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We’re back with Part II of our last-Thursday round-up, just in time for another decision dump from One First Street. This morning, the Court handed down decisions in Los Angeles v. Patel (13-1175), Kimble v. Marvel Enterprises (13-720), Horne v. Dep’t of Agriculture (14-275), and Kingsley v. Hendrickson (14-6368). We’ll get summaries of those to you just as…
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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 Amendment cases handed down Thursday, Reed v. Town of Gilbert (13-502) and Walker v. Texas Division, Sons of …
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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 (14-185), holding that circuit courts have jurisdiction to review decisions of the Board of Immigration Appeals denying motions to reopen as untimely filed…
Read More Kerry v. Din (13-1402), Mata v. Lynch (14-185) and Baker Botts v. ASARCO (14-103)
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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 order. In addition to Zivotovsky, this update will cover Mellouli v. Lynch (13-1034), on the application of the so-called “categorical approach”…
Read More Zivotovsky v. Kerry (13-628), Mellouli v. Lynch (13-628) and Order List
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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 (14-939), a summary reversal of a lower court misapplication of the qualified immunity standard, and Bank of America v. Caulkett (13-1421), …
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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 & Root Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel Carter (12-1497). Let’s get right to it.
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