Supreme Court

Unanimous decision by the U.S. Supreme Court on February 21, 2025, affirming the Seventh Circuit

1. Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission

2. Jurisdiction: United States (June 4, 2018)
3. VictimsCharlie CraigDavid MullinsDefendantsJack PhillipsPlaintiffsCharlie CraigDavid MullinsInvestigatorsNoneProsecutorsNoneDefense AttorneysKristen WaggonerPlaintiff AttorneysLouise MellingJames EsseksJudgesAnthony KennedyInstitutionsColorado Civil Rights CommissionSupreme Court of the United StatesMasterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd.
4. Case Tags: First Amendment;LGBTQ+ Rights;Supreme Court;Freedom of Religion

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. Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky

2. Jurisdiction: United States (June 14, 2018)
3. VictimsNoneDefendantsJoe ManskyPlaintiffsMinnesota Voters AllianceAndy CilekInvestigatorsNoneProsecutorsNoneDefense AttorneysDaniel P. RoganPlaintiff AttorneysJ. David BreemerJudgesJohn RobertsInstitutionsSupreme Court of the United StatesPacific Legal FoundationMinnesota Attorney General's OfficeRamsey County Elections OfficeMinnesota State Legislature
4. Case Tags: First Amendment;Election Law;Constitutional Law;Supreme Court

1. Bostock v. Clayton County

2. Jurisdiction: United States (June 15, 2020)
3. Original Case: Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, 590 U.S. 644 (2020)
4. Victims<![CDATA[Gerald Bostock]]><![CDATA[Donald Zarda]]><![CDATA[Aimee Stephens]]>Defendants<![CDATA[Clayton County, Georgia]]><![CDATA[Altitude Express, Inc.]]><![CDATA[R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes, Inc.]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[Gerald Bostock]]><![CDATA[Donald Zarda]]><![CDATA[Aimee Stephens]]>Investigators<![CDATA[无]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[无]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[Jack R. Hancock]]><![CDATA[William H. Buechner, Jr.]]><![CDATA[Martin B. Heller]]><![CDATA[Saul D. Zabell]]><![CDATA[Kristen K. Waggoner]]><![CDATA[David A. Cortman]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[Brian J. Sutherland]]><![CDATA[Thomas J. Mew IV]]><![CDATA[Edward D. Buckley]]><![CDATA[Gregory Antollino]]><![CDATA[Pamela S. Karlan]]><![CDATA[James D. Esseks]]><![CDATA[Christopher Dunn]]>Judges<![CDATA[Neil Gorsuch]]><![CDATA[John Roberts]]><![CDATA[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]]><![CDATA[Stephen Breyer]]><![CDATA[Sonia Sotomayor]]><![CDATA[Elena Kagan]]><![CDATA[Samuel Alito]]><![CDATA[Clarence Thomas]]><![CDATA[Brett Kavanaugh]]>Institutions<![CDATA[Supreme Court of the United States]]><![CDATA[United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit]]><![CDATA[United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit]]><![CDATA[United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit]]><![CDATA[Equal Employment Opportunity Commission]]>
5. Case Tags: LGBTQ Rights;Employment Discrimination;Title VII;Supreme Court

1. Pereira v. Sessions

2. Jurisdiction: United States (June 21, 2018)
3. Original Case: Pereira v. Sessions, 585 U.S. ___ (2018)
4. DefendantsJeff SessionsPlaintiffsWescley Fonseca PereiraDefense AttorneysZachary D. TrippPlaintiff AttorneysDavid J. ZimmerJudgesSonia SotomayorJohn G. RobertsAnthony M. KennedyClarence ThomasRuth Bader GinsburgStephen G. BreyerElena KaganNeil M. GorsuchSamuel A. AlitoInstitutionsSupreme Court of the United States
5. Case Tags: Immigration Law;Notice to Appear;Stop-Time Rule;Supreme Court

1. Ohio v. American Express Co.

2. Jurisdiction: United States (June 25, 2018)
3. DefendantsAmerican Express CompanyPlaintiffsOhioConnecticutIdahoIllinoisIowaMarylandMichiganMontanaRhode IslandUtahVermontDefense AttorneysSeth P. WaxmanPlaintiff AttorneysEric E. MurphyJudgesClarence ThomasInstitutionsSupreme Court of the United StatesUnited States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
4. Case Tags: Antitrust;Sherman Act;Two-Sided Market;Supreme Court

