Greetings, Court fans! The Court has been busy again this week with five new opinions and five new cert grants so far. This Update covers the cert grants and two of the opinions, Lawson v. FMR LLC (12-3), holding that the whistleblower protections of the...
Greetings, Court fans! We’re back to wrap up last week’s decisions: Rosemond v. United States (12-895), on criminal aiding and abetting; Lozano v. Montoya Alvarez (12-820), addressing international child abduction; and BG Group PLC v. Republic of Argentina...
Greetings, Court fans! We’re back with yesterday’s decision and orders. The Government was hoisted by its own petard in Marvin M. Brandt Revocable Trust v. United States (12-1173), a case that could significantly impede federal efforts to convert abandoned...
Greetings, Court fans! This Update covers two of the Court’s three decisions from last week, a good week for toner and tax aficionados: Lexmark v. Static Control Components (12-873), on who can maintain an action for false advertising under the Lanham Act; and...
Greetings, Court fans! The Court surprised us with an early decision last week in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission (12-536), striking down aggregate limits on campaign contributions. Rather than waiting until the end of the Term, the Court handed down the...
