56 results for 'court:"US Supreme Court"'.
J. Roberts finds that the North Carolina Supreme Court properly ruled against the state regarding the legislature's power to adopt congressional maps, as the court has authority to intervene when congressional maps violate the state constitution by discriminating based on race. Affirmed
Court: US Supreme Court, Judge: Roberts, Filed On: June 27, 2023, Case #: 21-1271, Categories: Civil Rights, Constitution, Elections
J. Thomas finds that the circuit court properly upheld defendant's murder conviction because his right to confront witnesses was not violated by admitting the confession of a non-testifying codefendant. Affirmed.
Court: US Supreme Court, Judge: Thomas, Filed On: June 23, 2023, Case #: 22-196, Categories: Confrontation, Murder
J. Barrett finds that circuit improperly overturned defendant's conviction for fraudulently luring noncitizens to the U.S. through an "adult adoption" scheme because the clause prohibiting purposeful solicitation and facilitation of specific acts known to violate federal law is not overbroad. Reversed.
Court: US Supreme Court, Judge: Barrett, Filed On: June 23, 2023, Case #: 22-179, Categories: Fraud, Immigration
J. Kavanaugh finds that the circuit properly determined two noncitizens were removable from the U.S. based on convictions for obstruction of justice because an investigation or proceeding need not be pending for obstruction to occur. Affirmed.
Court: US Supreme Court, Judge: Kavanaugh, Filed On: June 23, 2023, Case #: 22-23, Categories: Immigration, Obstruction
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J. Kavanaugh finds that the district court improperly struck down homeland security policy which prioritizes deportation of illegal immigrants based on threat and/or recent capture because Texas and Louisiana lacked standing to challenge the policy. Reversed.
Court: US Supreme Court, Judge: Kavanaugh, Filed On: June 23, 2023, Case #: 22-58, Categories: Immigration, Agency
J. Jackson finds that the Second Circuit improperly upheld the district court’s sentencing of defendant, who was convicted of aiding and abetting a murder and conspiracy to distribute drugs. The court erred in believing it was unable to apply the sentences concurrently. Reversed.
Court: US Supreme Court, Judge: Jackson, Filed On: June 16, 2023, Case #: 22-49, Categories: Drug Offender, Firearms, Sentencing
J. Alito finds that the court of appeal properly vacated defendant's conviction for theft of trade secrets on grounds of improper venue and properly determined double jeopardy did not occur in re-prosecuting defendant. Affirmed.
Court: US Supreme Court, Judge: Alito, Filed On: June 15, 2023, Case #: 21-1576, Categories: Theft, Double Jeopardy
J. Jackson finds that the district court properly held that a lender is not entitled to tribal immunity from claims brought by the borrower because the tribal-owned business continued collection efforts after the borrower filed for bankruptcy, and bankruptcy code strips immunity from all government entities, including federally recognized tribes.
Court: US Supreme Court, Judge: Jackson, Filed On: June 15, 2023, Case #: 22-227, Categories: Bankruptcy, Native Americans, Immunity
J. Barrett finds that the district court improperly held that congress lacked authority to enact the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, which requires that Native American children removed from their homes be placed with other Native American families, because congress has been granted broad power to enact laws related to Native Americans. Reversed in part.
Court: US Supreme Court, Judge: Barrett, Filed On: June 15, 2023, Case #: 21-376, Categories: Constitution, Family Law, Native Americans
J. Roberts finds that the district court properly ruled that redistricting plans adopted by Alabama violate the voting rights act by discriminating against Black voters and holds that the state must redraw the maps prior to the next election. Affirmed.
Court: US Supreme Court, Judge: Roberts, Filed On: June 8, 2023, Case #: 21-1086, Categories: Civil Rights, Elections
J. Sotomayor finds that the trial court improperly convicted defendant of identity theft as part of an alleged scheme to overbill Medicaid for psychological testing because using the patient's name on the billing form did not constitute identity theft. Reversed.
Court: US Supreme Court, Judge: Sotomayor, Filed On: June 8, 2023, Case #: 22-10, Categories: Fraud, Identity Theft
J. Jackson finds that the court of appeal properly held that a state-owned facility was not entitled to immunity from nursing home negligence claims in which a patient's wife contends her husband had been denied quality care. Affirmed.