1. Trump v. Hawaii

2. Jurisdiction: United States (June 26, 2018)
3. VictimsNoneDefendantsDonald TrumpKirstjen NielsenRex TillersonPlaintiffsState of HawaiiIsmail ElshikhInvestigatorsNoneProsecutorsNoneDefense AttorneysNoel FranciscoPlaintiff AttorneysNeal KatyalJudgesJohn G. RobertsAnthony KennedyClarence ThomasSamuel AlitoNeil GorsuchRuth Bader GinsburgStephen BreyerSonia SotomayorElena KaganInstitutionsSupreme Court of the United StatesState of HawaiiUnited States Department of Justice
4. Case Tags: Immigration Law;Supreme Court;Religious Discrimination;National Security

1. Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania

2. Jurisdiction: United States (July 8, 2020)
3. Victims<![CDATA[无]]>Defendants<![CDATA[Donald J. Trump]]><![CDATA[U.S. Department of Health and Human Services]]><![CDATA[U.S. Department of Labor]]><![CDATA[U.S. Department of the Treasury]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home]]>Investigators<![CDATA[无]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[无]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[Paul D. Clement]]><![CDATA[Erin E. Murphy]]><![CDATA[Mark L. Rienzi]]><![CDATA[Noel J. Francisco]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[Gurbir S. Grewal]]><![CDATA[Josh Shapiro]]><![CDATA[Michael J. Fischer]]>Judges<![CDATA[Clarence Thomas]]><![CDATA[John Roberts]]><![CDATA[Samuel Alito]]><![CDATA[Neil Gorsuch]]><![CDATA[Brett Kavanaugh]]><![CDATA[Elena Kagan]]><![CDATA[Stephen Breyer]]><![CDATA[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]]><![CDATA[Sonia Sotomayor]]>Institutions<![CDATA[Supreme Court of the United States]]><![CDATA[U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit]]><![CDATA[U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania]]><![CDATA[Becket Fund for Religious Liberty]]>
4. Case Tags: Religious Freedom;Contraceptive Mandate;Supreme Court;Affordable Care Act

1. North Carolina v. Covington

2. Jurisdiction: United States (June 5, 2017)
3. DefendantsState of North CarolinaPlaintiffsSandra Little CovingtonInstitutionsSupreme Court of the United StatesUnited States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
4. Case Tags: Racial Gerrymandering;Voting Rights;Supreme Court;Special Elections

1. Lorenzo v. Securities and Exchange Commission

2. Jurisdiction: United States (March 27, 2019)
3. DefendantsFrancis V. LorenzoPlaintiffsSecurities and Exchange CommissionDefense AttorneysRobert A. LongPlaintiff AttorneysJeffrey B. WallJudgesStephen BreyerInstitutionsSecurities and Exchange CommissionSupreme Court of the United States
4. Case Tags: Securities Fraud;Rule 10b-5;Supreme Court;Dissemination Liability

1. Facebook, Inc. v. Duguid

2. Jurisdiction: United States (April 1, 2021)
3. Victims<![CDATA[无]]>Defendants<![CDATA[Facebook, Inc.]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[Noah Duguid]]>Investigators<![CDATA[无]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[无]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[Paul D. Clement]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[Sergei Lemberg]]>Judges<![CDATA[Sonia Sotomayor]]>Institutions<![CDATA[Supreme Court of the United States]]><![CDATA[United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit]]><![CDATA[U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California]]>
4. Case Tags: TCPA;Autodialer;Robocall;Supreme Court

1. United States v. Palomar-Santiago

2. Jurisdiction: United States (May 24, 2021)
3. Victims<![CDATA[]]>Defendants<![CDATA[Refugio Palomar-Santiago]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[United States]]>Investigators<![CDATA[]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[Elizabeth B. Prelogar]]><![CDATA[Nicholas L. McQuaid]]><![CDATA[Curtise Gannon]]><![CDATA[Erica L. Ross]]><![CDATA[William A. Glaser]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[Bradley N. Garcia]]><![CDATA[Rene L. Valladares]]><![CDATA[Cristen C. Thayer]]><![CDATA[Aarin E. Kevorkian]]><![CDATA[Ellesse Henderson]]><![CDATA[Jeffrey L. Fisher]]><![CDATA[Anna O. Mohan]]><![CDATA[Grace E. Leeper]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[]]>Judges<![CDATA[Sonia Sotomayor]]><![CDATA[John Roberts]]><![CDATA[Clarence Thomas]]><![CDATA[Stephen Breyer]]><![CDATA[Samuel Alito]]><![CDATA[Elena Kagan]]><![CDATA[Neil Gorsuch]]><![CDATA[Brett Kavanaugh]]><![CDATA[Amy Coney Barrett]]>Institutions<![CDATA[Supreme Court of the United States]]><![CDATA[United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit]]><![CDATA[United States District Court for the District of Nevada]]><![CDATA[Immigration and Naturalization Service]]><![CDATA[Department of Justice]]>
4. Case Tags: illegal reentry;deportation order;administrative exhaustion;Supreme Court

