Argument: March 26, 2019Decision: June 27, 2019Rucho 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:
Argument: April 23, 2019Decision: June 27, 2019Petitioner Brief: Department of CommerceRespondent Briefs:
US District Court Southern District of New York
“Census Case” heads back to the
Argument: April 15, 2019Decision: June 24, 2019Petitioner 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
Argument: April 22, 2019Decision: June 17, 2019Petitioner Brief: Terance GambleRespondent Brief: United States
Court below: 11th Circuit
The United States and Alabama can prosecute Gamble for the same actThe Fifth Amendment says the government can’t prosecute you for
Argument: April 22, 2019Decision: June 3, 2019Petitioner Brief: Fort Bend CountyRespondent Brief: Lois Davis
Court below: 5th Circuit
In Fort Bend County, Texas v. Davis, the Supreme Court clarified in a unanimous opinion that Title VII’s charge-filing requirement is
How do currencies ensure trust?We invest in the dollar because we trust it’s worth something. Everyone in the United States accepts it. You can exchange it for foreign currencies. But what actually underlies trust in it?
Trust in a currency
Box v. Planned Parenthood of IndianaIn 2016 Indiana passed a law relating to abortion practices. One part of the law dictated how fetal remains must be disposed of (not through regular hospital waste) and another part banned “selective abortions” based
Argument: November 6, 2018Decision: April 1, 2019Petitioner Brief: Russell BucklewRespondent Brief: Anne Precythe, et al.
Court below: 8th Circuit
Bucklew cannot avoid the state’s standard execution method because of his unique medical condition
The State of Missouri convicted
The scoop on the new challenge to the Affordable Care Act
In 2010, Congress passed the Affordable Care Act, a law to provide affordable healthcare for Americans. Since the passage of the ACA (aka Obamacare), the number of Americans with
Argument: October 30, 2018
Decision: March 19, 2019
Petitioner Brief: Washington State Department of Licensing
Respondent Brief: Cougar Den, Inc.
Court below: Supreme Court of Washington
Washington State tried to tax a Yakama fuel trucker, but the United States
