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OPINION: John Q. Hamm, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections, Petitioner v. Joseph Clifton Smith

Caption John Q. Hamm, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections, Petitioner v. Joseph Clifton Smith
Summary Certiorari dismissed as improvidently granted.
Author Per Curiam
Opinion http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-872_ec8f.pdf
Certiorari Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 17, 2025)
Amicus Brief amicus curiae of United States in support of petitioner filed.
Case Link 24-872
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OPINION: Havana Docks Corporation, Petitioner v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.

Caption Havana Docks Corporation, Petitioner v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.
Summary In action filed by the Havana Docks Corporation pursuant to Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act, 22 U. S. C. §6021 et seq., related to its property interest in the operation of docks at the Port of Havana, respondent cruise lines’ use of the docks is sufficient to establish that they used “property which was confiscated by the Cuban Government;” Havana Docks is not required to establish that the cruise lines “trafficked” in Havana Dock’s property interest.
Author Justice Clarence Thomas
Opinion http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-983_c07d.pdf
Certiorari Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 14, 2025)
Amicus Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Case Link 24-983
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u/scotus-bot — 17 hours ago
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OPINION: M & K Employee Solutions, LLC v. Trustees of the IAM National Pension Fund

Caption M & K Employee Solutions, LLC v. Trustees of the IAM National Pension Fund
Summary The provisions of ERISA governing the calculation of withdrawal liability from an underfunded Multiemployer Pension Plan— i.e., the withdrawing employer’s share of the plan’s unfunded vested benefits—do not require that actuarial assumptions underlying the calculation be selected on or before the statutory measurement date. 29 U. S. C. §§1391, 1393.
Author Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
Opinion http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/23-1209_i3kn.pdf
Certiorari Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 12, 2024)
Amicus Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Case Link 23-1209
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u/scotus-bot — 17 hours ago
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OPINION: Adrian Jules, Petitioner v. Andre Balazs Properties

Caption Adrian Jules, Petitioner v. Andre Balazs Properties
Summary A federal court that has previously stayed claims in a pending action under §3 of the Federal Arbitration Act has jurisdiction to confirm or vacate a resulting arbitral award on those claims as prescribed in §9 and §10 of the Act.
Author Justice Sonia Sotomayor
Opinion http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-83_3e04.pdf
Certiorari Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 21, 2025)
Case Link 25-83
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u/scotus-bot — 8 days ago
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OPINION: Shawn Montgomery, Petitioner v. Caribe Transport II, LLC

Caption Shawn Montgomery, Petitioner v. Caribe Transport II, LLC
Summary A claim that one company negligently hired another to transport goods is not preempted by the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act because States retain authority to regulate safety “with respect to motor vehicles” under the Act. 49 U. S. C. §14501(c)(2)(A).
Author Justice Amy Coney Barrett
Opinion http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1238_1b7d.pdf
Certiorari Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 7, 2025)
Amicus Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed)
Case Link 24-1238
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u/scotus-bot — 8 days ago
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Caption Louisiana, Appellant v. Phillip Callais
Summary Because the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 52 U. S. C. §10301 et seq., did not require Louisiana to create an additional majority-minority district, no compelling interest justified the State’s use of race in creating SB8, and that map is an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.
Author Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
Opinion http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-109_21o3.pdf
Certiorari
Amicus Brief amicus curiae of United States in support of neither party filed. VIDED.
Case Link 24-109
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u/scotus-bot — 23 days ago