Knick v. Township of Scott, Pennsylvania
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Holding: A government violates the takings clause when it takes property without compensation, and a property owner may bring a Fifth Amendment claim under 42 U. S. C. §1983 at that time;…
Month: June 2019
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Gamble v. U.S.
Holding: The dual-sovereignty doctrine – under which two offenses are not the “same offence” for double jeopardy purposes if prosecuted by separate sovereigns – is upheld. Judgment: Affirmed, 7-2, in an…
Gamble v. United States
Holding: The dual-sovereignty doctrine – under which two offenses are not the “same offence” for double jeopardy purposes if prosecuted by separate sovereigns – is upheld. Judgment: Affirmed, 7-2, in an…
Return Mail Inc. v. United States Postal Service
Holding: The federal government is not a “person” capable of petitioning the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to institute patent review proceedings under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act. Judgment: Reversed and…
