Mark D. Taticchi

Jul 2, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Elizabeth Casey |Mark D. Taticchi

On July 1, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Trump v. United States, No. 23-939, holding that former Presidents are absolutely immune from criminal prosecution for official acts that arise within their “conclusive and preclusive constitutional authority.” Moreover, the Court held that there is a presumption of immunity for all official acts, including those that do not arise out of the President’s conclusive and preclusive authority.

Jun 28, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Hannah Leiendecker |Mark D. Taticchi

On June 27, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Moyle v. United States, No. 23-726, and Idaho v. United States, No. 23-727, holding the writs of certiorari before judgment granted to hear the cases were improvidently granted; the Court accordingly dismissed the writs and vacated its previously entered stay of the district court’s injunction. The State of Idaho passed the Defense of Life Act, which prohibited all abortions unless they were necessary to save the life of the mother.

Jun 21, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Christopher Casolaro |Mark D. Taticchi

On June 20, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Moore v. United States, No. 22-800, holding that the Mandatory Repatriation Tax (MRT) — a provision in a 2017 tax reform law — could constitutionally impose a one-time pass-through tax on certain American shareholders of American-controlled foreign corporations.

Jun 28, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Mark D. Taticchi

On June 27, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co., No. 21-1168, holding that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court had erred in concluding that the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Pennsylvania Fire Insurance Co. of Philadelphia v. Gold Issue Mining & Milling Co., 243 U. S. 93 (1917), had been implicitly overruled by subsequent U.S. Supreme Court decisions. Robert Mallory is a former employee of Norfolk Southern Railway Company.

Jun 26, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Henry Grabbe |Mark D. Taticchi

On June 23, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court decided United States v. Texas, No. 22-58, holding that Texas and Louisiana did not have standing to challenge guidelines for the enforcement of certain immigration laws promulgated by the Department of Homeland Security.