LLC—Trevor Murray worked as a research strategist at UBS, a securities firm. His job involved reporting on commercial mortgage-backed securities markets t...
- + Department of Education v. Brown—Before the resumption of federal student-loan repayments that had been suspended during the coronavirus pandemic, the Secretary of Education announced...
- + Biden v. Nebraska—The Higher Education Act governs federal financial aid, 20 U.S.C. 1070(a), and authorizes the Secretary of Education to cancel or reduce loans held by...
- + 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis—Smith, wanting to expand her graphic design business to include wedding websites, worried that the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act would require her ...
- + Groff v. DeJoy—Groff, an Evangelical Christian who believes that Sunday should be devoted to worship and rest, took a mail delivery job with the Postal Service (USPS...
- + Abitron Austria GmbH v. Hetronic International, Inc.—Hetronic (a U.S. company) manufactures remote controls for construction equipment. Abitron Austria, once a licensed Hetronic distributor, claimed owne...
- + Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College—In the Harvard College admissions process, “race is a determinative tip for” a significant percentage “of all admitted African American and Hispanic a...
- + Counterman v. Colorado—From 2014-2016, Counterman sent hundreds of Facebook messages to C.W., a local musician. Each time C.W. tried to block him, Counterman created a new F...
- + Moore v. Harper—The U.S. Constitution's Election Clause requires the legislature of each state to prescribe rules governing federal elections. Following the 2020 dece...
- + Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co.—Mallory worked as a Norfolk mechanic for 20 years in Ohio and Virginia. After leaving the company, Mallory moved to Pennsylvania, then returned to Vir...
- + United States v. Texas—In 2021, the Secretary of Homeland Security promulgated Guidelines for the Enforcement of Civil Immigration Law that prioritize the arrest and removal...
- + Samia v. United States—Samia, Hunter, and Stillwell were tried jointly for the murder-for-hire of Lee, a real estate broker. The prosecution argued that Hunter had hired Sam...
- + United States v. Hansen—Hansen promised hundreds of noncitizens a path to U.S. citizenship through “adult adoption,” earning nearly $2 million from his fraudulent scheme. The...
- + Coinbase, Inc. v. Bielski—Bielski filed a putative class action, alleging that Coinbase, an online currency platform, failed to replace funds fraudulently taken from its users’...
- + Jones v. Hendrix—In 2000, Jones was convicted on two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1). The Eighth Circuit affirmed Jones’ con...
- + Arizona v. Navajo Nation—An 1868 treaty established the Navajo Reservation that today spans some 17 million acres, almost entirely in the Colorado River Basin. While the Tribe...
- + Yegiazaryan v. Smagin—Smagin won a multimillion-dollar arbitration award against Yegiazaryan stemming from the misappropriation of funds in Moscow. Because Yegiazaryan live...
- + Pugin v. Garland—Two noncitizens were determined removable because they had convictions for aggravated felonies, offenses “relating to obstruction of justice,” 8 U.S.C...
- + United States ex rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources, Inc.—The False Claims Act (FCA) imposes civil liability on those who present false or fraudulent claims for payment to the federal government, 31 U.S.C. 37...
- + Lora v. United States—A federal court imposing multiple prison sentences typically has discretion to run the sentences concurrently or consecutively, 18 U.S.C. 3584. Sectio...
- + Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Coughlin—The Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians is a federally recognized Indian tribe. One of its businesses extended Coughlin a payday lo...
- + Haaland v. Brackeen—The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) governs state court adoption and foster care proceedings involving Indian children, requiring placement of an Indi...
- + Smith v. United States—Smith was indicted in the Northern District of Florida for theft of trade secrets from StrikeLines’ website. Smith moved to dismiss the indictment, ci...
- + Jack Daniel's™ Properties, Inc. v. VIP Products LLC—VIP makes a chewable dog toy that looks like a Jack Daniel’s whiskey bottle; the words “Jack Daniel’s” become “Bad Spaniels.” “Old No. 7 Brand Tennes...
- + Dubin v. United States—Dubin was convicted of healthcare fraud, 18 U.S.C. 1347 after he overbilled Medicaid for psychological testing performed by his company. The prosecuti...
- + Health and Hospital Corp. of Marion County v. Talevski—After Talevski’s move to a nursing home proved problematic, Talevski sued a county-owned nursing home (HHC) under 42 U.S.C. 1983, claiming that HHC’s ...
- + Allen v. Milligan—In 1992, Voting Rights Act (52 U.S.C. 10301) Section 2 litigation challenging Alabama’s districting map resulted in Alabama’s first majority-black dis...
- + Slack Technologies, LLC v. Pirani—Slack, a technology company, conducted a direct listing to sell its shares to the public on the New York Stock Exchange. Pursuant to the Securities Ac...
- + Glacier Northwest, Inc. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters—Glacier delivers concrete using trucks with rotating drums that prevent the concrete from hardening. After a collective-bargaining agreement between ...
