June 04, 2018
Azar v. Garza (17-654)
The D. C. Circuit’s judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded with instructions to dismiss the individual claim for injunctive relief as moot.
Lamar, Archer & Cofrin, LLP v. Appling (16-1215)
Single-asset statements qualify as “statement[s] respecting the debtor’s . . . financial condition” for purposes of Bankruptcy Code §523(a)(2)’s exceptions to discharge; where, as here, a single-asset statement is not in writing, the associated debt may be discharged.
Koons v. United States (17-5716)
Petitioners do not qualify for sentence reductions under 18 U. S. C. §3582(c)(2) because their sentences were not “based on” their lowered Federal Sentencing Guidelines ranges but, instead, were “based on” their mandatory minimums and their substantial assistance to the Government.
Hughes v. United States (17-155)
A Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11(c)(1)(C) plea agreement is “based on” the defendant’s Federal Sentencing Guidelines range so long as that range was part of the framework the district court relied on in imposing the sentence or accepting the agreement; thus, Hughes may seek a sentencing reduction under 18 U. S. C. §3582(c)(2).
Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Comm’n (16-111)
The Colorado Civil Rights Commission’s actions in assessing a cakeshop owner’s reasons for declining to make a cake for a same-sex couple’s wedding celebration violated the Free Exercise Clause.