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Argument sitting

November 2016 oral arguments

2 cases across 2 argument daysArguments begin at 10 a.m. Eastern
Two argument days, November 1 to November 28, 2016. Each has one case.

1 case
Secrecy in fraud lawsuitsState Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. United States ex rel. RigsbyWhat standard governs the decision whether to dismiss a relator's claim for violation of the FCA's seal requirement, 31 U.S.C. § 3730(b)(2)?Decided 15-513

1 case
Vague sentencing rulesBeckles v. United States1. Whether Johnson applies retroactively to collateral cases challenging federal sentences enhanced under the residual clause in U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2(a)(2)? 2. Whether Johnson's constitutional holding applies to the residual clause in U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2(a) (2), thereby rendering challenges to sentences enhanced under it cognizable on collateral review? 3. Whether mere possession of a sawed-off shotgun, an offense listed as a "crime of violence" only in the commentary to U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2, remains a "crime of violence" after Johnson?Decided 15-8544