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SMITH & WESSON BRANDS, INC., ET AL. v. ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS

Kousisis v. Trump (Fraud)

Kousisis v. Trump Held: A defendant who induces a victim to enter into a transaction under materially false pretenses may be convicted of federal fraud even ...

AARP v. Trump (Alien Enemies Act)

AARP v. Trump PER CURIAM. The President has invoked the Alien Enemies Act (AEA), Rev. Stat. §4067, 50 U. S. C. §21, to remove Venezuelan nationals who are me...

Barnes v. Felix (Fourth Amendment)

Barnes v. FelixHeld: A claim that a law enforcement officer used excessive force during a stop or arrest is analyzed under the Fourth Amendment, which requires th...

Felicano v. Department of Transportation (Differential Pay / Veterans' Benefits)

In Feliciano v. Department of Transportation, the Supreme Court clarified the meaning of “during a national emergency” in a federal statute granting differential pay to federal civilian employees who serve as reservists. Nick Feliciano, a feder...

Advocate Christ v. Kennedy (Social Security Benefits)

In Advocate Christ Medical Center v. Kennedy, the Supreme Court addressed how to calculate the Medicare “disproportionate share hospital” (DSH) adjustment—a statutory formula that provides extra funding to hospitals serving many low-in...

Monsalvo Velazquez v. Bondi (Immigration)

In Monsalvo Velazquez v. Bondi  the Supreme Court held that when a voluntary departure deadline under 8 U.S.C. §1229c(b)(2) lands on a weekend...

Cunningham v. Cornell (ERISA)

In Cunningham v. Cornell University, the Supreme Court addressed a fundamental pleading question under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERIS...

Trump v. J. G. G. (Immigration / Habeas)

In Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, et al. v. J.G.G., et al., the Supreme Court granted the government’s application to vacate temporary restraining orders issued by the District Court for the District of Columbia, whic...

Department of Education v. California (TRO)

In Department of Education, et al. v. California, the Supreme Court in a per curiam decision granted the federal government’s application to stay a dist...

Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn (Civil RICO)

In Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn, the Supreme Court affirmed the Second Circuit and held that a plaintiff may seek treble damages under the civil RICO statute ...

FDA v. Wages and White Lion Investments, LLC (Administrative Law)

In FDA v. Wages and White Lion Investments, the Supreme Court unanimously vacated a Fifth Circuit decision that found the Food and Drug Administration acted arbitrarily and capriciously when it denied authorization for flavored e-cigar...

United States v. Miller (Bankruptcy)

In United States v. Miller, the Supreme Court reversed the Tenth Circuit and held that a bankruptcy trustee cannot use §544(b) of the Bankruptcy Code to claw bac...

Bondi v. Vanderstok (ATF Ghost Guns)

In Bondi v. Vanderstok, the Supreme Court reversed the Fifth Circuit and upheld the ATF’s 2022 rule interpreting the Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA) to cover certa...

Delligatti v. United States ("Crime of Violence")

In Delligatti v. United States, the Supreme Court held that New York attempted second-degree murder qualifies as a crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. §924(c) because the k...

Thompson v. United States (Criminal / False Statement)

In Thompson v. United States the Supreme Court held that 18 U.S.C. §1014, which prohibits “knowingly mak[ing] any false statement” to influence the FDIC’s actio...

San Francisco v. EPA (Admin Law / Clean Water Act)

​In City and County of San Francisco v. Environmental Protection Agency, the Supreme Court addressed the scope of the EPA's authority under the Clean Water Act (CWA). The case arose when the EPA issued a National Pollutant Discharge El...

Dewberry Group Inc v. Dewberry Engineers Inc (Trademark)

In Dewberry Group, Inc. v. Dewberry Engineers Inc., the Supreme Court addressed the scope of monetary remedies under the Lanham Act. The case arose from a trademark dispute between two entities using the "Dewberry" name. The district c...

Waetzig v. Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. (Arbitration / Civil Procedure)

In Waetzig v. Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., the Supreme Court held that a case voluntarily dismissed without prejudice under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure...

Glossip v. Oklahoma (Criminal Trial)

In Glossip v. Oklahoma, the Supreme Court held that a criminal defendant is entitled to a new trial when the prosecution knowingly fails to correct false tes...

Lackey v. Stinnie (Section 1983 Fees)

In Lackey v. Stinnie, the Supreme Court held that plaintiffs who secure only preliminary injunctive relief before their case becomes moot do not qualify as "prev...

Williams v. Reed (Civil Rights)

In Williams v. Reed, the Supreme Court rejects Alabama’s administrative-exhaustion rule, holding that states cannot require claimants to complete an allegedly de...

Wisconsin Bell v. US ex rel Heath (False Claims Act)

In Wisconsin Bell, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Heath, the Supreme Court unanimously affirms that E-Rate reimbursement requests qualify as “claims” under the F...

Hungary v. Simon

In Republic of Hungary v. Simon, the Supreme Court held the mere allegation of commingling funds doesn't satisfy the commercial nexus requirement under the Forei...