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December 2018 oral arguments

5 cases across 3 argument daysArguments begin at 10 a.m. Eastern
Three argument days, December 3 to December 6, 2018. Two of them have more than one case.

2 cases
False statements to investorsLorenzo v. SECWhether a person who is not the “maker” of a false statement under Janus Capital Group, Inc. v. First Derivative Traders, 564 U.S. 135 (2011), can be held liable under Rule 10b-5(a) and (c) and Section 17(a)(1) of the Securities Act for disseminating a false statement to investors with intent to defraud?Decided 17-1077Taxes on federal pensionsDawson v. Steager1. Whether the doctrine of intergovernmental tax immunity, as codified in 4 U.S.C. 111, prohibits the State of West Virginia from exempting from state taxation the retirement benefits of certain former state law-enforcement officers, without providing the same exemption for the retirement benefits of former employees of the United States Marshals Service? 2. Whether this Court's precedent and the doctrine of intergovernmental tax immunity bar states from exempting groups of state retirees from state income tax while discriminating against similarly situated federal retirees based on the source of their retirement income?Decided 17-419

2 cases
Proof of available jobsBiestek v. BerryhillWhether a vocational expert's testimony can constitute substantial evidence of "other work," 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4)(v), available to an applicant for social security benefits on the basis of a disability, when the expert fails upon the applicant's request to provide the underlying data on which that testimony is premised.Decided 17-1184Secret sales and patentsHelsinn Healthcare S. A. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.Whether, under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, an inventor's sale of an invention to a third party that is obligated to keep the invention confidential qualifies as prior art for purposes of determining the patentability of the invention.Decided 17-1229

1 case
Two prosecutions for same crimeGamble v. United StatesWhether the Court should overrule the "separate sovereigns" exception to the Double Jeopardy Clause.Decided 17-646