U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments

A case in which the Court will decide whether Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(c)(1) imposes any time limit to set aside a void default judgment for lack of personal jurisdiction.

A case in which the Court will decide whether a federal court’s final judgment must be vacated if it is later determined that the case lacked complete diversity at the time of removal from state court, and whether a plaintiff can defeat diversity jurisdiction after removal by amending the complaint to assert a viable claim against a nondiverse defendant.

A case in which the Court will decide whether federal contractors enjoy immunity from state-law tort suits because they are integrated into combat operations, even when they violate military orders and contractual duties.

A case in which the Court will decide whether the fugitive-tolling doctrine applies in the context of supervised release.

A case in which the Court will decide (1) whether a rule requiring dismissal of repeat claims in state prisoner habeas petitions also applies to repeat claims in federal prisoner motions to vacate their sentences; and (2) whether it has jurisdiction to review lower court decisions allowing or denying federal prisoners permission to file repeat challenges to their sentences.

A case in which the Court will decide whether criminal restitution under the Mandatory Victim Restitution Act (MVRA) is penal for purposes of the Ex Post Facto Clause.

A case in which the Court will decide whether federal candidates have Article III standing to challenge state election laws that extend the deadline for receiving and counting mail-in ballots beyond Election Day when they allege vote dilution and increased campaign costs from monitoring extended ballot counting.

A case in which the Court will decide whether a claim that Postal Service employees intentionally refused to deliver mail to a designated address arises out of “the loss” or “miscarriage” of postal matter under the Federal Tort Claims Act’s postal-matter exception.

A case in which the Court will decide whether a Colorado law banning “conversion therapy”—i.e., attempts to “convert” someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity—violates the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment.

A case in which the Court will decide whether the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment permits two sentences for an act that violates 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) and (j).