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Argument sitting

May 2020 oral arguments

7 cases across 6 argument daysArguments begin at 10 a.m. Eastern
Six argument days, May 4 to May 13, 2020. One of them has more than one case.

1 case
Generic .com trademarksPatent and Trademark Office v. Booking.com B. V.Whether the addition by an online business of a generic top-level domain (".com") to an otherwise generic term can create a protectable trademark.Decided 19-46

1 case
Foreign groups' speech rightsAgency for Int'l De v. v. Alliance for Open Soc'y Int'l, Inc.Whether the First Amendment further bars enforcement of that directive with respect to legally distinct foreign entities operating overseas that are affiliated with respondents.Decided 19-177

1 case
Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania1. Whether a litigant who is directly protected by an administrative rule and has been allowed to intervene to defend it lacks standing to appeal a decision invalidating the rule if the litigant is also protected by an injunction from a different court? 2. Whether the federal government lawfully exempted religious objectors from the regulatory requirement to provide health plans that include contraceptive coverage?Decided 19-431

2 cases
State power on tribal landMcGirt v. OklahomaWHETHER OKLAHOMA COURTS CAN CONTINUE TO UNLAWFULLY EXERCISE, UNDER STATE LAW, CRIMINAL JURISDICTION AS"JUSTICIABLE MATTER" IN INDIAN COUNTRY OVER INDIANS ACCUSED OF MAJOR CRIMES ENUMERATED UNDER THE INDIAN MAJOR CRIMES ACT-WHICH ARE UNDER EXCLUSIVE FEDERAL JURISDICTION?Decided 18-9526Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-BerruWhether the Religion Clauses prevent civil courts from adjudicating employment discrimination claims brought by an employee against her religious employer, where the employee carried out important religious functions?Decided 19-267

1 case
State subpoenas of presidentsTrump v. VanceWhether this subpoena violates Article II and the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution.Decided 19-635

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State power over presidential electorsChiafalo v. WashingtonWhether enforcement of this law is unconstitutional because: (1) a State has no power to legally enforce how a presidential elector casts his or her ballot; and (2) a State penalizing an elector for exercising his or her constitutional discretion to vote violates the First Amendment.Decided 19-465