Supreme Court Update: Wellness International Network, Ltd. v. Shariff (13-935); Commil USA, LLC v. Cisco Systems, Inc. (13-896) and Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel Carter (12-1497)

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court fans! This past week the Court released important decisions in the areas of bankruptcy law (Wellness International Network, Ltd v. Shariff (13-935), patent law (Commil USA, LLC v. Cisco Systems, Inc. (13-896), and the False Claims Act (Kellogg Brown...

Supreme Court Update: Elonis v. United States (13-983), Taylor v. Barkes (14-939) and Bank of America v. Caulkett (13-1421)

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court fans! The Court handed down four opinions and a summary reversal to kick off the busiest month of the term. This update will cover Elonis v. United States (13-983), the much anticipated “Facebook threats” case, along with Taylor v. Barkes...

Supreme Court Update: Zivotovsky v. Kerry (13-628), Mellouli v. Lynch (13-628) and Order List

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court Fans! The Court issued only one decision this week, but it was a biggie: Zivotovsky v. Kerry (13-628), aka the “Jerusalem passport case,” which will surely find its way into the separation-of-powers chapter of Con Law casebooks in short...

Supreme Court Update: Kerry v. Din (13-1402), Mata v. Lynch (14-185) and Baker Botts v. ASARCO (14-103)

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court fans! The Court took care of some additional throat-clearing on Monday, handing down three decisions: Kerry v. Din (13-1402), holding that no additional process was due a U.S. citizen whose husband’s visa application was denied; Mata v. Lynch...

Supreme Court Update: Reed v. Town of Gilbert (13-502) and Walker v. Texas Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc. (14-144)

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court Fans!The trickle has officially become a flood. On Thursday, the Court released six new decisions, on top of the three from Monday. That leaves eleven more as we make our way down the home stretch. In this Update, we’ll cover the pair of First...