October Term 2022 · Docket 22-166
Does the Constitution require the government to return excess value from a tax sale?
A homeowner argues the government must pay for extra value taken during a tax sale. The county argues tax sales are not takings.
October Term 2022
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October Term 2022 · Docket 22-381
Does a RICO injury occur where the victim lives or where the property sits?
The parties dispute whether a civil RICO injury happens at the victim's home state or at the location of the damaged property.
October Term 2022 · Docket 22-210
Does denying summary judgment preserve legal issues for appeal?
The parties dispute whether a district court's denial of summary judgment preserves purely legal issues for appellate review.
October Term 2022 · Docket 22-227
Does the Bankruptcy Code strip Indian tribes of sovereign immunity?
The Lac du Flambeau Band seeks to keep its immunity from bankruptcy damages claims. The opposing side argues the statute removes that protection.
October Term 2022 · Docket 22-138
Does prosecuting true threats require proof of specific intent?
The dispute centers on whether criminalizing true threats requires proof that the speaker intended to threaten.
October Term 2022 · Docket 21-1326
Does a False Claims Act violation require an objective legal baseline?
Relators seek damages for SuperValu's pricing claims. SuperValu argues the law lacked a clear standard.
October Term 2022 · Docket 22-174
Does Title VII require employers to grant religious accommodations unless they face significant business costs?
The dispute centers on whether a minor inconvenience to an employer blocks a religious accommodation under federal law.
October Term 2022 · Docket 22-200
Does Section 11 liability cover unregistered shares sold in a direct listing?
Slack argues Section 11 covers only registered shares. Pirani argues it covers all shares in the offering.
October Term 2022 · Docket 22-23
Does an obstruction crime require a pending legal proceeding?
The dispute centers on whether federal law defines obstruction of justice as interference with any investigation or only with a currently active legal proceeding.
October Term 2022 · Docket 21-1599
Does the IRS need a court order to seize a lawyer's client records?
The dispute centers on whether the IRS can bypass judicial review to obtain a law firm's records for a tax collection effort.
October Term 2022 · Docket 22-196
Does a jury instruction cure a Confrontation Clause violation when a co-defendant's confession names the defendant?
The dispute centers on whether a judge's instruction to ignore a co-defendant's confession satisfies the Sixth Amendment when that confession explicitly names the defendant.
October Term 2022 · Docket 21-1576
Does a wrong venue verdict bar retrial?
the side that brought the case seeks immunity from reprosecution after a venue error. The government argues the error allows a new trial.
October Term 2022 · Docket 22-49
Does federal law force consecutive sentences for gun crimes?
The dispute centers on whether a specific statute mandates consecutive prison terms for firearm offenses.
October Term 2022 · Docket 21-757
Does a patent claim covering all antibodies binding to a specific protein target require proof that every single one is easy to make?
Amgen argues its broad patent claim is valid because it provides a general roadmap. Sanofi argues the claim is invalid because it covers antibodies that are difficult to create.
October Term 2022 · Docket 22-179
Does a federal law criminalizing the inducement of illegal residence violate the First Amendment?
The government argues the law targets fraud. Hansen argues it punishes protected speech.
October Term 2022 · Docket 22-148
Does parody of a trademark violate federal law?
Jack Daniel's claims a dog toy parodies its brand. VIP Products argues the First Amendment protects that speech.
October Term 2022 · Docket 21-1043
Does the Lanham Act reach trademark infringement committed entirely abroad?
Abitron claims Hetronic infringed its U.S. trademarks in Europe. Hetronic argues the law does not apply to foreign conduct.
October Term 2022 · Docket 22-105
Does appealing an arbitration order automatically pause the main lawsuit?
Coinbase argues that appealing an arbitration order pauses the main lawsuit. Bielski argues that the appeal does not pause the main lawsuit.
October Term 2022 · Docket 21-1484
Does the Navajo Reservation Include a Right to Water?
The Navajo Nation claims a federal right to water. Arizona disputes this claim.
October Term 2022 · Docket 156 ORIG.
Can New Jersey withdraw from the Waterfront Commission Compact?
New York claims the 1953 compact bans unilateral exit. New Jersey argues silence allows withdrawal.