Opinions from 2021
Docket Number: 19-438
Court: US Supreme Court
Date: March 4, 2021
Justia Opinion Summary: In removal proceedings for entering and remaining in the country unlawfully, Pereida sought to establish his eligibility for cancellation of removal under 8 U.S.C. 1229a(c)(4), 1229b(b)(1). Eligibility requires certain nonpermanent ...
Docket Number: 19-547
Court: US Supreme Court
Date: March 4, 2021
Justia Opinion Summary: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a rule in 2011 regarding cooling water intake structures. Because aquatic wildlife can become trapped in intake structures, the Endangered Species Act required the EPA to ...
Docket Number: 19-199
Court: US Supreme Court
Date: February 3, 2021
Justia Opinion Summary: In 1992, Salinas began seeking disability benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA) based on serious injuries he suffered during his 15-year railroad career. He was granted benefits after his fourth application in ...
Docket Number: 19-351
Court: US Supreme Court
Date: February 3, 2021
Justia Opinion Summary: German Jewish art dealers owned a collection of medieval relics. Their heirs allege that the Nazi government unlawfully coerced the consortium into selling the collection to Prussia for a third of its value. The relics are ...
Docket Number: 19-963
Court: US Supreme Court
Date: January 25, 2021
Docket Number: 19-357
Court: US Supreme Court
Date: January 14, 2021
Justia Opinion Summary: The debtors each filed a bankruptcy petition and requested that the city return his vehicle, which had been impounded for failure to pay fines. The filing of a bankruptcy petition automatically “creates an estate,” 11 ...
