Legal News
Strange lineup of justices limits penalties for failure to file reports about foreign bank accounts
Tuesday’s 5-4 ruling in Bittner v. United States sharply divided the justices, with an odd lineup supporting Justice Neil Gorsuch’s opinion: Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Samuel Alito, Brett Kavanaugh, and Ketanji Brown Jackson. The case involve
By IG
Mar 2, 2023
Justices lean toward narrow reading of aggravated identity theft
In many ways, Monday’s oral argument in Dubin v. United States felt like a legislation class in law school, with various canons of statutory construction being bandied about. Dubin concerns the reach of the federal aggravated identity theft statute and wh
By IG
Mar 2, 2023
The morning read for Wednesday, March 1
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: 5 key moments from the Supreme Court showdown over Biden’s student debt relief (Michael Stratfor
By IG
Mar 2, 2023