- + United States ex rel. Schutte v. Supervalu Inc.—Petitioners sued retail pharmacies under the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. 3729, which permits private parties to bring lawsuits in the name of th...
- + Dupree v. Younger—Younger claims that during his pretrial detention in a Maryland state prison, Lieutenant Dupree ordered guards to attack him. Younger sued Dupree for ...
- + Tyler v. Hennepin County—Tyler's Hennepin County, Minnesota condominium accumulated about $15,000 in unpaid real estate taxes plus interest and penalties. The County seized th...
- + Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency—Sackett began backfilling an Idaho lot with dirt to build a home. The Environmental Protection Agency informed Sackett that the property contained wet...
- + Calcutt v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation—Following the 2007-2009 “Great Recession,” the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) brought an enforcement action against Calcutt, the former ...
- + Andy Warhol Foundation for Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith—In 1984, Goldsmith, a portrait artist, granted Vanity Fair a one-time license to use a Prince photograph to illustrate a story about the musician. Van...
- + Amgen Inc. v. Sanofi—LDL cholesterol can lead to cardiovascular disease, heart attacks, and strokes. PCSK9 is a naturally occurring protein that degrades LDL receptors res...
- + Polselli v. Internal Revenue Service—When the IRS issues a summons, it must generally provide notice to any person identified in the summons, 26 U.S.C. 7609(a)(1). Anyone entitled to such...
- + Twitter, Inc. v. Taamneh—A 2017 terrorist attack on an Istanbul nightclub, committed on behalf of ISIS, killed Alassaf and 38 others. Alassaf’s family sued Facebook, Twitter, ...
- + Ohio Adjutant General's Department v. Federal Labor Relations Authority—The Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute (FSLMRS) provides for collective bargaining between federal agencies and their employees’ union...
- + Gonzalez v. Google LLC—In 2015, ISIS terrorists unleashed coordinated attacks across Paris, killing 130 victims, including Gonzalez, a 23-year-old U.S. citizen. Gonzalez’s f...
- + Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico v. Centro De Periodismo Investigativo, Inc.—The Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA), 48 U.S.C. 2101, creates the Financial Oversight and Management Board, an ...
- + National Pork Producers Council v. Ross—California’s Proposition 12 forbids the in-state sale of whole pork meat that comes from breeding pigs (or their immediate offspring) that are “confin...
- + Santos-Zacaria v. Garland—Santos-Zacaria, a noncitizen in removal proceedings, was denied protection from removal. The Fifth Circuit dismissed Santos-Zacaria’s petition for rev...
- + Ciminelli v. United States—Then-New York Governor Cuomo’s “Buffalo Billion” initiative administered through Fort Schuyler Management Corporation, a nonprofit affiliated with SUN...
- + Percoco v. United States—Percoco served as the Executive Deputy Secretary to New York Governor Cuomo from 2011-2016. During an eight-month hiatus in 2014, Percoco resigned fro...
- + Reed v. Goertz—Convicted of the 1996 strangulation murder of Stites, Reed was sentenced to death. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed. Reed’s state and fede...
- + Turkiye Halk Bankasi A.S. v. United States—Halkbank is owned by the Republic of Turkey. The United States indicted Halkbank for conspiracy to evade economic sanctions imposed by the United Stat...
- + MOAC Mall Holdings LLC v. Transform Holdco LLC—In Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Sears, as a debtor in possession, exercised its rights under 11 U.S.C. 363(b)(1) and sold most of its assets to Transform, i...
- + Axon Enterprise, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission—The SEC and FTC initiated enforcement actions. Instead of making a claim within the Commission itself, and then (if needed) in a federal court of appe...
- + Wilkins v. United States—Petitioners acquired their properties along the road in 1991 and 2004; in 1962, their predecessors in interest had granted the government an easement ...
- + Perez v. Sturgis Public Schools—The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), 20 U.S.C. 1400, includes administrative procedures for resolving disputes concerning a free an...
- + Delaware v. Pennsylvania—The Disputed Instruments, prepaid financial instruments used to transfer funds to a named payee, are sold by banks on behalf of MoneyGram and others. ...
- + Bittner v. United States—The Bank Secrecy Act requires U.S. persons with financial interests in foreign accounts to file an “FBAR” annual Report of Foreign Bank and Financial ...
- + Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. v. Hewitt—Hewitt filed suit under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which guarantees overtime pay to covered employees when they work more than 40 hours a we...
- + Bartenwerfer v. Buckley—Kate and David Bartenwerfer remodeled the house they jointly owned. David oversaw the project. Kate remained largely uninvolved. They sold the house t...
- + Cruz v. Arizona—Cruz, convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death, argued that under the Supreme Court’s “Simmons” decision, he should have been allowed to inf...
- + Arellano v. McDonough—Approximately 30 years after Arellano’s honorable discharge from the Navy, a VA regional office granted Arellano service-connected disability benefits...
- + Biden v. Texas—In 2019, the Department of Homeland Security implemented the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP): certain non-Mexican nationals arriving by land from M...
- + West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency—In 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promulgated the Clean Power Plan rule, which addressed carbon dioxide emissions from existing power...
- + Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta—Castro-Huerta was convicted of child neglect in Oklahoma state court. The Supreme Court subsequently held that the Creek Nation’s eastern Oklahoma res...
- + Torres v. Texas Department of Public Safety—Enacted pursuant to Article I of the Constitution, the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA), gives returning service mem...
- + Kennedy v. Bremerton School District—Kennedy lost his job as a high school football coach after he knelt at midfield after games to offer a quiet personal prayer. The Ninth Circuit affir...
- + Concepcion v. United States—Concepcion pleaded guilty to distributing crack cocaine, 21 U.S.C. 841(a)(1), and was sentenced, in 2009, to 228 months in prison. The career offender...
- + Ruan v. United States—Two medical doctors, licensed to prescribe controlled substances, were convicted for violating 21 U.S.C. 841, which makes it a crime, “[e]xcept as aut...
- + Becerra v. Empire Health Foundation, For Valley Hospital Medical Center—Once a person turns 65 or has received federal disability benefits for 24 months, he becomes “entitled” to Medicare Part A, 42 U.S.C. 426(a)–(b) benef...
- + Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization—Mississippi’s Gestational Age Act provides that “[e]xcept in a medical emergency or in the case of a severe fetal abnormality, a person shall not inte...
- + Vega v. Tekoh—Los Angeles County Deputy Vega questioned Tekoh at the medical center where Tekoh worked regarding the reported sexual assault of a patient. Vega did ...
- + Nance v. Ward—A prisoner who challenges a state’s proposed method of execution under the Eighth Amendment must identify a readily available alternative method that ...
- + Berger v. North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP—North Carolina amended its Constitution to require photographic identification for in-person voting. S.B. 824 was enacted to implement the amendment. ...
- + New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen—The State of .New York makes it a crime to possess a firearm without a license. An individual who wants to carry a firearm outside his home may obtain...
- + Shoop v. Twyford—Twyford was convicted of aggravated murder and was sentenced to death. Ohio courts affirmed his conviction and sentence, then denied post-conviction r...
- + Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan v. DaVita Inc.—The employer-sponsored group health plan offers all of its participants the same limited coverage for outpatient dialysis. A dialysis provider sued th...
- + United States v. Washington—Washington enacted a workers’ compensation law that applied only to Hanford site workers who were “engaged in the performance of work, either directly...
- + United States v. Taylor—Following an unsuccessful robbery during which his accomplice shot a man, Taylor was charged under the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. 1951(a), and with committi...
- + Carson v. Makin—Maine offers tuition assistance for parents who live in school districts that neither operate a secondary school nor contract with a school in another...
- + George v. McDonough—George joined the Marine Corps in 1975 without disclosing his history of schizophrenic episodes. His medical examination noted no mental disorders. Ge...
- + Ysleta del Sur Pueblo v. Texas—In 1968, Congress recognized the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Indian tribe. In 1983, Texas renounced its trust responsibilities with respect to the Tribe an...
- + Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana—California’s Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) authorizes any “aggrieved employee” to initiate an action against a former employer on be...
- + American Hospital Association v. Becerra—The formula that the Department of Health and Human Services must employ annually to set reimbursement rates for certain outpatient prescription drugs...
- + Golan v. Saada—Golan, a U.S. citizen, married Saada, an Italian citizen, in Italy, where, in 2016, they had a son, B. In 2018, Golan flew to the United States and m...
- + Kemp v. United States—Kemp and seven codefendants were convicted of drug and gun crimes. The Eleventh Circuit consolidated their appeals and, in November 2013, affirmed the...
- + ZF Automotive U. S., Inc. v. Luxshare, Ltd.—Parties involved in arbitration proceedings abroad sought discovery in the U.S. under 28 U.S.C. 1782(a), which authorizes a district court to order th...
- + Denezpi v. United States—The Bureau of Indian Affairs filed a CFR court complaint against Denezpi, a member of the Navajo Nation, charging Denezpi with crimes alleged to have ...
- + Garland v. Gonzalez—The named plaintiffs, aliens who were detained under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. 1231(a)(6) after reentering the United States...
- + Johnson v. Arteaga-Martinez—Arteaga-Martinez, a citizen of Mexico, was removed and reentered the U.S. His earlier removal order was reinstated and he was detained under 8 U.S.C....
- + McIntosh v. United States—The case revolves around Louis McIntosh, who was indicted on multiple counts of Hobbs Act robbery and firearm offenses. The indictment demanded that M...
- + Muldrow v. City of St. Louis—Sergeant Jatonya Clayborn Muldrow, a police officer in the St. Louis Police Department, alleged that she was transferred from her position in the Inte...
- + DeVillier v. Texas—Richard DeVillier and over 120 other property owners in Texas alleged that the State of Texas had taken their property for stormwater storage without ...
- + Rudisill v. McDonough—The case involves a dispute over the interpretation of the Montgomery GI Bill and the Post-9/11 GI Bill, both of which provide educational benefits to...
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