Argued 10/30/2017.

Description from Oyez.org: 

"A case in which the Court will decide whether investigative services under 18 U.S.C. §3599(f) are only “reasonably necessary” when the habeas petitioner requesting the services can meet the burden of proof for the underlying claim for habeas relief at the time of the request for the investigative services."

Ayestas v. Davis (2017)

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Argued 11/29/2017.

Description from Oyez.org: 

"A case in which the Court will determine whether the warrantless seizure and search of cell phone records revealing the location and movements of a cell phone user over the course of 127 days violates the Fourth Amendment."

Carpenter v. United States (2017)

Argued 11/28/2017.

Description from Oyez.org: 

"A case in which the Court will resolve a circuit split as to whether the anti-retaliation provision for "whistleblowers" in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 applies only to individuals who fall within the act’s specific definition of "whistleblower," that is, those who disclose allegedly unlawful activity to the Securities and Exchange Commission."

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. v. Somers (2017)

Argued 11/28/2017.

Description from Oyez.org: 

"A case in which the Court will determine whether state courts may exercise subject matter jurisdiction over covered class actions that allege only Securities Act of 1933 claims."

Cyan, Inc. v. Beaver County Employees Retirement Fund (2017)

Argued 11/27/2017.

Description from Oyez.org: 

"A case in which the court will determine if the Patent Trial and Appeal Board must address every claim that is challenged in a claimant’s petition in its final written decision, or if it may address only a subset of those claims, pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 318(a)."

SAS Institute Inc. v. Matal (2017)

Argued 11/27/2017.

Description from Oyez.org: 

"A case in which the Court will decide whether inter partes review, an adversarial process used by the Patent and Trademark Office, unconstitutionally deprives patent holders of their right to a jury and access to an Article III forum before depriving them of a property right."

Ayestas v. Davis (2017)

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