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Supreme Court Rules Trademark Infringement Damages Include Only Named Defendant’s Profits

Constitutional Law Reporter

604 U.S. __ (2025), the U.S. The Court went on to find that background principles of corporate law support its holding. The post Supreme Court Rules Trademark Infringement Damages Include Only Named Defendants Profits appeared first on Constitutional Law Reporter. In Dewberry Group, Inc. Dewberry Engineers, Inc.,

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SCOTUS Confirms Right to Renew Lawsuit Ater Voluntary Dismissal

Constitutional Law Reporter

604 U.S. _ (2025), the U.S. Finally, the Supreme Court found that the Courts reading is buttressed by historical context, as Rule 60(b) was modeled after a California statute previously interpreted to extend to voluntary dismissals without prejudice. In Waetzig v. Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. , The Courts decision was unanimous.

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SCOTUS Makes Unanimous Ruling in Hungary v. Simon

Constitutional Law Reporter

Simon , 604 U.S. _ (2025), the U.S. In support of its decision, the Court cited the FSIAs structure, history, and purpose of the statute, emphasizing that Court interprets the FSIA to avoid producing friction in international relations or inviting reciprocal actions against the United States in foreign courts. In Hungary v.

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SCOTUS to Revisit Non-Delegation Doctrine

Constitutional Law Reporter

In its petition for certiorari, the agency argued that the fund relies on a constitutional delegation of congressional power because the relevant statute provides several intelligible principles to guide the FCCs actions when setting fees. Oral arguments are scheduled for March 26, 2025.

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First Amendment Issues Dominant Busy Week at the Supreme Court

Constitutional Law Reporter

Sections 401 and 403 of the statute apply to offenses committed after the FSA’s enactment on December 21, 2018, and to “any offense that was committed before the date of enactmentif a sentence for the offense has not been imposed as of such date of enactment.” Thompson v. Please check back for updates.

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SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments in FDA Vaping Challenge and Three Other Cases

Constitutional Law Reporter

Cornell University : The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) prohibits a plan fiduciary from engag[ing] in a transaction, if he knows or should know that such transaction constitutes a direct or indirect furnishing of goods, services, or facilities between the plan and a party in interest.

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Causing Physical Harm Always Involves “Use of Force”

Constitutional Law Reporter

United States , 604 U.S. _ (2025), the U.S. Facts of the Case The federal statute at issue, Title 18 U.S.C. Delligattis indictment charged him with attempted murder under the violent-crimes-in-aid-of-racketeering (VICAR) statute, 1959(a)(5), which required proof that Delligatti had attempted second-degree murder under New York law.

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