U.S. Supreme Court 2013 Term Arguments

A case in which the Court held that, to find someone guilty of bank fraud, only one of the two bank fraud statutes must be met, not both.

A case in which the Court found that patent laws should not place restraints on abstract ideas that form the "building blocks of human ingenuity."

A case in which the Court held that Secret Service agents did not break any "clearly established" laws in their efforts to protect the President, and were thus protected by qualified immunity.

A case in which the Court decided that the Affordable Care Act's requirement of for-profit corporations to supply its employees with contraceptives that go against the owners' beliefs is unconstitutional under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993.

A case in which the Court held that the U.S. Bankruptcy Code does not exempt inherited retirement accounts from a debtor's estate in bankruptcy proceedings.

A case in which the Court held that there is no undue burden in allowing defendants in securities fraud cases from presenting evidence regarding the alleged impact of the misinformation on stock prices.

A case in which the Court held that police using deadly force to prevent a crime endangering the general public are granted qualified immunity.

A case in which the Court held that the execution of intellectually disabled individuals violated the protection against cruel and unusual punishment guaranteed in the Eighth Amendment.

A case in which the Court defined "exceptional" cases as ones that simply stand out from others due to a frivolous nature related to its legal claims.

A case in which the Court held that a district court is the best place to determine whether or not a lawsuit is objectively baseless.