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Becerra v. San Carlos Apache Tribe (June 6, 2024)

Because a self-determination contract requires a Native American tribe to spend program income to further the programs transferred to it in the contract, these provisions require IHS to pay contract support costs when a tribe does so.

Truck Insurance Exchange v. Kaiser Gypsum Co. (June 6, 2024)

An insurer with financial responsibility for bankruptcy claims is a “party in interest” that may object to a Chapter 11 plan of reorganization.

Connelly v. United States (June 6, 2024)

Redemption obligations are not necessarily liabilities that reduce a corporation’s value for purposes of the federal estate tax.

Thornell v. Jones (May 30, 2024)

When a capital defendant claims that he was prejudiced at sentencing because counsel failed to present available mitigating evidence, a court must decide whether it is reasonably likely that the additional evidence would have avoided a death sentence. This requires considering the strength of all the evidence and comparing the weight of aggravating and mitigating factors.

National Rifle Association of America v. Vullo (May 30, 2024)

The First Amendment prohibits government officials from wielding their power selectively to punish or suppress speech, including through private intermediaries.

Cantero v. Bank of America, N. A. (May 30, 2024)

A state law that regulates a national bank is preempted if the state law prevents or significantly interferes with the exercise by the national bank of its powers.