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Supreme Court Case Tracker

Argument sitting

December 2018 oral arguments

3 cases across 3 argument daysArguments begin at 10 a.m. Eastern

1 case
DecidedDawson 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?Decided17-419

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DecidedBiestek 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.Decided17-1184

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DecidedGamble v. United StatesWhether the Court should overrule the "separate sovereigns" exception to the Double Jeopardy Clause.Decided17-646