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Monday’s argument in U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Rural Housing Service v. Kirtz presents a routine statutory drafting problem arising out of a run-of-the-mill consumer lending dispute. The Rural Housing Service in the Department of Agriculture lends money to promote the developm
Wednesday’s argument in Vidal v. Elster involved a provision in the federal Lanham Act that directs the Patent and Trademark Office, the entity that registers federal trademarks, to refuse to register any mark that identifies “a particular living individual.” In this case, Steve Elster argued that t
Wednesday’s argument in Vidal v. Elster is the third in a series of First Amendment challenges to provisions of the Lanham Act that bar registration of various kinds of scurrilous marks. In the first, Matal v. Tam, the Supreme Court held that it violated the First Amendment to refuse registration fo
As the hour of this morning’s argument in Great Lakes Insurance v Raiders Retreat Realty progressed, it seemed to become more and more clear how the justices will resolve this case. The question – whether state or federal law should govern the enforceability of maritime choice-of-law clauses – at fi
Tuesday’s argument in Great Lakes Insurance v. Raiders Retreat Realty offers a breather between the divisive disputes about the CFPB and voting rights topping the headlines at the advent of the October Term 2023. Perhaps some of the justices will even enjoy a return to their law-school days, as they