Supreme Court Report: Cassirer v. Thyssen Bornemisza Collection Foundation, 20-1566
May 4, 2022 Volume 29, Issue 12 This Report summarizes opinions issued on April 21, 2022 (Part I). Opinion: Cassirer v. Thyssen Bornemisza Collection Foundation, 20-1566 The Court unanimously held that the substantive law in a case brought under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA) raising non-federal claims should be decided by the…
Supreme Court Report: Boechler v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Service, 20-1472
May 4, 2022 Volume 29, Issue 12 This Report summarizes opinions issued on April 21, 2022 (Part I). Opinion: Boechler v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Service, 20-1472 The Court unanimously held that the deadline to petition the Tax Court for review of a collection due process determination is not jurisdictional, and can be equitably tolled…
Supreme Court Report: Brown v. Davenport, 20-826
May 4, 2022 Volume 29, Issue 12 This Report summarizes opinions issued on April 21, 2022 (Part I). Opinion: Brown v. Davenport, 20-826 Brown v. Davenport, 20-826. In a 6-3 opinion, the Court held that when a state court has ruled that a trial error was harmless, a federal habeas court must review that decision…
Supreme Court Report: Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith, 21-869
April 11, 2022 Volume 29, Issue 11 This Report summarizes opinions issued on March 23, 24, and 31, and April 4, 2022 (Part I); and cases granted review on March 28, 2022 (Part II). Cases Granted Review: Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith, 21-869 Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts,…
Supreme Court Report: Cruz v. Arizona, 21-846
April 11, 2022 Volume 29, Issue 11 This Report summarizes opinions issued on March 23, 24, and 31, and April 4, 2022 (Part I); and cases granted review on March 28, 2022 (Part II). Cases Granted Review: Cruz v. Arizona, 21-846 Cruz v. Arizona, 21-846. The Court limited the grant of certiorari to the following…
Supreme Court Report: National Pork Producers Council v. Ross, 21-468
April 11, 2022 Volume 29, Issue 11 This Report summarizes opinions issued on March 23, 24, and 31, and April 4, 2022 (Part I); and cases granted review on March 28, 2022 (Part II). Cases Granted Review: National Pork Producers Council v. Ross, 21-468 National Pork Producers Council v. Ross, 21-468. The Court will resolve…
Supreme Court Report: Badgerow v. Walters, 20-1143
April 11, 2022 Volume 29, Issue 11 This Report summarizes opinions issued on March 23, 24, and 31, and April 4, 2022 (Part I); and cases granted review on March 28, 2022 (Part II). Opinion: Badgerow v. Walters, 20-1143 Badgerow v. Walters, 20-1143. In an 8-1 decision, the Court held that the “look-through” approach adopted…
Supreme Court Report: Thompson v. Clark, 20-659
April 11, 2022 Volume 29, Issue 11 This Report summarizes opinions issued on March 23, 24, and 31, and April 4, 2022 (Part I); and cases granted review on March 28, 2022 (Part II). Opinion: Thompson v. Clark, 20-659 Thompson v. Clark, 20-659. In a 6-3 decision, the Court held that a Fourth Amendment claim…
Supreme Court Report: Houston Community College System v. Wilson, 20-804
April 11, 2022 Volume 29, Issue 11 This Report summarizes opinions issued on March 23, 24, and 31, and April 4, 2022 (Part I); and cases granted review on March 28, 2022 (Part II). Opinion: Houston Community College System v. Wilson, 20-804 Houston Community College System v. Wilson, 20-804. The Court unanimously held that the…
Supreme Court Report: Wisconsin Legislature v. Wisconsin Elections Commission, 21A471
April 11, 2022 Volume 29, Issue 11 This Report summarizes opinions issued on March 23, 24, and 31, and April 4, 2022 (Part I); and cases granted review on March 28, 2022 (Part II). Opinion: Wisconsin Legislature v. Wisconsin Elections Commission, 21A471 Wisconsin Legislature v. Wisconsin Elections Commission, 21A471. The Court summarily held that the…
