Supreme Court Decision
The Supreme Court remanded the case back to the district court without deciding the substantive question of whether Texas has the right to limit abortions before the point of viability. The case was before the Court on an interlocutory appeal, thus
Factual Background
Unicolors is a Los Angeles-based company that designs and manufactures fabrics. In December 2010, Unicolors developed artwork for 31 fabric designs, including a design it identified as “EH101.” On January 15, 2011, Unicolors presented all 31 designs to its sales
Background
Yassir Fazaga, a former Imam at the Orange County Islamic Foundation in Mission Viejo, California, is the lead plaintiff in a three-member lawsuit representing American Muslim leaders in Southern California (“Plaintiffs”). After 9/11, U.S. intelligence agencies, spearheaded by the Federal Bureau
Facts of the Case from Oyez:
Zayn Husayn, also known as Abu Zubaydah, is a former associate of Osama bin Laden. U.S. military forces captured him in Pakistan and detained him abroad before moving him to the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, where he is currently
What is Dual System Theory?
Dual system thinking theory was developed primarily by Nobel Prize-winning psychologist, Daniel Kahneman, and his long-time collaborator, Amos Tversky. In Kahneman and Tversky’s groundbreaking work that spanned some 40 years and generated hundreds of experiments on perception and decision making, they found that individuals possess both intuitive and reasoning-based cognitive
Charities Argue a California Requirement to Disclose Donor Information is Unconstitutional
ArgumentApril 26, 2021DecisionJuly 1, 2021Opinion BelowNinth Circuit Court of AppealsPetitioner BriefsAmericans For Prosperity FoundationThomas More Law CenterRespondent BriefMatthew Rodriquez, Acting Attorney General for the State of California
Case Decision
On July 1, 2021, the Supreme Court
Conservative Supreme Court To Get Its Hands on the Voting Rights Act
ArgumentMarch 2, 2021DecisionJuly 2, 2021Opinion BelowNinth CircuitPetitioner BriefsState of ArizonaArizona Republicans, et al.Respondent BriefsDemocratic National CommitteeKatie Hobbs, AZ Secretary of State
Case Decision
On July 1, 2021, the Supreme Court ruled against the DNC.
Can an inventor challenge a patent that came from an application he originated?
ArgumentApril 21, 2021DecisionJune 29, 2021Opinion BelowFederal CircuitPetitioner BriefMinerva SurgicalRespondent BriefHologic
Case Decision
On June 29, 2021, the Supreme Court upheld the validity of the Assignor Estoppel doctrine. However the Court limited the doctrine and remanded
Supreme Court Doubles Down on Article III Standing Requirements after Spokeo
ArgumentMarch 30, 2020DecisionJune 25, 2021Opinion BelowNinth Circuit Court of AppealsPetitioner BriefTransUnion LLCRespondent BriefSergio L. Ramirez
Case Decision
On June 25, 2021, the Court ruled that only 1,853 class members, including Sergio Ramirez, had standing to sue
The Supreme Court Will Determine If Nontribal Alaska Natives Can Receive Benefits Under The 2020 COVID-19 Relief Act
ArgumentApril 19, 2021DecisionJune 25, 2021Opinion BelowD.C. Circuit Court of AppealsPetitioners’ BriefsJanet L. YellenAlaska Native Village Corporation, Inc., et al.Respondents’ BriefsConfederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, et al.Ute Indian
