Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Association
Dec 01, 2014
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A case in which the Court ruled that federal agencies do not need to engage in a notice-and-comment procedure before significantly altering an interpretation of a rule of agency regulation.
Elonis v. United States
Dec 01, 2014
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A case in which the Court found that in order to violate the transmission of threats provision, the threat requires both an objective and subjective intent.
Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama
Nov 12, 2014
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A case in which the Court held that states may not substitute their own extraneous goals for the traditional goals of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 when redrawing electoral districts.
Comptroller of the Treasury of Maryland v. Wynne
Nov 12, 2014
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A case in which the Court held that the dormant Commerce Clause prohibits the operation of Maryland’s tax scheme because it discriminates against interstate commerce.
M&G Polymers USA, LLC v. Tackett
Nov 10, 2014
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A case in which the Court ruled that collective bargaining agreements should always be interpreted according to ordinary principles of contract law.
T-Mobile South, LLC v. City of Roswell, Georgia
Nov 10, 2014
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A case in which the Court held that the Telecommunications Act of 1996 does not require localities to provide reasons for their denial of construction applications in the written denial notification as long as the reasons appear in some other sufficiently clear written record.
Yates v. United States
Nov 05, 2014
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A case in which the Court ruled that a “tangible item” as defined by Section 1519 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act is one used to record or preserve information.
Johnson v. United States
Nov 05, 2014
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A case in which the Court determined that the residual clause of the Armed Criminal Career Act is unconstitutionally vague.
Department of Homeland Security v. MacLean
Nov 04, 2014
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A case in which the Court ruled that the Whistleblower Protection Act bars an agency from taking enforcement action against employees who intentionally disclose sensitive security information.
Jesinoski v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.
Nov 04, 2014
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A case in which the Court ruled that the Truth in Lending Act allows a borrower to rescind a loan by notifying the creditor within the three-year time frame, even though a lawsuit has not yet been filed.
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