American & Euro Cases

Based on the Western legal system, adapting classic cases into highly logical detective and legal novels featuring jury trials.

1. Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc.

2. Jurisdiction: United States (April 27, 2020)
3. Defendants<![CDATA[Public.Resource.Org, Inc.]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[State of Georgia]]><![CDATA[Code Revision Commission]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[Eric F. Citron]]><![CDATA[Elizabeth H. Rader]]><![CDATA[Thomas C. Goldstein]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[Anthony B. Askew]]><![CDATA[Lisa C. Pavento]]><![CDATA[Warren J. Thomas]]><![CDATA[Joshua S. Johnson]]><![CDATA[Jeremy C. Marwell]]><![CDATA[John P. Elwood]]>Judges<![CDATA[John G. Roberts Jr.]]><![CDATA[Sonia Sotomayor]]><![CDATA[Elena Kagan]]><![CDATA[Neil M. Gorsuch]]><![CDATA[Brett M. Kavanaugh]]><![CDATA[Clarence Thomas]]><![CDATA[Samuel A. Alito Jr.]]><![CDATA[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]]><![CDATA[Stephen G. Breyer]]>Institutions<![CDATA[Supreme Court of the United States]]><![CDATA[United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit]]><![CDATA[United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia]]><![CDATA[Code Revision Commission]]><![CDATA[Matthew Bender & Co., Inc.]]><![CDATA[LexisNexis Group]]>
4. Case Tags: Copyright Law;Government Edicts Doctrine;Public Access to Law;Supreme Court of the United States

1. Opati v. Republic of Sudan

2. Jurisdiction: United States (May 18, 2020)
3. Victims<![CDATA[Caroline Setla Opati]]><![CDATA[Other victims of the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings]]>Defendants<![CDATA[Republic of Sudan]]><![CDATA[Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Sudan]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[Monicah Okoba Opati]]><![CDATA[Selifah Ongecha Opati]]><![CDATA[Rael Angara Opati]]>Investigators<![CDATA[无]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[Erica L. Ross]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[Christopher M. Curran]]><![CDATA[Nicole Erb]]><![CDATA[Claire A. DeLelle]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[Michael J. Miller]]><![CDATA[Steven R. Perles]]><![CDATA[Gavriel Mairone]]><![CDATA[Matthew D. McGill]]>Judges<![CDATA[Neil Gorsuch]]><![CDATA[John G. Roberts]]><![CDATA[Clarence Thomas]]><![CDATA[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]]><![CDATA[Stephen Breyer]]><![CDATA[Samuel Alito]]><![CDATA[Sonia Sotomayor]]><![CDATA[Elena Kagan]]>Institutions<![CDATA[Supreme Court of the United States]]><![CDATA[United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit]]><![CDATA[United States District Court for the District of Columbia]]><![CDATA[al Qaeda]]>
4. Case Tags: State-Sponsored Terrorism;Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act;Punitive Damages;1998 U.S. Embassy Bombings

1. New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. City of New York

2. Jurisdiction: United States (April 27, 2020)
3. Victims<![CDATA[无]]>Defendants<![CDATA[City of New York]]><![CDATA[New York City Police Department License Division]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc.]]><![CDATA[Romolo Colantone]]><![CDATA[Efrain Alvarez]]><![CDATA[Jose Anthony Irizarry]]>Investigators<![CDATA[无]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[无]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[Richard Dearing]]><![CDATA[Susan Paulson]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[Paul D. Clement]]><![CDATA[Erin Murphy]]>Judges<![CDATA[John G. Roberts]]><![CDATA[Brett M. Kavanaugh]]><![CDATA[Samuel A. Alito]]><![CDATA[Neil M. Gorsuch]]><![CDATA[Clarence Thomas]]>Institutions<![CDATA[Supreme Court of the United States]]><![CDATA[United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit]]><![CDATA[New York City Police Department License Division]]><![CDATA[City of New York]]>
4. Case Tags: Second Amendment;Mootness;Gun Rights;Firearm Regulation

