Supreme Court decides Florida v. Jardines *

USA - March 26 2013
On March 26, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Florida v. Jardines, No. 11-564, holding that using a drug-sniffing dog on the front porch of a…

Co-authors: Jon Laramore.

Supreme Court decides Kloeckner v. Solis *

USA - December 10 2012
On December 10, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Kloeckner v. Solis, No. 11-184, holding that a federal employee who claims that an agency action appealable to the Merit System Protection Board (MSPB) violates an antidiscrimination statute listed in Section 7702(a)(1) of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (Act) should seek judicial review in district court rather than the Federal Circuit—regardless of whether the MSPB decided her case on procedural grounds or the merits.

Co-authors: Jon Laramore.

Supreme Court decides Wood v. Milyard *

USA - April 24 2012
On April 24, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Wood v. Milyard, No. 10-9995, holding that while courts of appeal have the authority (though not the duty) to raise a forfeited timeliness defense in exceptional habeas cases, they should not override the State's deliberate waiver of that defense.

Co-authors: Aaron D. Van Oort .