29 June 2018

United States Supreme Court holds foreign sales damages are available in certain patent infringement cases; holds stock options are not taxable money compensation for railroad retirement purposes; reverses a racial gerrymandering order in part; summarily reverses grant of habeas relief; and summarily remands qualified immunity case or further analysis.

by William Gaskill

1 March 2017

United States Supreme Court rejects racial gerrymander claim as to one district and remands case to analyze remaining districts under correct legal standard.

by William Gaskill

20 April 2016

United States Supreme Court upholds law allowing seizure of Iran central bank assets to satisfy terrorism judgments; upholds Arizona’s state legislative redistricting plan; and holds improperly calculated sentencing guideline range will usually be enough to prove plain error and obtain resentencing.

by William Gaskill

4 April 2016

The United States Supreme Court approves use of total population in legislative redistricting; reversed conviction for failing to update sex offender registration after moving out of country; and summarily reverses another 6th Circuit grant of habeas relief.

by William Gaskill

31 March 2015

In the last 7 days, the United States Supreme court rejected private enforcement of Medicaid reimbursement ratemaking; set a standard for pregnancy discrimination claims; revived a racial gerrymandering claim; summarily held ankle bracelet tracking devices are searches under eh 4th Amendment; and summarily held it never said attorneys are ineffective when they miss irrelevant testimony about other defendants.

by William Gaskill