1. Kelly v. United States

2. Jurisdiction: United States (May 7, 2020)
3. Victims<![CDATA[Mark Sokolich]]><![CDATA[Port Authority of New York and New Jersey]]>Defendants<![CDATA[Bridget Anne Kelly]]><![CDATA[William E. Baroni, Jr.]]><![CDATA[David Wildstein]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[United States]]>Investigators<![CDATA[Federal Bureau of Investigation]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[United States Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[Michael Critchley]]><![CDATA[Michael Baldassare]]><![CDATA[Yaakov M. Roth]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[Eric Feigin]]>Judges<![CDATA[Elena Kagan]]>Institutions<![CDATA[Supreme Court of the United States]]><![CDATA[United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit]]><![CDATA[Port Authority of New York and New Jersey]]>
4. Case Tags: Public Corruption;Wire Fraud;Bridgegate;Property Fraud

1. GE Energy Power Conversion France SAS v. Outokumpu Stainless USA, LLC

2. Jurisdiction: United States (June 1, 2020)
3. Original Case: GE Energy Power Conversion France SAS, Corp., fka Converteam SAS v. Outokumpu Stainless USA, LLC, et al.
4. Defendants<![CDATA[GE Energy Power Conversion France SAS]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[Outokumpu Stainless USA, LLC]]><![CDATA[Sompo Japan Insurance Company of America]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[Amie Adelia Vague]]><![CDATA[Sara Anne Ford]]><![CDATA[Wesley B. Gilchrist]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[David Gerard Wanhatalo]]><![CDATA[Ricardo Andrew Woods]]>Judges<![CDATA[Clarence Thomas]]><![CDATA[Sonia Sotomayor]]><![CDATA[John G. Roberts]]><![CDATA[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]]><![CDATA[Stephen Breyer]]><![CDATA[Samuel Alito]]><![CDATA[Elena Kagan]]><![CDATA[Neil Gorsuch]]><![CDATA[Brett Kavanaugh]]>Institutions<![CDATA[Supreme Court of the United States]]><![CDATA[United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit]]><![CDATA[United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama]]><![CDATA[ThyssenKrupp Stainless USA, LLC]]><![CDATA[F. L. Industries, Inc.]]><![CDATA[Fives St Corp.]]>
5. Case Tags: International Arbitration;New York Convention;Equitable Estoppel;Non-Signatory Enforcement

1. United States v. Sineneng-Smith

2. Jurisdiction: United States (May 7, 2020)
3. Victims<![CDATA[Filipino immigrant clients]]>Defendants<![CDATA[Evelyn Sineneng-Smith]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[United States of America]]>Investigators<![CDATA[无]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[Noel J. Francisco]]><![CDATA[Kenneth A. Blanco]]><![CDATA[Susan B. Gray]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[Daniel F. Cook]]><![CDATA[Mark C. Fleming]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[无]]>Judges<![CDATA[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]]><![CDATA[Clarence Thomas]]><![CDATA[A. Wallace Tashima]]>Institutions<![CDATA[Supreme Court of the United States]]><![CDATA[United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit]]><![CDATA[U.S. Department of Justice]]><![CDATA[U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement]]><![CDATA[U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services]]><![CDATA[American Civil Liberties Union]]><![CDATA[Immigrant Defense Project]]><![CDATA[National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild]]><![CDATA[National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers]]>
4. Case Tags: Immigration Fraud;First Amendment Overbreadth;Party Presentation Principle;Supreme Court Review

1. Lucky Brand Dungarees, Inc. v. Marcel Fashions Group, Inc.

2. Jurisdiction: United States (May 14, 2020)
3. Defendants<![CDATA[Lucky Brand Dungarees, Inc.]]><![CDATA[Liz Claiborne, Inc.]]><![CDATA[Lucky Brand Dungarees Stores, Inc.]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[Marcel Fashions Group, Inc.]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[Dale M. Cendali]]><![CDATA[Claudia Ray]]><![CDATA[Mary C. Mazzello]]><![CDATA[John C. O'Quinn]]><![CDATA[Matthew D. Rowen]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[Michael B. Kimberly]]><![CDATA[Paul W. Hughes]]><![CDATA[Andrew A. Lyons-Berg]]><![CDATA[Eugene R. Fidell]]><![CDATA[Louis R. Gigliotti]]><![CDATA[Robert L. Greener]]>Judges<![CDATA[Sonia Sotomayor]]>Institutions<![CDATA[Supreme Court of the United States]]><![CDATA[United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit]]><![CDATA[United States District Court for the Southern District of New York]]>
4. Case Tags: Trademark Dispute;Defense Preclusion;Res Judicata;Supreme Court Decision