1. Cochise Consultancy, Inc. v. United States

2. Jurisdiction: United States (May 13, 2019)
3. Original Case: Cochise Consultancy, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Hunt
4. DefendantsCochise Consultancy, Inc.United StatesPlaintiffsBilly Joe HuntCochise Consultancy, Inc.JudgesClarence ThomasInstitutionsSupreme Court of the United StatesUnited States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh CircuitUnited States Department of Justice
5. Case Tags: False Claims Act;Statute of Limitations;Qui Tam;Supreme Court

1. Nieves v. Bartlett

2. Jurisdiction: United States (May 28, 2019)
3. Original Case: Nieves v. Bartlett, 587 U.S. ___ (2019)
4. VictimsRussell BartlettDefendantsLuis NievesTroy WilsonPlaintiffsRussell BartlettJudgesJohn RobertsInstitutionsU.S. Supreme CourtAlaska State TroopersU.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
5. Case Tags: Retaliatory Arrest;First Amendment;Probable Cause;Supreme Court

1. Azar v. Allina Health Services

2. Jurisdiction: United States (June 3, 2019)
3. DefendantsAlex M. Azar IIPlaintiffsAllina Health ServicesDefense AttorneysNoel J. FranciscoPlaintiff AttorneysPaul D. ClementJudgesJohn G. RobertsInstitutionsUnited States Department of Health and Human ServicesSupreme Court of the United States
4. Case Tags: Medicare;Administrative Law;Supreme Court;Statutory Interpretation

1. Taggert v. Lorenzen

2. Jurisdiction: United States (June 3, 2019)
3. Original Case: Taggert v. Lorenzen, 139 S. Ct. 1795 (2019)
4. DefendantsShelley A. LorenzenPlaintiffsBradley TaggertJudgesStephen BreyerInstitutionsSupreme Court of the United StatesUnited States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
5. Case Tags: Bankruptcy Law;Civil Contempt;Supreme Court;Creditor Liability

1. Wilkins v. United States

2. Jurisdiction: United States (March 28, 2023)
3. Defendants<![CDATA[United States]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[Larry Wilkins]]><![CDATA[Jane Stanton]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[Benjamin W. Snyder]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[Jeffrey W. McCoy]]>Judges<![CDATA[Sonia Sotomayor]]><![CDATA[Clarence Thomas]]>Institutions<![CDATA[Supreme Court of the United States]]><![CDATA[United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit]]><![CDATA[United States Forest Service]]>
4. Case Tags: Quiet Title Act;Jurisdictional vs claims-processing;Supreme Court;Land easement dispute

1. Ciminelli v. United States

2. Jurisdiction: United States (May 11, 2023)
3. Original Case: Ciminelli v. United States, 598 U.S. 306 (2023)
4. Victims<![CDATA[Fort Schuyler Management Corporation]]>Defendants<![CDATA[Louis Ciminelli]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[United States of America]]>Investigators<![CDATA[无]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[无]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[无]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[无]]>Judges<![CDATA[Clarence Thomas]]>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 Western District of New York]]>
5. Case Tags: Wire Fraud;Right to Control;Supreme Court;Federal Criminal Law

1. Tyler v. Hennepin County

2. Jurisdiction: United States (May 25, 2023)
3. Original Case: Tyler v. Hennepin County, Minnesota
4. Victims<![CDATA[Geraldine Tyler]]>Defendants<![CDATA[Hennepin County]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[Geraldine Tyler]]>Investigators<![CDATA[无]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[无]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[无]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[Christina Martin]]>Judges<![CDATA[John Roberts]]>Institutions<![CDATA[Hennepin County]]><![CDATA[Supreme Court of the United States]]>
5. Case Tags: home equity theft;Takings Clause;property rights;Supreme Court

1. Allen v. Milligan

2. Jurisdiction: United States (June 8, 2023)
3. Victims<![CDATA[无]]>Defendants<![CDATA[Wes Allen]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[Evan Milligan]]><![CDATA[Alabama State Conference of the NAACP]]><![CDATA[Greater Birmingham Ministries]]>Investigators<![CDATA[无]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[无]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[无]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[无]]>Judges<![CDATA[John Roberts]]><![CDATA[Brett Kavanaugh]]><![CDATA[Sonia Sotomayor]]><![CDATA[Elena Kagan]]><![CDATA[Ketanji Brown Jackson]]><![CDATA[Clarence Thomas]]><![CDATA[Samuel Alito]]><![CDATA[Neil Gorsuch]]><![CDATA[Amy Coney Barrett]]>Institutions<![CDATA[Supreme Court of the United States]]><![CDATA[Alabama State Conference of the NAACP]]><![CDATA[Greater Birmingham Ministries]]>
4. Case Tags: Voting Rights Act;Racial Gerrymandering;Supreme Court;Section 2