Argued 11/7/2017.

Description from Oyez.org: 

"A case in which the Court will decide whether a statute that directs the federal courts to "promptly dismiss” certain lawsuits without affecting any underlying laws violates the Constitution’s separation of powers principles, and whether that statute violates the due process rights of a plaintiff with a pending lawsuit affected by the statute."

Patchak v. Zinke (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."

Patchak v. Zinke (2017)

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