1. Thole v. U.S. Bank N.A.

2. Jurisdiction: United States (June 1, 2020)
3. Original Case: Thole et al. v. U.S. Bank N.A. et al.
4. Victims<![CDATA[无]]>Defendants<![CDATA[U.S. Bank N.A.]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[James Thole]]><![CDATA[Sherry Smith]]>Investigators<![CDATA[无]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[无]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[Joseph Russell Palmore]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[Peter K. Stris]]><![CDATA[Douglas D. Geyser]]><![CDATA[John Stokes]]><![CDATA[Karen L. Handorf]]>Judges<![CDATA[Brett M. Kavanaugh]]><![CDATA[John G. Roberts]]><![CDATA[Clarence Thomas]]><![CDATA[Samuel A. Alito]]><![CDATA[Neil M. Gorsuch]]><![CDATA[Sonia Sotomayor]]><![CDATA[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]]><![CDATA[Stephen G. Breyer]]><![CDATA[Elena Kagan]]>Institutions<![CDATA[Supreme Court of the United States]]><![CDATA[U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit]]><![CDATA[U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota]]>
5. Case Tags: ERISA Fiduciary Breach;Article III Standing;Defined-Benefit Pension Plan;Class Action

1. Nasrallah v. Barr

2. Jurisdiction: United States (June 1, 2020)
3. Victims<![CDATA[Nidal Khalid Nasrallah]]>Defendants<![CDATA[William P. Barr]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[Nidal Khalid Nasrallah]]>Investigators<![CDATA[]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[Helen Parsonage]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[]]>Judges<![CDATA[Brett M. Kavanaugh]]><![CDATA[Clarence Thomas]]><![CDATA[Samuel A. Alito Jr.]]>Institutions<![CDATA[Supreme Court of the United States]]><![CDATA[United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit]]><![CDATA[Board of Immigration Appeals]]>
4. Case Tags: Immigration Law;Convention Against Torture;Judicial Review;Deportation

1. Hughes v. United States

2. Jurisdiction: United States (June 4, 2018)
3. DefendantsTerrance HughesPlaintiffsUnited StatesJudgesAnthony KennedyInstitutionsSupreme Court of the United States
4. Case Tags: Federal Sentencing;Appellate Review;Judicial Discretion;Criminal Procedure

1. Koons v. United States

2. Jurisdiction: United States (June 4, 2018)
3. DefendantsJerry Dean KoonsPlaintiffsUnited StatesJudgesNeil M. GorsuchInstitutionsSupreme Court of the United StatesUnited States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
4. Case Tags: Mandatory Minimum Sentences;Safety Valve;U.S. Sentencing Guidelines;Mitigating Role Adjustment

1. Azar v. Garza

2. Jurisdiction: United States (June 4, 2018)
3. DefendantsAlex M. Azar IIEric D. HarganE. Scott LloydPlaintiffsJane DoeDefense AttorneysNoel J. FranciscoPlaintiff AttorneysBrigitte AmiriRochelle GarzaInstitutionsU.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesOffice of Refugee ResettlementSupreme Court of the United StatesAmerican Civil Liberties Union
4. Case Tags: Reproductive Rights;Immigration Detention;Unaccompanied Minors;Supreme Court Decisions

1. Lamar, Archer & Cofrin, LLP v. Appling

2. Jurisdiction: United States (2018-06-04)
3. DefendantsR. Scott Appling, Jr.PlaintiffsLamar, Archer & Cofrin, LLPDefense AttorneysWilliam P. Glade, Jr.Plaintiff AttorneysG. Eric Brunstad, Jr.JudgesSonia SotomayorInstitutionsSupreme Court of the United States
4. Case Tags: Bankruptcy Fraud;Debt Dischargeability;Supreme Court Decision;Oral Misrepresentation

1. Washington v. United States

2. Jurisdiction: United States (June 11, 2018)
3. VictimsSuquamish TribeTulalip TribesSwinomish Indian Tribal CommunityMakah TribeLower Elwha Klallam TribeDefendantsState of WashingtonPlaintiffsUnited StatesDefense AttorneysWashington State Attorney General’s OfficePlaintiff AttorneysUnited States Department of JusticeInstitutionsSupreme Court of the United StatesUnited States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitUnited States District Court for the Western District of Washington
4. Case Tags: Native American Treaty Rights;Culvert Case;Tribal Sovereignty;Environmental Law

1. Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico v. Aurelius Investment, LLC

