What the high court said in OT ’17

Constitutional Law

Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute

Nonvoting may be considered as one criteria (but not the sole criteria) in determining that voter has moved from state voting district and thus become ineligible.

Arbitration

Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis

Federal Arbitration Act trumps savings clause and National Labor Relations Act, requiring enforcement of arbitration agreements, including terms requiring individualized proceedings.

Lamps Plus Inc. v. Varela

Order

statutory_interpretation

Jesner v. Arab Bank, PLC

Alien Tort Statute does not extend to suits against foreign corporations

Constitutional Law

Carpenter v. United States

Notwithstanding third-party doctrine, defendant maintains reasonable expectation of privacy in cellphone-generated location data.

Criminal Law and Procedure

Riley v. California

Police may not search digital information on cellphones seized from arrestees without warrant because government's interests do not justify them.

Constitutional Law

South Dakota v. Wayfair Inc.

'Quill' precedent, requiring 'physical presence' of taxed entity within taxing state to satisfy 'substantial nexus' prong of Commerce Clause test, is overruled as unsound and incorrect.

Constitutional Law

Trump v. Hawaii

Immigration and Nationality Act 'exudes deference to the President in every clause,' grants authority for Proclamation preventing travel from countries based on administration's 'thorough...

Constitutional Law

National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra

California law requiring state-drafted notice be disseminated in licensed pregnancy centers fails intermediate scrutiny as 'wildly underinclusive' and not properly tailored.

Constitutional Law

Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 31

'Abood,' overturned; public-sector agency-shop arrangement contravenes First Amendment.

Constitutional Law

Gill v. Whitford

Per its precedent, Court lacks jurisdiction to consider statewide gerrymandering challenge, where redistricting effects felt by plaintiff were at district level.

Constitutional Law

Benisek v. Lamone

Denial of gerrymandering-related preliminary injunction proper where issued in 'fluctuating legal environment' and where plaintiffs waited several years to seek relief.

Constitutional Law

Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Comm'n

State commission may not enforce public accommodation law against baker refusing gay patrons where such commission acts with 'hostility' toward genuinely-held religious beliefs.

Constitutional Law

Sessions v. Dimaya

Residual clause in INA defining 'crime of violence' is unconstitutionally vague because it requires look at 'ordinary' rather than instant case, and is unclear on risk threshold.

Civil Procedure

Artis v. District of Columbia

Tolling provision in 28 U.S.C. Section 1367(d) suspends the relevant statute of limitations period while a state claim is pending in federal court.

Criminal Law and Procedure

Class v. U.S.

Judgment finding that guilty plea waives claims challenging constitutionality of statute reversed and remanded where guilty plea, alone, does not bar direct appeal.

Constitutional Law

Patchak v. Zinke

Congress does not violate Article III of U.S. Constitution where congress enacts jurisdiction-stripping statute that changes law while lawsuit is pending in federal court.

Tax

Marinello v. U.S.

Nexus must exist between defendant's breach of tax law and particular IRS administrative action before defendant may be convicted of felony statutes forbidding interference with 'due admi...

Patent Law

Oil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene's Energy Group, LLC

Inter partes review does not violate Article III or the Seventh Amendment of the Constitution.

Criminal Law and Procedure

Hughes v. U.S.

Defendant may seek sentencing reduction under 18 U. S. C. Section 3582(c)(2) where court partly relies on defendant’s Federal Sentencing Guidelines range in imposing sentence or accepting...

Family Law

Sveen v. Melin

Retroactive application of Minn. Stat. Section 524.2-804 (1) does not violate federal constitution’s contracts clause.

Criminal Law and Procedure

Rosales-Mireles v. United States

Appeals courts have discretion under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 52(b) to vacate defendant's sentence where miscalculation of Guidelines sentencing range is plain and affects defen...