This is the way October Term 2016 ends—not with a whimper, but a bang. After eight relatively sleepy months, the last day of the term brought enough excitement to warrant a T.S. Elliot misquote. To be sure, much of the bang came through end-of-term orders and cert grants for OT17, but the final decisions of the term packed something of a punch of their own.
Read More Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia v. Comer (15-577), California Public Employees’ Retirement System v. ANZ Securities (16-373), and Davila v. Davis (16-6219)
Impression Products, Inc. v. Lexmark International, Inc. (15-1189), County of Los Angeles v. Mendez (16-369), Esquivel-Quintana v. Sessions (16-54) and BNSF Railway Co. v. Tyrrell (16-405)
The Court packed four new opinions into this holiday-shortened week, including the first case to be decided by nine justices in sixteen months. In that case, BNSF Railway Co. v. Tyrrell (No. 16-405), The Nine held that the Federal Employers’ Liability Act does not create a special rule authorizing jurisdiction over railroads in any state in which they happen to do business. Scroll down
Read More Impression Products, Inc. v. Lexmark International, Inc. (15-1189), County of Los Angeles v. Mendez (16-369), Esquivel-Quintana v. Sessions (16-54) and BNSF Railway Co. v. Tyrrell (16-405)Cooper v. Harris (15-1262), TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Food Brands Grp. (16-341) and Water Splash, Inc. v. Menon (16-254)
We’re back with summaries of the three decisions handed down this past week, beginning with a major ruling on racial gerrymandering. Cooper v. Harris (15-1262) is one of two significant redistricting cases that were argued on the same day in December, which together make it much easier for plaintiffs to make out a case of unconstitutional racial gerrymandering. In the first, Bethune-Hill v. State Bd.
Read More Cooper v. Harris (15-1262), TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Food Brands Grp. (16-341) and Water Splash, Inc. v. Menon (16-254)Kindred Nursing Centers L.P. v. Clark (16-32); Midland Funding, LLC v. Johnson (16-348) and Howell v. Howell (15-1031)
The Court rang in the week with three more decisions—Cooper v. Harris (No. 15-1262), an important ruling clarifying the test for racial gerrymandering claims; TC Heartland v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC (No. 16-1341), an important ruling clarifying the scope of the patent venue statue; and Water Splash, Inc. v. Menon (No. 16-254), a . . . ruling clarifying that the
Read More Kindred Nursing Centers L.P. v. Clark (16-32); Midland Funding, LLC v. Johnson (16-348) and Howell v. Howell (15-1031)
Bank of America v. City of Miami (15-111) and Venezuela v. Helmerich & Pan Int’l Drilling (15-423)
The Nine (well, eight of them, with Gorsuch still taking no part in decisions argued before his appointment) were back in action yesterday, issuing three new opinions touching on the Federal Arbitration Act (Kindred Nursing Centers v. Clark (No. 16-32)), the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (Midland Funding v. Johnson (No. 16-348)), and the Uniformed Services Former Spouses’ Protection Act (
Read More Bank of America v. City of Miami (15-111) and Venezuela v. Helmerich & Pan Int’l Drilling (15-423)
Lewis v. Clarke (15-1500), Coventry Health Care v. Nevils (16-149), Nelson v. Colorado (15-1256), Manrique v. United States (15-7250), Dean v. United States (15-9260) and Order List
The Nine wrapped up arguments for OT16 last week, so it’s time to start playing catch-up. This Update will get us most of the way there, with summaries of: Lewis v. Clarke (No. 15-1500), a rare case from the Connecticut Supreme Court regarding whether lawsuits brought against tribal employees in their individual capacities implicate tribal sovereign immunity; Coventry Health Care v. Nevils (No. 16-149)
Read More Lewis v. Clarke (15-1500), Coventry Health Care v. Nevils (16-149), Nelson v. Colorado (15-1256), Manrique v. United States (15-7250), Dean v. United States (15-9260) and Order List