Supreme Court of the United States

DirecTV v. Imburgia – Opinion Released – SCOTUS

Opinion: DIRECTV v. Imburgia (pdf). Rather than rehash the opinion, here are links to some coverage: U.S. top court rules for DirecTV in arbitration case – Reuters. SCOTUS upholds contract ban on mass arbitration in second ADR case involving California law – ABA Journal. Opinion analysis: Justices rebuke California courts (again) for refusal to enforce arbitration agreement – …

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High court declines to hear cell-site data case – SCOTUS

I have previously written about the Fourth Circuit’s decision in US v. Graham, in which the divided court concluded that extended cell-site data could not be admitted without a warrant – and splitting from other circuits. I’ve also previously written about State v. Perry, in which the N.C. Court of Appeals concluded no warrant was …

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Cases to Watch: October Term

Spokeo v. Robins, No. 13-1339 [Argument: November 2, 2015] Issue: Whether Congress may confer Article III standing upon a plaintiff who suffers no concrete harm, and who therefore could not otherwise invoke the jurisdiction of a federal court, by authorizing a private right of action based on a bare violation of a federal statute. The issue …

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