Here is an update on recent activity at the Supreme Court in cases decided by the Federal Circuit. With respect to granted cases, the Supreme Court issued its opinion last week in Rudisill v. McDonough, a veterans case. With respect to petitions, two new petitions were filed in a patent case and a pro se case, and the Court denied a petition in another pro se case. Here are the details.
Granted Cases
The Supreme Court issued its opinion in Rudisill v. McDonough, a veterans case in which the Supreme Court is reviewing a question concerning the intersection of two statutory provisions related to the education benefits to veterans. Check out our opinion summary for more details.
Petitions
New Petitions
Two new petitions were filed with the Court.
In Ikorongo Texas LLC v. Bumble Trading LLC, a patent case, the Court was asked to review the following questions:
- “Should Antares Pharma, Inc. v. Medac Pharma Inc., 771 F.3d 1354 (Fed. Cir. 2014) be overruled as in direct contradiction to this Court’s decision in U.S. Industrial Chemicals, Inc. v. Carbide & Carbon Chemicals, Corp., 315 U.S. 668 (1942)?”
In Yifru v. United States, a pro se case, the Court was asked to review the following questions:
- “Whether the government intentional interference with an alien’s valid employment contract that results in the alien’s indefinite homelessness is a taking. In other words, whether an alien’s valid employment contract with a foreign government is a protected property interest.”
- “Whether a homeless individual is entitled to an assignment of counsel and injunctive reliefs to institute a taking claim for his appropriated employment contract.”
Denial
The Supreme Court denied certiorari in Chin-Young v. Department of the Army, a pro se case.