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SCOTUS to Hold In-Person Oral Arguments Next Term
When the U.S. Supreme Court returns to the bench on October 4 for the first arguments of the 2021-22 term, they will meet in person for the first time since March of 2020. However, in light of ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, access to the courtroom will ...
Supreme Court Upholds Doctrine of Patent Assignor Estoppel
In Minerva Surgical Inc. v. Hologic Inc., a divided U.S. Supreme Court declined to abolish the doctrine of patent assignor estoppel, which prohibits inventors who sell their patent rights from challenging the patent’s validity in district court. H...
Supreme Court Allows Controversial Texas Abortion Law to Take Effect
The U.S. Supreme Court recently declined to block enforcement of a Texas law that prohibits abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. The Court denied the application for injunctive relief in Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson, 594 U. S. ____ (2021), b...
US Supreme Court Strikes Down Federal Eviction Ban
In Alabama Association of Realtors v. Department of Health and Human Services, 594 U.S. ____ (2021), the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the federal government’s ban on evictions, which was scheduled to last until October 3, 2021. In an unsigned op...
Supreme Court Limits Standing for Class-Action Suits Under FCRA
In TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez, 594 U. S. ____ (2021), the U.S. Supreme made it more difficult for plaintiffs to prove standing when bringing a credit-reporting class action lawsuit. By a vote of 5-4, the justices held that only a plaintiff concretely...
Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Alien Tort Statute
In Nestlé USA, Inc. v. Doe, 593 U. S. ____ (2021), the U.S. Supreme Court clarified when plaintiffs can seek redress in U.S. courts for human rights abuses that occur overseas. By a vote of 8-1, the Court held that to plead facts sufficient to supp...
SCOTUS Rules PTAB Judges Not Constitutionally Appointed
In United States v. Arthrex, Inc., 594 U.S. ____ (2021), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the administrative patent judges who make up the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) were not constitutionally appointed under the Appointments Clause of the ...
Divided Court Rejects Eminent Domain Challenge Involving Natural-Gas Pipeline
In PennEast Pipeline Co. v. New Jersey, 594 U. S. ____ (2021), a divided U.S. Supreme Court held that a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) pursuant to Section 717f(h) of the Natu...
Divided Court Rules CA Donor Disclosure Rules Violate First Amendment
In Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta, 594 U.S. ____ (2021), a divided U.S. Supreme Court struck down a California law requiring charitable organizations to disclose the names and addresses of their major donors. According to the majority,...
Supreme Court Clarifies Bond Eligibility for Noncitizens Facing Re-Deportatio
In Johnson v. Guzman Chavez, 594 U. S. ____ (2021), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the detention of noncitizens ordered removed from the United States who reenter without authorization is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1231, which means such noncitizens ...
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SCOTUS Wraps Up Oral Arguments for the Term
by DONALD SCARINCI on May 17, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court has concluded its oral arguments for the October 2021 Term. The justices hea...
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