Supreme Court Report: MOAC Mall Holdings LLC v. Transform Holdco LLC, 21-1270
Volume 29, Issue 21 This Report summarizes cases granted review on June 27 and 30, 2022 (Part II). Case Granted Review: MOAC Mall Holdings LLC v. Transform Holdco LLC, 21-1270 MOAC Mall Holdings LLC v. Transform Holdco LLC, 21-1270. The question presented is whether during bankruptcy proceedings 11 U.S.C. §363(m) limits appellate jurisdiction over any…
Supreme Court Report: Ciminelli v. United States, 21-1271
Volume 29, Issue 21 This Report summarizes cases granted review on June 27 and 30, 2022 (Part II). Case Granted Review: Ciminelli v. United States, 21-1271 Ciminelli v. United States, 21-1271. The Court will resolve “[w]hether the Second Circuit’s ‘right to control’ theory of fraud—which treats the deprivation of complete and accurate information bearing on…
Supreme Court Report: Percoco v. United States, 21-1158
Volume 29, Issue 21 This Report summarizes cases granted review on June 27 and 30, 2022 (Part II). Case Granted Review: Percoco v. United States, 21-1158 Percoco v. United States, 21-1158. At issue is whether “a private citizen who holds no elected office or government employment, but has informal political or other influence over governmental…
Supreme Court Report: Moore v. Harper, 21-1271
Volume 29, Issue 21 This Report summarizes cases granted review on June 27 and 30, 2022 (Part II). Case Granted Review: Moore v. Harper, 21-1271 Moore v. Harper, 21-1271. Petitioners ask the Court to adopt what has come to be known as the “independent state legislature” theory. Their question presented is: “Whether a State’s judicial…
Opinion: Concepcion v. United States, 20-1650
Volume 29, Issue 20 This Report summarizes opinions issued on June 27, 29, and 30, 2022 (Part I). Opinion: Concepcion v. United States, 20-1650 Concepcion v. United States, 20-1650. In a 5-4 decision, the Court held that the First Step Act of 2018 allows district courts to consider intervening changes of law or fact when…
Opinion: Ruan v. United States, 20-1410
Volume 29, Issue 20 This Report summarizes opinions issued on June 27, 29, and 30, 2022 (Part I). Opinion: Ruan v. United States, 20-1410 Ruan v. United States, 20-1410. The Court held that once a doctor who is charged with dispensing controlled substances produces evidence that his conduct was “authorized,” the Government must prove beyond…
Opinion: Torres v. Texas Dep’t of Public Safety, 20-603
Volume 29, Issue 20 This Report summarizes opinions issued on June 27, 29, and 30, 2022 (Part I). Opinion: Torres v. Texas Dep’t of Public Safety, 20-603 Torres v. Texas Dep’t of Public Safety, 20-603. By a 5-4 vote, the Court held that Congress has the authority to authorize suits against nonconsenting states pursuant to…
Opinion: Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, 21-418
Volume 29, Issue 20 This Report summarizes opinions issued on June 27, 29, and 30, 2022 (Part I). Opinion: Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, 21-418 Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, 21-418. By a 6-3 vote, the Court held that a school district violated the Free Speech and Free Exercise Clause rights of a football coach…
Opinion: Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta, 21-429
Volume 29, Issue 20 This Report summarizes opinions issued on June 27, 29, and 30, 2022 (Part I). Opinion: Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta, 21-429 Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta, 21-429. By a 5-4 vote, the Court held that “the Federal Government and the State have concurrent jurisdiction to prosecute crimes committed by non-Indians against Indians in Indian country.”…
Opinion: Biden v. Texas, 21-954
Volume 29, Issue 20 This Report summarizes opinions issued on June 27, 29, and 30, 2022 (Part I). Opinion: Biden v. Texas, 21-954 Biden v. Texas, 21-954. The Court held by a 6-3 vote that (1) the Biden Administration’s attempt to terminate the Migrant Protection Protocols (the Trump Administration’s “remain in Mexico” policy) did not…
