October Term 2018 · Docket 18-726
Can federal courts strike down state redistricting maps for partisan gerrymandering?
Appellants seek to invalidate Maryland’s congressional map. Appellees defend the map’s legality.
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October Term 2018 · Docket 17-1705
Can a district court reject an FCC rule as inconsistent with the statute?
The parties dispute whether district courts may invalidate FCC rules or must defer to agency interpretations.
October Term 2018 · Docket 18-266
Can seamen recover punitive damages for unseaworthiness?
The dispute centers on whether maritime law allows punitive damages for unseaworthiness claims.
October Term 2018 · Docket 17-9572
Does a prosecutor's repeated removal of Black jurors violate the Constitution?
Mississippi prosecutors removed most Black jurors in five prior trials. The state argues the sixth trial's removals were race-neutral. The defendant claims the pattern proves racial intent.
October Term 2018 · Docket 18-315
Does the government's intervention reset the relator's filing deadline?
Cochise Consultancy argues the deadline stays fixed. The government argues intervention resets it.
October Term 2018 · Docket 17-1606
Does a late appeal dismissal end the disability claim?
The parties dispute whether a late appeal dismissal ends the disability claim.
October Term 2018 · Docket 18-281
Can a state legislature sue to defend its redistricting plan?
Virginia legislators claim the state attorney general wrongly refused to appeal a federal court order. They argue the House has standing to defend its own redistricting plan.
October Term 2018 · Docket 17-1717
Does a Peace Cross violate the Establishment Clause?
The dispute centers on whether a government-owned Peace Cross memorial violates the constitutional ban on state-sponsored religion.
October Term 2018 · Docket 17-1672
Can a judge add prison time based on a lower proof standard?
The dispute centers on whether a judge can extend a prison sentence using a preponderance of the evidence standard.
October Term 2018 · Docket 17-8995
Does pretrial detention count as serving a federal sentence?
The dispute centers on whether time spent in state jail before sentencing counts as serving a federal term.
October Term 2018 · Docket 17-1702
Does a private cable operator acting under state law create a public forum?
The dispute centers on whether a private company administering a state-mandated public access channel constitutes a government actor.
October Term 2018 · Docket 17-1657
Can a bankruptcy trustee reject a trademark license?
The dispute centers on whether a debtor can abandon a trademark license during bankruptcy proceedings.
October Term 2018 · Docket 18-96
Does Tennessee's residency rule for liquor licenses violate the Commerce Clause?
Tennessee requires out-of-state residents to live in the state for one year before buying a liquor license. Out-of-state retailers argue this rule discriminates against interstate commerce.
October Term 2018 · Docket 17-1471
Can a defendant remove a counterclaim to federal court?
Home Depot seeks to move a state counterclaim to federal court. Jackson opposes this transfer.
October Term 2018 · Docket 17-1484
Does Medicare's internal calculation method require formal rulemaking?
Hospitals argue the agency bypassed required procedures to cut their payments.
October Term 2018 · Docket 17-1201
Does a sue-and-be-sued clause waive sovereign immunity for all agency actions?
the sides that brought the case argue the clause waives immunity for all TVA actions. The agency argues it covers only specific activities.
October Term 2018 · Docket 17-1625
Does the Copyright Act allow full litigation costs or only a statutory list?
Rimini Street seeks full litigation costs. Oracle argues for a limited statutory list.
October Term 2018 · Docket 17-1299
Can states sue other states in federal court?
California seeks to sue Hyatt in federal court. Hyatt argues state courts must handle such disputes.
October Term 2018 · Docket 17-532
Can a state ban hunting on land a tribe reserved for that purpose?
Wyoming claims a treaty right to hunt expired. The hunter argues the tribe kept that right forever.
October Term 2018 · Docket 17-571
Does filing a copyright application allow a lawsuit before the government acts?
Copyright holders dispute whether filing an application or receiving a government decision starts the clock for suing infringers.