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Amanda Frost is a Professor of Law at American University, where she specializes in the federal court system and federal jurisdiction, civil procedure, statutory interpretation, and transparency in government. Prior to entering academia Professor Frost was a staff attorney for Public Citizen Litigation Group for five years, where she briefed and argued cases at all levels of the federal judiciary. Professor Frost clerked for Judge A. Raymond Randolph on the D.C. Circuit and is a graduate of Harvard Law School.

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On Monday the Court issued orders from its February 27 Conference. Two new cases were granted. In case there are opinions, we will be live blogging both Tuesday and Wednesday. This is the second week of the February sitting.
Major Cases
- King v. Burwell
  Availability of federal tax subsidies to individuals who purchase health insurance on an exchange operated by the federal government
- Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. The Inclusive Communities Project, Inc.
  Whether disparate-impact claims are cognizable under the Fair Housing Act
- Alabama Democratic Conference v. Alabama
  Validity of Alabama redistricting plan under the Voting Rights Act of 1965
- Elonis v. United States
  Standard to determine a "true threat" under the First Amendment
- Zivotofsky v. Kerry
  Federal statute regarding place of birth on passport for U.S. citizens born in Jerusalem
- Heien v. North Carolina
  Reasonable mistake of law provides reasonable suspicion for Fourth Amendment purposes.
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Upcoming Oral Arguments
- 3/3City of Los Angeles v. Patel Constitutionality of local ordinance permitting police to search hotel guest lists.
- 3/3Davis v. Ayala Duty of federal habeas court to defer to a state court ruling that a trial error was harmless.
- 3/4King v. Burwell Availability of federal tax subsidies to individuals who purchase health insurance on an exchange operated by the federal government
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Upcoming Petitions
- Nelson v. Wisconsin Court denial of a criminal defendant's constitutional right to testify
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Recent Decisions
- Holt v. Hobbs Arkansas ban on half-inch beards for Muslim prisoners violates RLUIPA.
- Department of Homeland Security v. MacLean Threshold of eligibility under the Whistleblower Protection Act
- Gelboim v. Bank of America Corporation Dismissal of one-claim action in multidistrict litigation triggers a right to appeal.
- Hana Financial, Inc. v. Hana Bank Trademark tacking is a fact-sensitive matter reserved for juries.
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Cases argued 45

Cases decided 16

Summary reversals 5

Merits Cases Set for Argument 68

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1	2 AZ State Legislature v. AZ Independent Redistricting Commission (13-1314) Ohio v. Clark (13-1352) Orders	3 Los Angeles v. Patel (13-1175) Chappell v. Ayala (13-1428)	4 King v. Burwell (14-114)	5	6 Conference	7
8	9 Orders	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20 Conference	21
22	23 Walker v. Texas Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans (14-144) City and County of San Francisco v. Sheehan (13-1412) Orders	24 Bank of America, N.A. v. Caulkett (13-1421) and Bank of America v. Toledo-Cardona (14-163)	25 Michigan v. Environmental Protection Agency (14-46) )with (14-47 and 14-49)	26	27 Conference	28
29	30 Brumfiled v. Cain (13-1433) Orders	31 Commil USA v. Cisco Systems (13-896) Kimble v. Marvel Enterprises (13-720)

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Peabody Award
Awarded the Peabody Award for excellence in electronic media.
Sigma Delta Chi
Awarded the Sigma Delta Chi deadline reporting award for online coverage of the Affordable Care Act decision.
National Press Club Award
Awarded the National Press Club's Breaking News Award for coverage of the Affordable Care Act decision.
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Awarded the Silver Gavel Award by the American Bar Association for fostering the American public’s understanding of the law and the legal system.
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Awarded the American Gavel Award for Distinguished Reporting About the Judiciary to recognize the highest standards of reporting about courts and the justice system.
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Featured Posts

Argument preview: Hotel guest registers and the Fourth Amendment – harder than it looks? – Rory Little

Argument analysis: It was all about a child at risk – Lyle Denniston

Argument analysis: Literalism vs. the power of the people – Lyle Denniston

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