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SCOTUS Digest

Sep 16, 2021

Statutory Interpretation – Appointments Clause – Board Authority

The validity of a patent previously issued by the Patent and Trademark Office can be challenged before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, an executive tribunal within the PTO.

Sep 9, 2021

Habeas Relief – Sufficiency of Evidence

Willie Johnson towed Matthew Reeves’ broken-down car back to the city after finding Reeves stranded on an Alabama dirt road.

Sep 9, 2021

Abuse of Discretion – Voting Rights Act – Ballot Collection

In these cases, we are called upon for the first time to apply §2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to regulations that govern how ballots are collected and counted.

Sep 9, 2021

Statutory Interpretation – 1st Amendment – Right to Free Association

To solicit contributions in California, charitable organizations must disclose to the state Attorney General’s Office the identities of their major donors.

Sep 9, 2021

Assignor Estoppel

In Westinghouse Elec. & Mfg. Co. v. Formica Insulation Co., 266 U. S. 342, 349 (1924), this Court approved the “well settled” patent-law doctrine of “assignor estoppel.”

Sep 9, 2021

Immigration – Removal Order

Federal immigration law contains various provisions authorizing the Government to detain aliens during the removal process.

Sep 9, 2021

Eminent Domain

Eminent domain is the power of the government to take property for public use without the consent of the owner.

Sep 9, 2021

5th Amendment Violation – Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies

When a plaintiff alleges a regulatory taking in violation of the Fifth Amendment, a federal court should not consider the claim before the government has reached a “final” decision. Suitum v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, 520 U. S. 725, 737 (1997).

Sep 9, 2021

Certiorari Review – Excessive Force

On the afternoon of December 8, 2015, St. Louis police officers arrested Nicholas Gilbert for trespassing in a condemned building and failing to appear in court for a traffic ticket.

Sep 1, 2021

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act – Constitutionality – Standing to Sue

As originally enacted in 2010, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act required most Americans to obtain minimum essential health insurance coverage.

Sep 1, 2021

Alien Tort Statute – Jurisdiction

The Alien Tort Statute (ATS) gives federal courts jurisdiction to hear certain civil actions filed by aliens.

Sep 1, 2021

1st Amendment Violation

Catholic Social Services is a foster care agency in Philadelphia.

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