Stephen A. Miller

December 01, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

The court heard argument in November in Badgerow v. Walters—a case presenting the question whether federal courts have subject-matter jurisdiction to confirm or vacate arbitration awards in cases where the only basis for jurisdiction is that the underlying dispute involved federal law.

By Stephen A. Miller and Chase A. Howard

5 minute read

November 04, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Last summer, an appellate court vacated that death sentence. The U.S. Supreme Court considered the propriety of the death sentence at oral argument on Oct. 13.

By Stephen A. Miller and Leigh Ann Benson

5 minute read

October 06, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

The justices return from their annual summer vacation to an exciting docket. Most of the popular attention will focus on the legality of state restrictions on abortion, but the justices will decide interesting questions in several other areas of law.

By Stephen A. Miller

6 minute read

April 29, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

The primary drivers of this revenue—the athletes themselves—are prohibited from sharing in the money; they are also barred from earning outside income on their own that might be attributable in some attenuated way to their status as athletes.

By Stephen A. Miller and Jonathan M. Ciriello

6 minute read

March 03, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

This case presents another instance of religious principles intersecting with evolving social views on same-sex marriage.

By Stephen A. Miller and Rohan Mohanty

5 minute read

February 03, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Employees use their employers' computer networks for many purposes. Mostly, they perform work-related tasks, but they easily and often migrate to personal activities. If that personal activity exceeds the employee's "authorized access," however, the employee might technically trigger a broadly written federal law (the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, or CFAA).

By Stephen A. Miller and Catherine C. Yun

5 minute read

January 06, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Earlier this year, only two states still permitted nonunanimous jury convictions—Louisiana and Oregon. The U.S. Supreme Court's Ramos v. Louisiana decision in April 2020 held that unanimity is required under the Sixth Amendment.

By Stephen A. Miller and Leigh Ann Benson

5 minute read

December 03, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Supreme Court is considering a challenge to the Delaware Constitution's anti-patronage provisions. On the opening day of its term in October, an eight-member court heard oral argument in Carney v. Adams.

By Stephen A. Miller and Catherine C. Yun

5 minute read

November 04, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

The U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether Oracle can copyright some of the most well-known software codes in the industry. In October, the court heard oral argument in Google v. Oracle America, a case that is being closely watched by the software industry.

By Stephen A. Miller and Chase A. Howard

6 minute read

October 19, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

The coronavirus pandemic's dramatic impact on college athletics is, as one observer put it, driving "a forced modernization of the NCAA" and raising significant questions about the NCAA's future.

By Joshua Drew and Stephen A. Miller

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