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SCOTUS Digest

Jun 12, 2019

Qui Tam Limitation

The False Claims Act contains two limitations periods that apply to a “civil action under section 3730”—that is, an action asserting that a person presented false claims to the United States Government.

Jun 12, 2019

11th Amendment Violation

This case, now before us for the third time, requires us to decide whether the Constitution permits a State to be sued by a private party without its consent in the courts of a different State.

Jun 5, 2019

Sovereign Immunity

Federal law provides that the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), a Government-owned corporation supplying electric power to millions of Americans, “[m]ay sue and be sued in its corporate name.”

May 29, 2019

Arbitration Order – Ambiguity

The Federal Arbitration Act requires courts to enforce covered arbitration agreements according to their terms. See 9 U. S. C. §2. In Stolt-Nielsen S. A. v. AnimalFeeds Int’l Corp., 559 U. S. 662 (2010), we held that a court may not compel arbitration on a classwide basis when an agreement is “silent” on the availability of such arbitration.

May 8, 2019

Statutory Interpretation – Capital Punishment – Consitutionality

Russell Bucklew concedes that the State of Missouri lawfully convicted him of murder and a variety of other crimes.

May 8, 2019

Expert Testimony

The Social Security Administration (SSA) provides benefits to individuals who cannot obtain work because of a physical or mental disability.

May 1, 2019

False or Misleading Statements – Securities Exchange Act of 1934– Securities Act of 1933

Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 10b–5 makes it unlawful: “(a) To employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud, “(b) To make any untrue statement of a material fact . . . , or “(c) To engage in any act, practice, or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit . . . in connection with the purchase or sale of any security.” 17 CFR §240.10b–5 (2018[...]

May 1, 2019

Statutory Interpretation – ANILCA

This Court first encountered John Sturgeon’s lawsuit three Terms ago. See Sturgeon v. Frost, 577 U. S. ___ (2016) (Sturgeon I ).

May 1, 2019

Statutory Interpretation – FSIA

This case concerns the requirements applicable to a particular method of serving civil process on a foreign state.

Apr 24, 2019

Class Action – Stored Communications Violation

Three named plaintiffs brought class action claims against Google for alleged violations of the Stored Communications Act.

Apr 24, 2019

Statutory Interpretation – FDCPA

The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act regulates “‘debt collector[s].’” 15 U. S. C. §1692a(6); see 91 Stat. 874, 15 U. S. C. §1692 et seq. A “‘debt collector,’” the Act says, is “any person . . . in any business the principal purpose of which is the collection of any debts, or who regularly collects or attempts to collect, directly or indirectly, debts.” §1692a(6).

Apr 24, 2019

Duty to Warn – Product Liability

In maritime tort cases, we act as a common-law court, subject to any controlling statutes enacted by Congress.

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