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Congressional redistricting, patent infringement, arbitration, and the Armed Career Criminal Act
The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. The Supreme Court will be considering a total of 202 petitions and applications at Thursda
By IG
May 13, 2023
Court narrows scope of federal wire fraud statutes
For decades, the Supreme Court has steadily narrowed the scope of the federal criminal wire fraud statutes, and Thursday’s decision in Ciminelli v. United States is no exception. The court held that the federal criminal wire fraud statutes do not incorpor
By IG
May 13, 2023
The morning read for Friday, May 12
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: Supreme Court rejects challenge to California pork industry restriction (Lawrence Hurley, NBC News)
By IG
May 13, 2023
In new filings, lawyers disagree over whether court should decide major election case
The lawyers involved in a major election law case once again disagreed on Thursday about whether the Supreme Court has the power to reach a decision in the case in light of a ruling last month by the North Carolina Supreme Court in the underlying... The p
By IG
May 13, 2023