Supreme Court Report: Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Coughlin, 22-227

Volume 30, Issue 5 This Report summarizes an opinion issued on January 23 (Part I); and cases granted review on December 27, 2022, and January 13, 2023 (Part II). Case Granted Review: Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Coughlin, 22-227 Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Coughlin,…

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Supreme Court Report: Pugin v. Garland, 22-23; Garland v. Cordero-Garcia, 22-331

Volume 30, Issue 5 This Report summarizes an opinion issued on January 23 (Part I); and cases granted review on December 27, 2022, and January 13, 2023 (Part II). Case Granted Review: Pugin v. Garland, 22-23; Garland v. Cordero-Garcia, 22-331 Pugin v. Garland, 22-23; Garland v. Cordero-Garcia, 22-331. These consolidated cases involve the Immigration and…

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Supreme Court Report: Dupree v. Younger, 22-210

Volume 30, Issue 5 This Report summarizes an opinion issued on January 23 (Part I); and cases granted review on December 27, 2022, and January 13, 2023 (Part II). Case Granted Review: Dupree v. Younger, 22-210 Dupree v. Younger, 22-210. The Court will resolve “[w]hether to preserve the issue for appellate review a party must…

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Supreme Court Report: Yegiazaryan v. Smagin, 22-381; CMB Monaco v. Smagin, 22-383

Volume 30, Issue 5 This Report summarizes an opinion issued on January 23 (Part I); and cases granted review on December 27, 2022, and January 13, 2023 (Part II). Case Granted Review: Yegiazaryan v. Smagin, 22-381; CMB Monaco v. Smagin, 22-383 Yegiazaryan v. Smagin, 22-381; CMB Monaco v. Smagin, 22-383. In RJR Nabisco, Inc. v….

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Supreme Court Report: Arizona v. Mayorkas, 22-592

Volume 30, Issue 5 This Report summarizes an opinion issued on January 23 (Part I); and cases granted review on December 27, 2022, and January 13, 2023 (Part II). Case Granted Review: Arizona v. Mayorkas, 22-592 Arizona v. Mayorkas, 22-592. The Court limited the grant of certiorari to the question whether 19 States (the Petitioning…

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Supreme Court Report: Groff v. DeJoy, 22-174

Volume 30, Issue 5 This Report summarizes an opinion issued on January 23 (Part I); and cases granted review on December 27, 2022, and January 13, 2023 (Part II). Case Granted Review: Groff v. DeJoy, 22-174 Groff v. DeJoy, 22-174. This case involves Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which requires an…

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Supreme Court Report: Counterman v. Colorado, 22-138

Volume 30, Issue 5 This Report summarizes an opinion issued on January 23 (Part I); and cases granted review on December 27, 2022, and January 13, 2023 (Part II). Opinion: Counterman v. Colorado, 22-138 Counterman v. Colorado, 22-138. The Court will clarify the standard for determining whether a statement is a true threat unprotected by…

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Supreme Court Report: Tyler v. Hennepin County, MN, 22-166

Volume 30, Issue 5 This Report summarizes an opinion issued on January 23 (Part I); and cases granted review on December 27, 2022, and January 13, 2023 (Part II). Case Granted Review: Tyler v. Hennepin County, MN, 22-166 Tyler v. Hennepin County, MN, 22-166. This case involves the confiscation and sale of real property to…

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Supreme Court Report: Arellano v. McDonough, 21-432

Volume 30, Issue 5 This Report summarizes an opinion issued on January 23 (Part I); and cases granted review on December 27, 2022, and January 13, 2023 (Part II). Opinion: Arellano v. McDonough, 21-432 Arellano v. McDonough, 21-432. “This case concerns the effective date of an award of disability compensation to a veteran of the…

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Laura Clinton, Consumer Protection Division Chief, Washington Attorney General’s Office

Unlike many of you, I came to public service later in my career. I spent almost 20 years in private practice, leading a wide variety of complex civil cases for public and private clients. The 2016 election ushered in a new era of public litigation, and the Attorney General’s tenacious advocacy for the people of…

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