Johnson v. Guzman Chavez
8 U. S. C. §1231 not §1226 governs the detention of aliens subject to reinstated orders of removal.
Area(s) of Law:- Immigration
Minerva Surgical, Inc. v. Hologic, Inc.
The decision in Westinghouse v. Formica Insulation Co., 266 U.S. 342, 350 (1924) provided that assignor estoppel is a principle of fairness. “If one lawfully conveys to another a patented right,” the Court reasoned, “fair dealing should prevent him from derogating from the title he has assigned.”
Area(s) of Law:- Patents
PennEast Pipeline Co. v. New Jersey
15 U. S. C. § 717f(h) authorizes Federal Energy Regulatory Commission certificate holders to condemn all necessary rights-of-way, whether owned by private parties or States.
Area(s) of Law:- Sovereign Immunity
Lombardo v. St. Louis
On summary judgment, courts must apply “careful, context-specific analysis” in excessive force cases.
Area(s) of Law:- Civil Procedure
Pakdel v. City and County of San Francisco
The Supreme Court held that Respondent’s requirement to "execute the lifetime lease" was a final agency action and that the government action constituted "an actual, concrete injury," and "administrative 'exhaustion of state remedies was not a prerequisite for a takings claim when the government has reached a conclusive position.
Area(s) of Law:- Constitutional Law
HollyFrontier Cheyenne Refining, LLC v. Renewable Fuels Assn.
Under the RFP, “a small refinery may at any time petition the Administrator for an extension of the exemption under subparagraph (A) for the reason of disproportionate economic hardship.” 42 U.S.C. § 7545(o)(9)(B)(i).
Area(s) of Law:- Environmental Law
TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez
To possess standing in a class action suit seeking damages against a private defendant in federal court, a plaintiff must be concretely harmed by a defendant’s violation; risk of future harm is insufficient to establish standing.
Area(s) of Law:- Civil Procedure
Yellen v. Confederated Tribes of Chehalis Reservation
ANCs are Indian Tribes and thus are eligible to receive funding from the CARES Act.
Area(s) of Law:- Indian Law
Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid
A state regulation that appropriates for labor unions the right of access of agricultural employer's property is a per se taking under the fourth and fifth amendments.
Area(s) of Law:- Constitutional Law
Lange v. California
Fourth Amendment precedents point toward assessing case by case the exigencies arising from misdemeanants’ flight. When the totality of circumstances shows an emergency—a need to act before it is possible to get a warrant—the police may act without waiting.
Area(s) of Law:- Criminal Procedure
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. v. Arkansas Teacher Retirement System
The generic nature of a misrepresentation is important evidence of price impact, even though that same evidence may be relevant to materiality. Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds, 568 U.S. 455 (2013).
Area(s) of Law:- Business Law
National Collegiate Athletic Assn. v. Alston
The rule of reason standard requires a court to engage in a fact specific inquiry of the market power and market structure to measure the competitive impact of restraints on competition and is required when the restraint at issue involves complex structures.
Area(s) of Law:- Antitrust
United States v. Arthrex, Inc.
Under the Appointments Clause of the U.S. Constitution, Administrative Patent Judges are principal officers who must be appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Area(s) of Law:- Constitutional Law
Fulton v. Philadelphia
Maximizing the number of foster parents, protecting the City from liability, and ensuring equal treatment of prospective foster parents and children were not "interests of the highest order" and, therefore, are not sufficient to survive strict scrutiny.
Area(s) of Law:- First Amendment
Terry v. U.S.
In light of the clear text, we hold that §2(a) of the Fair Sentencing Act modified the statutory penalties only for subparagraph (A) and (B) crack offenses—that is, the offenses that triggered mandatory-minimum penalties.
Area(s) of Law:- Criminal Law
Borden v. United States
The ACCA applies to individuals who have committed three or more acts of violence with a mens rea greater than recklessness.
Area(s) of Law:- Criminal Law
FBI v. Fazaga
Whether Section 1806(f) displaces the state-secrets privilege and authorizes a district court to resolve, in camera and ex parte, the merits of a lawsuit challenging the lawfulness of government surveillance by considering the privileged evidence.
Area(s) of Law:- Evidence
Sanchez v. Mayoraks
The conferral of Temporary Protected Status does not admit foreign nationals to the United States and therefore “does not make an unlawful entrant … eligible under § 1255 for adjustment to LPR status.”
Area(s) of Law:- Immigration
Van Buren v. United States
Under 18 U.S.C. § 1030(a)(2), the phrase “exceeds authorized access” is limited by the phrase “entitled so to obtain,” such that an individual cannot to have been said to violate the statute for obtaining information from a computer that they are otherwise authorized to access, even if the individual accessed the information for improper purposes.
Area(s) of Law:- Criminal Law
Garland v. Ming Dai
The INA provides that a reviewing court must accept “administrative findings” as “conclusive unless any reasonable adjudicator would be compelled to conclude to the contrary.” §1252(b)(4)(B).
Area(s) of Law:- Immigration
United States v. Cooley
The Court relied on its decision in Montana v. United States, 450 U.S. 544 (1981), saying that a tribe retains authority over the conduct of non-Indians “when that conduct threatens or has a direct effect on the political integrity, economic security, or the health and welfare of the tribe.”
Area(s) of Law:- Tribal Law