Argument: December 2, 2019 Petitioner Brief: New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc., et al Respondent Briefs: City of New York, et al Court below: United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Supreme Court wants a piece of the NYC gun rights case Up until a couple of months ago, New York City laws prevented licensed gun owners from traveling outside the City with their handguns. A handgun owner who only had a “premises”…

Google and other cool technology companies have set the employee-keep-happy standards in Silicon Valley. Games, yoga, personal time. These fit into the companies’ shareholder obligations, which despite the do-gooder pretense, always come back to profit. That’s what the invisible hand is all about, right? It’s actually in the company’s best interest to treat employees well because then the company attracts good employees and keeps them happy, which increases worker productivity, in turn increasing profitability…

Argument: March 26, 2019 Decision: June 27, 2019 Rucho v. Common Cause: Appellants Brief: Robert A. Rucho, et al. Appellee Brief: Common Cause, et al. Lamone v. Benisek: Appellants Brief: Linda Lamone, et al. Appellee Brief: O. John Benisek, et al. Courts below: Middle District of North Carolina and US District Court for the District of Maryland Supreme Court tells the judiciary to turn a blind eye to political gerrymandering. The Supreme Court ruled Thursday…

Argument: April 15, 2019 Decision: June 24, 2019 Petitioner Brief: Andrei Iancu, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office Respondent Brief: Erik Brunetti US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Supreme Court rejects a judgmental trademark rule Erik Brunetti runs a clothing line displaying the word “FUCT.” He applied for a trademark on his genius phrasing and the Patent and Trademark Office rejected him. Brunetti sued,…

Argument: April 22, 2019 Decision: June 17, 2019 Petitioner Brief: Terance Gamble Respondent Brief: United States Court below: 11th Circuit The United States and Alabama can prosecute Gamble for the same act The Fifth Amendment says the government can’t prosecute you for the same “offence” twice. That’s the prohibition against Double Jeopardy. But what happens when a state government and the federal government want to prosecute you for the same action – so that would…