Digital Realty Trust, Inc. v. Somers (2017)

Argued 11/28/2017. Description from Oyez.org: "A case in which the Court will resolve a circuit split as to whether the anti-retaliation provision for "whistleblowers" in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 applies only to individuals who fall within the act’s specific definition of "whistleblower," that is, those who disclose allegedly unlawful activity to the Securities and Exchange Commission."

Patchak v. Zinke (2017)

Argued 11/7/2017. Description from Oyez.org: "A case in which the Court will decide whether a statute that directs the federal courts to "promptly dismiss” certain lawsuits without affecting any underlying laws violates the Constitution’s separation of powers principles, and whether that statute violates the due process rights of a plaintiff with a pending lawsuit affected by the statute."

Artis v. District of Columbia (2017)

Argued 11/1/2017. Description from Oyez.org: "A case in which the Court will decide whether the tolling provision of 28 U.S.C. Section 1367(d) suspends the limitations period for the state-law claims while the claim is pending and for 30 days after the claim is dismissed, or merely provides 30 days after the dismissal for the plaintiff to refile."

Wilson v. Sellers (2017)

Argued 10/30/2017. Description from Oyez.org: "A case in which the Court will decide whether its decision in Harrington v. Richter implicitly abrogated the presumption that a federal court sitting in habeas proceedings should “look through” a summary state court ruling to review the last reasoned result."

Ayestas v. Davis (2017)

Argued 10/30/2017. Description from Oyez.org: "A case in which the Court will decide whether investigative services under 18 U.S.C. §3599(f) are only “reasonably necessary” when the habeas petitioner requesting the services can meet the burden of proof for the underlying claim for habeas relief at the time of the request for the investigative services."

Jennings v. Rodriguez (2017)

Argued 10/3/2017. Description from Oyez.org: "A case in which the Court will determine whether noncitizens who are subject to mandatory detention under the Immigration and Nationality Act are entitled to bond hearings with the possibility of release if they are detained for longer than six months. The Court will also determine whether the government’s burden is to prove by clear and convincing evidence that they are dangerous to their communities and represent flight risks."