The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court tried to figure out during oral arguments Tuesday in Robers v. U.S., No. 12-9012, just how much restitution was owed to a victim of bank fraud under the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act.
Read More »Justices struggle over attorney fees in patent cases
A St. Louis attorney presented a lesson in linguistics during oral arguments yesterday, with the justices struggling to define when a patent case qualifies as “exceptional.”
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Read More »Greenhouse gas regulations could go up in smoke
The Obama administration is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to rule that the Environmental Protection Agency’s mandate to regulate vehicles’ greenhouse-gas emissions trigger the agency to regulate buildings’ emissions as well.
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Read More »Cellphone cases implicate broad privacy interests
The justices’ analysis could provide important guidance as other cases addressing the scope of individuals’ expectation of privacy in the information contained in their mobile phones make their way through the courts.
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Read More »Supreme Court order requires nuns to notify HHS
The court issued a one-page, unsigned order granting injunctive relief to an order of Catholic nuns while the 10th Circuit considers the merits of their challenge to the contraception coverage requirement of the Affordable Care Act.
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Read More »Supreme Court patent ruling leaves burden-of-proof questions
The ruling left many patent attorneys wanting more guidance on how to help their clients avoid landing in the courtroom in the first place.
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Read More »Supreme Court ponders if gun purchase for another is illegal
Trying to secure a bargain on a gun purchase landed a former cop in jail. The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court must now decide if that was the right outcome.
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Read More »Supreme Court considers if anonymous call warrants police stop
The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court used a parade of hypotheticals involving speeding, kidnapping and terrorist threats to try to pinpoint just when information from an anonymous tip can serve as the basis for a police traffic stop.
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Read More »‘Raging Bull’ copyright battle hits Supreme Court
The battle over ownership rights to the Oscar-nominated film “Raging Bull” landed at the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday, as the daughter of the movie’s co-writer sought the justices’ help to avoid a knockout of her copyright infringement claim.
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Read More »U.S. Supreme Court resolves uncertainty over when notice of appeal must be filed
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to adopt a standard for filing a notice of appeal that would vary depending on whether attorney fees are awarded pursuant to a statute or a contract.
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Read More »Anna Nicole Smith bankruptcy issue reaches U.S. Supreme Court again
The legal issue that spelled defeat for the estate of the late model and reality star Anna Nicole Smith in the long-running battle over her late oil tycoon husband’s estate is, once again, before the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court.
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