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Argument sitting

February 2018 oral arguments

6 cases across 4 argument daysArguments begin at 10 a.m. Eastern

1 case
DecidedCurrier v. VirginiaWhether a defendant who consents to severance of multiple charges into sequential trials loses his right under the Double Jeopardy Clause to the issue - preclusive effect of an acquittal.Decided16-1348

1 case
DecidedRosales-Mireles v. United StatesWhether the Fifth Circuit’s standard for finding “plain error” under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 52(b) when a defendant is sentenced under an incorrectly calculated Guidelines range—that the error must “shock the conscience”—conflicts with this Court’s decision in Molina-Martinez v. United States, 136 S. Ct. 1338 (2016).Decided16-9493

2 cases
DecidedOhio v. American Express Co.Under the "rule of reason," did the Government's showing that Amex's anti-steering provisions stifled price competition on the merchant side of the credit- card platform suffice to prove anticompetitive effects and thereby shift to Amex the burden of establishing any procompetitive benefits from the provisions?Decided16-1454DecidedJanus v. State, County, and Municipal EmployeesShould Abood be overruled and public sector agency fee arrangements declared unconstitutional under the First Amendment?Decided16-1466

2 cases
DecidedUnited States v. Microsoft Corp.Whether a United States provider of email services must comply with a probable-cause-based warrant issued under 18 U.S.C. 2703 by making disclosure in the United States of electronic communications within that provider's control, even if the provider has decided to store that material abroad.Decided17-2DecidedLozman v. Riviera BeachDoes the existence of probable cause defeat a First Amendment retaliatory-arrest claim as a matter of law?Decided17-21