Federal appeals court vacates decision to cancel Washington Redskins' trademark
The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Thursday vacated the judgment of the district court that had canceled the Washington Redskins' trademark registrations. The judgment vacated the holding in Pro Football, Inc. v....
The US Supreme Court added 12 cases to its docket on Friday, including two Texas redistricting cases. The court had previously blocked two lower court rulings that mandated the redrawing of Texas' congressional and state legislative...
The US Supreme Court heard two Fourth Amendment cases Tuesday involving the search of motor vehicles. In the first case, Byrd v. United States , the court heard arguments as to whether a driver has...
Supreme Court sends death penalty case back to appeals court over racist remarks by juror
The US Supreme Court on Monday blocked the execution of Georgia inmate Keith Tharpe, ordering the federal appeals court in Atlanta to examine claims that a juror voted for the death sentence because Tharpe was black....
Supreme Court adds Maryland redistricting case to merits docket
The US Supreme Court on Friday added a Maryland redistricting case, Benisek v. Lamone, to its merits docket on Friday, along with six other cases . While the case was previously being considered on...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in Patchak v. Zinke . The case centers around whether Section 2(b) of the Gun Lake Act is an unconstitutional violation of Article III of...
Supreme Court officials announced on Friday that Justice Samuel Alito denied state legislators' request for a stay in the redistricting case Agre v. Wolf . In a mandamus petition filed on October 30, State Representative...
Supreme Court hears oral arguments on jurisdictional nature of statute of limitation rule
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in Hamer v. Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago . The case revolves around whether Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 4(a)(5)(C) is a jurisdictional rule or a...
Supreme Court hears arguments on Wisconsin gerrymandering case
Through their questions and various statements during a one-hour oral argument on Tuesday, most of the Supreme Court justices indicated at least some consensus about their opinion of the practice of gerrymandering. With the exception of...
Supreme Court stays lower court order on Texas redistricting
The US Supreme Court on Monday stayed a lower federal court order invalidating two congressional districts. The US District Court for the Western District of Texas had found Districts 27 and 35...
