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Argument sitting

April 2017 oral arguments

5 cases across 4 argument daysArguments begin at 10 a.m. Eastern
Four argument days, April 17 to April 25, 2017. One of them has more than one case.

1 case
Where federal workers appealPerry v. Merit Systems Protection Bd.Whether an MSPB decision disposing of a "mixed" case on jurisdictional grounds is subject to judicial review in district court or in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.Decided 16-399

1 case
SEC deadline to recover profitsKokesh v. SECDoes the five-year statute of limitations of 28 U.S.C. §2462 apply to claims brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission seeking repayment of illegally obtained funds?Decided 16-529

1 case
Religious groups and public aidTrinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. ComerWhether the exclusion of churches from an otherwise neutral and secular aid program violates the Free Exercise and Equal Protection Clauses when the state has no valid Establishment Clause concern.Decided 15-577

2 cases
Where companies can be suedBNSF R. Co. v. TyrrellWhether a state court may decline to follow this Court's decision in Daimler AG u. Bauman, which held that the Due Process Clause forbids a state court from exercising general personal jurisdiction over a defendant that is not at home in the forum state, in a suit against an American defendant under the Federal Employers' Liability Act.Decided 16-405Where companies can be suedBristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., San Francisco Cty.Whether a plaintiff’s claims arise out of or relate to a defendant's forum activities when there is?Decided 16-466