Supreme Court Report: Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana, 20-1573
Volume 29, Issue 17 This Report summarizes opinions issued on June 15, 2022 (Part I). Opinion: Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana, 20-1573 Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana, 20-1573. In an 8-1 decision, the Court held that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) preempts California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) to the extent state…
Supreme Court Report: Kemp v. United States, 21-5726
Volume 29, Issue 16 This Report summarizes opinions issued on June 13, 2022 (Part I). Opinion: Kemp v. United States, 21-5726 Kemp v. United States, 21-5726. In an 8-1 decision, the Court held that the term “mistake” in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(1) includes a judge’s errors of law. Dexter Kemp and seven codefendants…
Supreme Court Report: ZF Automotive US, Inc. v. Luxshare, Ltd., 21-401
Volume 29, Issue 16 This Report summarizes opinions issued on June 13, 2022 (Part I). Opinion: ZF Automotive US, Inc. v. Luxshare, Ltd., 21-401 ZF Automotive US, Inc. v. Luxshare, Ltd., 21-401. The Court unanimously held that 28 U.S.C. §1782―which permits litigants to invoke the authority of United States courts to render assistance in gathering…
Supreme Court Report: Johnson v. Arteaga-Ramirez, 19-896
Volume 29, Issue 16 This Report summarizes opinions issued on June 13, 2022 (Part I). Opinion: Johnson v. Arteaga-Ramirez, 19-896 Johnson v. Arteaga-Ramirez, 19-896. In an 8-1 decision, the Court ruled that the Immigration and Nationality Act does not require the government to provide noncitizens detained for six months with bond hearings in which the…
Supreme Court Report: Garland v. Aleman Gonzalez, 20-322
Volume 29, Issue 16 This Report summarizes opinions issued on June 13, 2022 (Part I). Opinion: Garland v. Aleman Gonzalez, 20-322 Garland v. Aleman Gonzalez, 20-322. In a 6-3 decision, the Court held that the Immigration and Nationality Act bars federal district courts from hearing detained immigrants’ requests for classwide injunctive relief under certain provisions…
Supreme Court Report: Denezpi v. United States, 20-7622
Volume 29, Issue 16 This Report summarizes opinions issued on June 13, 2022 (Part I). Opinion: Denezpi v. United States, 20-7622 Denezpi v. United States, 20-7622. In a 6-3 decision, the Court held that the Double Jeopardy Clause does not bar successive prosecutions of offenses arising from a single act if those offenses are defined…
Supreme Court Report: Wilkins v. United States, 21-1164
Volume 29, Issue 15 This Report summarizes opinions issued on June 6 and 8, 2022 (Part I); and cases granted review on June 6, 2022 (Part II). Opinion: Wilkins v. United States, 21-1164 Wilkins v. United States, 21-1164. The Court will consider “[w]hether the Quiet Title Act’s Statute of Limitations is a jurisdictional requirement or…
Supreme Court Report: Southwest Airlines Co. v. Saxon, 21-309
Volume 29, Issue 15 This Report summarizes opinions issued on June 6 and 8, 2022 (Part I); and cases granted review on June 6, 2022 (Part II). Opinion: Southwest Airlines Co. v. Saxon, 21-309 Southwest Airlines Co. v. Saxon, 21-309. In an 8-0 opinion, the Court held that an employee who frequently loads and unloads…
Supreme Court Report: Siegel v. Fitzgerald, 21-441
Volume 29, Issue 15 This Report summarizes opinions issued on June 6 and 8, 2022 (Part I); and cases granted review on June 6, 2022 (Part II). Opinion: Siegel v. Fitzgerald, 21-441 Siegel v. Fitzgerald, 21-441. The Court unanimously held that the enactment of a significant fee increase that exempted debtors in two states violated…
Supreme Court Report: Gallardo v. Marstiller, 20-1263
Volume 29, Issue 15 This Report summarizes opinions issued on June 6 and 8, 2022 (Part I); and cases granted review on June 6, 2022 (Part II). Opinion: Gallardo v. Marstiller, 20-1263 Gallardo v. Marstiller, 20-1263. In a 7-2 decision, the Court held that the Medicaid Act permits states to seek reimbursement from settlement payments…
