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

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

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OhiovAmericanExpress
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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
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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
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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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Murphyv
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Murphy v. Smith (Decision February 21, 2018)

Murphy was awarded over $300,000 for abuse he suffered while in prison. Murphy must use 25% of his award to pay his attorney’s fees.

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ClassvUSDecision
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Class v. United States (Decision February 21, 2018)

Class can proceed with his constitutional claims despite that he originally pled guilty.

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Rosales-MirelesvUS
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Rosales-Mireles v. United States (Argument February 21, 2018)

What happens when the judge messes up? The Supreme Court will decide if the mistake in Rosales-Mireles’ case was serious enough that it must be fixed.

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Dahda v. United States (Argument February 21, 2018)

Can Dahda get the wire-tapped communications suppressed?

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