Supreme Court Update: Health & Hospital Corp. of Marion County v. Talevski (No. 21-806), Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Coughlin (No. 22-227), Smith v. United States (No. 21-1576)

Greetings, Court Fans! Hope you enjoyed a meaningful Juneteenth! We’re back with summaries of some of last week’s decisions: Health & Hospital Corp. of Marion County v. Talevski (No. 21-806), where the Court held that §1983 allows plaintiffs to enforce rights...

Jack Daniel’s Supreme Court Ruling Client Alert

The U.S. Supreme Court issued, on June 8, 2023, its decision in the much-watched Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc. v. VIP Products LLC case (Case No. 22-148). The decision holds that the parody defense is not as all-encompassing as perhaps once believed, and...

Supreme Court Update: Glacier Northwest v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 174 (No. 21-1449), Slack Technologies v. Pirani (No. 22-200), United States ex rel. Schutte v. SuperValu Inc. (No. 21-1326)

Greetings, Court Fans! Three more decisions on Thursday as the Court nears the final push of OT22. Though the cases held differing political valences, each essentially clarified the standard for stating various claims in federal court: In Glacier Northwest v....