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12.10.24

Grant Alert: The Court Continues To Scrutinize the Administrative State but Questions the Claimed Procedural Laxity of Challenges to Agency Action

Congress authorized the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish and implement universal service subsidy programs to promote affordable and reliable nationwide communications services…

12.10.24

Supreme Court Scrutinizes Definitions To Determine Scope of False Claims Act

In Wisconsin Bell, Inc. v. United States, ex rel. Todd Heath, another case testing the limits of the False Claims Act (FCA), the question presented is whether requests for money from the FCC’s E-rate…

11.04.24

Upcoming Cases

So you can stay current on other critical issues the Court plans to tackle this Term, here is a list of notable cases that it has agreed to hear and the overriding consideration for each case. Waetzig…

12.11.24

Last Month at the Supreme Court | December 2024

The December 2024 edition of Last Month at the Supreme Court offers a compelling year-end review of recent business cases shaping the legal landscape.

11.12.24

Last Month at the Supreme Court | November 2024

Welcome back to Season 2 of Last Month at the Supreme Court! Dykema’s Appellate and Critical Motions team has curated several cases to kick off the 2024 Term.

7.29.24

Last Month at the Supreme Court | 2023 Term Conclusion

Our final edition of Last Month at the Supreme Court for the 2023 Term captures the outcomes of several critical cases in which the Justices tackle modern issues like the constitutionality of social…

7.29.24

Decision Alert: In Social Media “Jawboning” Case, Supreme Court Holds Individuals and States Lack Standing to Sue Federal Officials for Social Media Platforms’ Content Moderation

In Murthy v. United States, the Supreme Court held that private and state plaintiffs did not have Article III standing to sue federal officials who plaintiffs claimed violated their First Amendment…

7.29.24

Decision Alert: Supreme Court Does Not Resolve Whether Federal Law Preempts Certain State Abortion Restrictions, Remands for Further Consideration

The Supreme Court dismissed the consolidated cases Moyle v. United States and Idaho v. United States without reaching the merits of whether the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act…

7.29.24

Decision Alert: Supreme Court Holds Government Must Show Jan. 6 Defendant Impaired or Attempted To Impair the Availability or Integrity of Evidence to Convict Him of Obstructing Congress’s Efforts To Certify the 2020 Election

On June 28, 2024, the Supreme Court held in Fischer v. United States that, to prove a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1512(c)(2), the government must establish a defendant impaired the availability or…