Microsoft Corp. v. Baker: Another Supreme Court Defense Win in Class Actions
June 15, 2017 Microsoft Corp. v. Baker, 582 U.S. ___ (2017) (Ginsburg, J.). Response by Alan Morrison1 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. On the Docket (Oct. Term 2016) Slip Opinion | Law360 | SCOTUSblog Microsoft Corp. v. Baker: Another Supreme Court Defense Win in Class Actions Plaintiffs in class actions were dealt another blow on June 12th in... Read More
Kokesh v. SEC: SEC Actions for Disgorgement Are Subject to a Statute of Limitations
June 11, 2017 Kokesh v. SEC, 581 U.S. ___ (2017) (Sotomayor, J.). Response by Theresa A. Gabaldon Geo. Wash. L. Rev. On the Docket (Oct. Term 2016) Slip Opinion | SCOTUSblog Kokesh v. SEC: SEC Actions for Disgorgement Are Subject to a Statute of Limitations Since its inception in 1934, the Securities and Exchange Commission... Read More
Impression Products v. Lexmark: A Glib Rebuke of the Federal Circuit
June 11, 2017 Impression Products, Inc. v. Lexmark International, Inc., 581 U.S. ___ (2017) (Roberts, C.J.). Response by Andrew C. Michaels Geo. Wash. L. Rev. On the Docket (Oct. Term 2016) Slip Opinion | Wired | SCOTUSblog Impression Products, Inc. v. Lexmark International, Inc.: A Glib Rebuke of the Federal Circuit In Impression Products v. Lexmark,1 the... Read More
Midland Funding, LLC v. Johnson: Fair Debt Collections and Statutes of Limitations
May 30, 2017 Midland Funding, LLC v. Johnson, 581 U.S. ___ (2017) (Breyer, J.). Response by David Levine and Thomas Kearns Geo. Wash. L. Rev. On the Docket (Oct. Term 2016) Slip Opinion | SCOTUSblog Midland Funding, LLC v. Johnson: Fair Debt Collections and Statutes of Limitations On May 15, 2017, the Supreme Court resolved a circuit... Read More
TC Heartland v. Kraft Foods: Patent Venue Comes Home
May 29, 2017 TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands, 581 U.S. ___ (2017) (Thomas, J.). Response by Gaston Kroub Geo. Wash. L. Rev. On the Docket (Oct. Term 2016) Slip Opinion | Washington Post | SCOTUSblog TC Heartland v. Kraft Foods: Patent Venue Comes Home For many years, patent venue was a fringe issue. Yes,... Read More
Kindred Nursing Centers, L.P. v. Clark: Intersection of Constitutional and Agency Law with the Federal Arbitration Act
May 29, 2017 Kindred Nursing Centers, L.P. v. Clark, 581 U.S. ___ (2017) Response by Professor Larry A. DiMatteo Geo. Wash. L. Rev. On the Docket (Oct. Term 2016) Slip Opinion | SCOTUSblog Kindred Nursing Centers, L. P. v. Clark: Intersection of Constitutional and Agency Law with the Federal Arbitration Act Introduction Kindred Nursing Centers,... Read More
Cooper v. Harris: Striking Down Racial Gerrymandering in North Carolina
May 29, 2017 Cooper v. Harris, 581 U.S. ___ (2017) (Kagan, J.). Response by Alan Morrison Geo. Wash. L. Rev. On the Docket (Oct. Term 2016) Slip Opinion | New York Times | SCOTUSblog Cooper v Harris: Striking Down Racial Gerrymandering in North Carolina There is a continuing saga in many states in which the party in... Read More
“Guilty Enough”: The Supreme Court Reinforces the Presumption of Innocence
May 17, 2017 Nelson v. Colorado, 581 U.S. ___ (2017) (Ginsburg, J.). Response by Roger Fairfax Geo. Wash. L. Rev. On the Docket (Oct. Term 2016) Slip Opinion | New York Times | SCOTUSblog “Guilty Enough”: The Supreme Court Reinforces the Presumption of Innocence Imagine that you are charged with a crime, convicted, and sentenced to a... Read More
Lewis v. Clarke: Good Losses and Bad Losses
May 9, 2017 Lewis v. Clarke, 581 U.S. ___ (2017) (Sotomayor, J.). Response by Ezra Rosser Geo. Wash. L. Rev. On the Docket (Oct. Term 2016) Slip Opinion | Washington Post | SCOTUSblog Lewis v. Clarke: Good Losses and Bad Losses Lewis v. Clarke1 involves a run-of-the-mill car accident: a Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority limousine rear-ended another... Read More
On the Docket’s Preview of April Supreme Court Arguments
After more than a year as an eight member body, the Supreme Court finally has a new Associate Justice. President Trump’s nominee, Neil Gorsuch, will officially take his seat on the bench this Monday to hear arguments in three cases: Perry v. Merit Systems Protection Board, dealing with the proper venue for an appeal of an... Read More