By Tony Mauro | Marcia Coyle | June 22, 2018
The 5-4 decision in Carpenter v. United States marks a win for privacy interests in the ongoing tug-of-war over data privacy in the digital age. Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. wrote the majority opinion.
By Erin Mulvaney | June 22, 2018
“There is a bit of a push, pull that you will continue to see,” says Michael Phillips of McGuireWoods. “The Supreme Court is knocking down obstacles and other judges are not as enthusiastic from a policy point of view. That dynamic won't end anytime soon.”
By Ross Todd | June 22, 2018
In a case over government access to historical cell tower location data, Koh issued a July 2015 decision raising the bar for law enforcement agencies asking to collect the type of cell-tower data routinely used to track criminal suspects' whereabouts.
By Tony Mauro | June 21, 2018
Justice Anthony Kennedy sharply criticized the Chevron doctrine, raising questions about the future of judicial deference to federal agencies, and adding to the buzz in Washington about whether he will stay or leave the court.
By Marcia Coyle | June 21, 2018
“Stock isn't money; stock is stock,” intoned Justice Neil Gorsuch in his summary from the bench of his majority opinion in Wisconsin Central v. United States.
By C. Ryan Barber | June 21, 2018
“I think the SEC should be in the business of getting money back for investors who are subject to that kind of fraud—a Ponzi scheme and whatnot. A possible way to do that is to give us restitution authority in those circumstances,” Clayton told members of a U.S. House committee on Thursday.
By Tony Mauro | Marcia Coyle | June 21, 2018
The U.S. Supreme Court says states are allowed to collect sales taxes from online retailers that don't have a have a physical presence in their borders. By a 5-4 vote in the case South Dakota v. Wayfair, the majority overturned the court's 1992 decision in Quill v. North Dakota, which had affirmed the “physical presence” test for state sales-and-use tax collections.
By Tony Mauro | June 21, 2018
But the court does not address DOJ's request about the power of the president to fire officers of the United States. "No court has addressed that question, and we ordinarily await 'thorough lower court opinions to guide our analysis of the merits,'" Justice Kagan wrote.
By Tony Mauro | June 20, 2018
The court's website lists only three chambers opinions since 2014. "You used to get six, eight, 10 a term at one point," said Ira Matetsky, a partner at Ganfer & Shore in New York and an aficionado of the court's "in chambers" opinions.
By Marcia Coyle | June 19, 2018
The justices, who had granted review in March 2017, dismissed Leidos v. Indiana Public Retirement System on Monday after the parties notified the court they had agreed to settle their dispute. The case attracted widespread amicus attention, including a brief from the U.S. Department of Justice.
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