2. Jurisdiction: United States (Puerto Rico) (June 1, 2020)
3. Victims<![CDATA[无]]>Defendants<![CDATA[Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[Aurelius Investment, LLC]]><![CDATA[Aurelius Opportunities Fund, LLC]]><![CDATA[Lex Claims, LLC]]>Investigators<![CDATA[无]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[无]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[Theodore B. Olson]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[Martin J. Bienenstock]]><![CDATA[Stephen L. Ratner]]>Judges<![CDATA[Stephen G. Breyer]]><![CDATA[Clarence Thomas]]><![CDATA[Sonia Sotomayor]]>Institutions<![CDATA[Supreme Court of the United States]]><![CDATA[United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit]]><![CDATA[Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico]]><![CDATA[Aurelius Capital Management]]><![CDATA[Congress of the United States]]>
4. Case Tags: Appointments Clause;PROMESA;Territorial Officers;De Facto Officer Doctrine

1. Andrus v. Texas

2. Jurisdiction: Texas, United States (June 15, 2020)
3. Victims<![CDATA[无]]>Defendants<![CDATA[Terence Tramaine Andrus]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[无]]>Investigators<![CDATA[无]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[无]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[James Crowley]]><![CDATA[Gretchen Sween]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[无]]>Judges<![CDATA[Samuel Alito]]><![CDATA[Clarence Thomas]]><![CDATA[Neil Gorsuch]]><![CDATA[Sonia Sotomayor]]>Institutions<![CDATA[Supreme Court of the United States]]><![CDATA[Texas Court of Criminal Appeals]]>
4. Case Tags: Death Penalty;Ineffective Assistance of Counsel;Mitigating Evidence;Texas Criminal Appeals

1. Banister v. Davis

2. Jurisdiction: United States (June 1, 2020)
3. Victims<![CDATA[无]]>Defendants<![CDATA[无]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[Gregory Dean Banister]]>Investigators<![CDATA[无]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[无]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[Gerard J. Cedrone]]><![CDATA[Brian T. Burgess]]><![CDATA[Andrew Kim]]><![CDATA[Kelsey Pelagalli]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[无]]>Judges<![CDATA[Elena Kagan]]><![CDATA[John G. Roberts]]><![CDATA[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]]><![CDATA[Stephen Breyer]]><![CDATA[Sonia Sotomayor]]><![CDATA[Neil Gorsuch]]><![CDATA[Brett Kavanaugh]]><![CDATA[Samuel Alito]]><![CDATA[Clarence Thomas]]>Institutions<![CDATA[Supreme Court of the United States]]><![CDATA[United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit]]><![CDATA[Texas Department of Criminal Justice]]>
4. Case Tags: Habeas Corpus;AEDPA;Rule 59(e);Supreme Court of the United States

1. Lomax v. Ortiz-Marquez

2. Jurisdiction: United States (June 8, 2020)
3. Victims<![CDATA[]]>Defendants<![CDATA[Christina Ortiz-Marquez]]><![CDATA[Danny Dennis]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[Arthur J. Lomax]]>Investigators<![CDATA[]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[Eric R. Olson]]><![CDATA[Jeffrey A. Rosen]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[Eric R. Olson]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[Brian T. Burgess]]>Judges<![CDATA[Elena Kagan]]><![CDATA[Clarence Thomas]]>Institutions<![CDATA[Supreme Court of the United States]]><![CDATA[United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit]]><![CDATA[Limon Correctional Facility]]><![CDATA[Centennial Correctional Facility]]>
4. Case Tags: Prison Litigation Reform Act;Three Strikes Rule;In Forma Pauperis;Prisoner Civil Rights

1. Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute

2. Jurisdiction: United States (June 11, 2018)
3. DefendantsJon HustedPlaintiffsA. Philip Randolph InstituteLarry HarmonNortheast Ohio Coalition for the HomelessDefense AttorneysEric E. MurphyPlaintiff AttorneysPaul M. SmithJudgesSamuel AlitoInstitutionsSupreme Court of the United States
4. Case Tags: Voting Rights;Supreme Court;Voter Suppression;Election Law

1. Sveen v. Melin

2. Jurisdiction: United States (June 11, 2018)
3. DefendantsKaye MelinPlaintiffsMark A. SveenInstitutionsSupreme Court of the United States
4. Case Tags: Contracts Clause;Retroactive Law;Life Insurance Beneficiary;Supreme Court Precedent