Court: US Supreme Court, Judge: Jackson, Filed On: June 8, 2023, Case #: 21-806, Categories: Civil Rights, Immunity
J. Kagan finds that the court of appeal improperly ruled in trademark infringement claims that whisky company Jack Daniels brought against a dog toy manufacturer because the court applied the incorrect test to determine whether toys that parody Jack Daniels bottles constitute infringement. Reversed.
Court: US Supreme Court, Judge: Kagan, Filed On: June 8, 2023, Case #: 22-148, Categories: Trademark
J. Barrett finds that a local union damaged a concrete company’s property in the course of a labor strike. Concrete trucks loaded with wet mix concrete and out delivering to customers were ordered to cease work and return to the employer’s location. While the company took action to minimize damage to the trucks, they lost all of the concrete, as it had a limited time before it hardened and was no longer usable. The company argues the union knew the perishable nature of its product and that the company would suffer loss as a result of the work stoppage. The union argues, and the lower court agreed, that the losses were protected under the National Labor Relations Act, as the loss occurred in the course of a labor strike. But the instant court finds they were not protected, because the Union did not take reasonable precautions to protect against the losses it knew the company would incur and knowingly put the company’s product and equipment at risk. Reversed.
Court: US Supreme Court, Judge: Barrett, Filed On: June 1, 2023, Case #: 21-1449, Categories: Tort, Damages, Labor / Unions
J. Gorsuch finds the lower court improperly determined that a buyer of shares may sometimes recover under Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933 (Act) without the shares being directly linked to a misleading registration statement; this determination runs counter to previous interpretations of the Act. A buyer purchased shares of a technology company stock and continued to purchase shares over the course of a few months. When the stock value dropped, the buyer filed suit against the technology company alleging it filed a misleading registration statement, but the buyer did not stipulate that he purchased shares directly linked to the allegedly misleading registration statement. The instant court finds that Section 11 states that a shareholder may recover only when a buyer can trace the purchased shares to a false or misleading registration statement. The matter is remanded to the lower court for further consideration as to whether the buyer’s claims meet the criteria of Section 11. Vacated.
Court: US Supreme Court, Judge: Gorsuch, Filed On: June 1, 2023, Case #: 22-200, Categories: Securities
J. Thomas finds the Seventh Circuit court improperly granted summary judgment to a group of grocery store pharmacies in this matter concerning fraud. Petitioners claim the pharmacies offered a discounted price on prescriptions, which were their usual prices, but reported to Medicare and Medicaid that they charged much higher prices for the prescriptions. The lower court found the pharmacies’ actions were consistent with an objectively reasonable interpretation of the phrase usual and customary. But under the False Claims Act (FCA), what matters is if the pharmacies knew that the higher pricing was not the usual and customary price for the medication. The instant court finds that they knew the claim was false. Vacated.
Court: US Supreme Court, Judge: Thomas, Filed On: June 1, 2023, Case #: 21-1326, Categories: Fraud, Medicaid, Medicare
J. Barrett finds that the circuit improperly ruled for an inmate in claims contending he had been attacked on orders from a correctional officer because the circuit misapplied the legal standard and operated under the wrongful belief that decisions denying summary judgment were not reviewable. Reversed.
Court: US Supreme Court, Judge: Barrett, Filed On: May 25, 2023, Case #: 22-210, Categories: Civil Procedure, Negligence
J. Roberts finds that the district court improperly ruled in illegal takings claims because the county's retention of excess funds following the tax sale of plaintiff's condo constituted an illegal taking. Reversed.
Court: US Supreme Court, Judge: Roberts, Filed On: May 25, 2023, Case #: 22-166, Categories: Property
J. Alito finds that the circuit improperly ruled in claims between property owners and the EPA because the clean water act applies only if wetlands blend or flow into neighboring water that constitutes a channel for interstate commerce. Reversed.
Court: US Supreme Court, Judge: Alito, Filed On: May 25, 2023, Case #: 21-454, Categories: Commerce, Environment, Property