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Month: February 2018

JenningsvRodriguezDecision
Case Explainer

Jennings v. Rodriguez (Decision February 27, 2018)

The Supreme Court will not use “Constitutional Avoidance” to imply that noncitizen detainees have the right to bond hearings after being held for a certain amount of time.

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MeritManagementvFTIConsultingDecision
Case Explainer

Merit Management Group v. FTI Consulting (Decision February 27, 2018)

Merit Management cannot take advantage of the bankruptcy safe-harbor provision. That provision is meant for transfers to benefit brokers.

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Patchakv
Case Explainer

Patchak v. Zinke (Decision February 27, 2018)

The Supreme Court ruled Congress can use its jurisdiction power to affect live cases. It does not violate the Constitution for encroaching on the judicial power.

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MinnesotaVotersAlliancevMansky
Case Explainer

Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky (Argument February 28, 2018)

Can Minnesota ban political apparel on clothes around polling places? MVA argues the law violates the First Amendment.

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Lozmanv
Case Explainer

Lozman v. City of Riviera Beach, Florida (Argument February 27, 2018)

Can the police get in trouble for retaliatory arrest if they had probable cause to arrest anyway?

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USvMicrosoft
Case Explainer

U.S. v. Microsoft (Argument February 27, 2018)

Can the government force Microsoft to hand over consumer information stored overseas?

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BurdenShifting
Concepts

Burden Shifting: How courts cut through the noise

Learn how courts evaluate indirect evidence with this infographic.

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OhiovAmericanExpress
Case Explainer

Ohio v. American Express (Argument February 26, 2018)

Can the states prove Amex’s contract with merchants is illegal without proving negative effects on cardholders?

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DigitalRealtyTrustvSomersDecision
Case Explainer

Digital Realty Trust v. Somers (Decision February 21, 2018)

Somers cannot get whistleblower protection under Dodd-Frank because he did not report to the SEC.

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rubin-vs-iran
Case Explainer

Rubin v. Iran (Decision February 21, 2018)

Rubin and co. cannot use Iran’s art (held in Chicago) to collect on their $71.5 million judgment. 

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