Justices validate SEC’s use of disgorgement in securities enforcement
Thursday morning brought the first three decisions from the April argument session, with two of the three being unanimous. The first of those was Sripetch v SEC, which did just…
Court rules against cell service providers over right to jury trial in FCC proceedings
The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a challenge by AT&T and Verizon to the constitutionality of the process that the Federal Communications Commission uses to impose sanctions for violations of…
A random assortment of relists: prolonged detention, confessions of error, small juries, and new rules on habeas
The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. Read more When and why…
Court rejects broad interpretation of compassionate release statute
A federal defendant may obtain compassionate release if a district court finds, among other things, that “extraordinary and compelling reasons warrant such a reduction” to his or her sentence. In…
New York Times v. Sullivan, service, and sentence credits
The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. Read more Criminal law update:…
Court rules freight brokers can face negligent hiring suits under state law
A unanimous Supreme Court on Thursday in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II that federal law does not shield freight brokers from state lawsuits claiming they negligently hired dangerous motor carriers.…
Court denies Virginia’s request to reinstate congressional map that would benefit Democrats
The Supreme Court on Friday evening turned down a request by Virginia’s attorney general and other Virginia Democrats to allow the state to use a new congressional map, which would…