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Sudan v. Harrison
Order
USSC Jun. 26, 2018
WA Dept. of Licensing v. Cougar Den Inc.
Order
USSC Jun. 26, 2018
Dawson v. Steager
Order
USSC Jun. 26, 2018
Nutraceutical Corp. v. Lambert
Order
USSC Jun. 26, 2018
Biestek v. Berryhill
Order
USSC Jun. 26, 2018
Helsinn Healthcare v. Teva Pharmaceuticals
Order
USSC Jun. 26, 2018
Schein v. Archer and White Sales Inc.
Order
USSC Jun. 26, 2018
Vogel v. Harbor Plaza Center
Award of attorney fees vacated and remanded where court misinterprets local rule in awarding prevailing party in ADA action small percentage of fees requested.
Civil Procedure 9th Jun. 26, 2018
U.S. v. Vera
A district court erred when it used defendants' co-conspirators' plea agreements as reliable evidence in sentencing under statement-against-interest rule of evidence.
Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Jun. 26, 2018
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. v. SFR Investments Pool 1
A district court properly denied an investor' motion to dismiss and properly granted summary judgment to Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and their conservator agency, where a federal rule preempted a state statute that gave HOA liens priority over all other liens.
Real Property 9th Jun. 26, 2018
Bermudez-Ariza v. Sessions
Immigration Judge retains jurisdiction to reconsider earlier findings notwithstanding BIA remand seeming to limit scope of remand, where remand does not specifically maintain BIA's jurisdiction.
Immigration 9th Jun. 26, 2018
McNair v. Maxwell & Morgan
Summary judgment for defendants reversed and remanded in part where court incorrectly concludes that defendants are not 'debt collectors' under Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
Consumer Law 9th Jun. 26, 2018
County of Los Angeles v. Financial Casualty & Surety, Inc.
Judgment reversed and remanded where time and place set by jailer under Penal Code Section 1269b gives rise to appearance that is required by law for purposes of forfeiting bail.
Criminal Law and Procedure 2DCA/4 Jun. 26, 2018
Samara v. Matar
Claim ruled on by trial court but not dealt with by appellate court that affirms on procedural grounds does not have preclusive effect; 'People v. Skidmore' must be overruled.
Civil Procedure 2DCA/7 Jun. 26, 2018
Carpenter v. United States
Notwithstanding third-party doctrine, defendant maintains reasonable expectation of privacy in cellphone-generated location data.
Constitutional Law USSC Jun. 25, 2018
WesternGeco LLC v. ION Geophysical Corp.
Patent holder's damages award for lost foreign profits was a permissible domestic application of Section 284, not an extraterritorial one.
Patent Law USSC Jun. 25, 2018
Ortiz v. U.S.
Judgment affirmed where simultaneous service on Airforce Court of Criminal Appeals and Court of Military Commission Review does not violate 10 U.S.C. Section 973(b)(2)(A)’s office-holding ban.
Government USSC Jun. 25, 2018
Currier v. Virginia
Double Jeopardy Clause does not prevent separate trials on different counts where defendant sought and agreed to such a severance.
Constitutional Law USSC Jun. 25, 2018
Dalmazzi v. U.S.
Order
USSC Jun. 25, 2018
Cox v. U.S.
Order
USSC Jun. 25, 2018
Short v. Brown
Judgment denying preliminary injunction affirmed where California's Voter Choice Act does not severely burden anyone's right to vote.
Government 9th Jun. 25, 2018
Metropolitan Water District v. Winograd
A trial court properly set aside a hearing officer's decision where the his decision granted relief on an issue that was not yet ripe.
Government 2DCA/2 Jun. 25, 2018
Modification: Mateel Environmental v. Office of Environmental Health
Agency's use of OSHA standard as safe harbor lead standard not improper where decision not 'arbitrary and capricious.'
Environmental Law 1DCA/2 Jun. 25, 2018
South Dakota v. Wayfair Inc.
'Quill' precedent, requiring 'physical presence' of taxed entity within taxing state to satisfy 'substantial nexus' prong of Commerce Clause test, is overruled as unsound and incorrect.
Constitutional Law USSC Jun. 22, 2018
Pereira v. Sessions
Putative notice to appear that fails to designate a specific time or place of a noncitizen's removal proceedings is not a 'notice to appear' pursuant to 8 U.S.C. Section 1229 and, thus, does not trigger the stop-time rule that halts noncitizens' accrual of sufficient time in county to defeat removal action.
Immigration USSC Jun. 22, 2018
Lucia v. SEC
SEC administrative law judges, wielding 'significant authority' and discretion, are 'Officers of the United States' subject to the appointment clause.
Constitutional Law USSC Jun. 22, 2018
Wisconsin Central Ltd. v. U.S.
Employee stock options are not taxable 'money remuneration' under Railroad Retirement Tax Act of 1937.
statutory_interpretation USSC Jun. 22, 2018
People v. Cortez
A trial court did not err when it failed to instruct the jury on lesser included offenses because 'substantial evidence was lacking to support an instruction on either allegedly lesser target offense.'
Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/2 Jun. 22, 2018
Shame On You Productions v. Banks
District court has discretion to award full costs and fees in a copyright action' pursuant to 17 U.S.C. Section 505
Attorneys 9th Jun. 22, 2018
People v. Farwell
A waiver of three important federal rights cannot be presumed from a silent record, where a trial court failed to advise a defendant of the constitutional implications and legal consequences of his stipulation.
Criminal Law and Procedure CASC Jun. 22, 2018