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Campaign Financing Headed Back to Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to wade back into the controversial issue of campaign financing. The Court recently granted certiorari in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, which challenges the current monetary cap on individual political c...
Will Upcoming Voting Rights Act Case Rest on the Elections Clause?
The U.S. Supreme Court saved the best for last, as it is poised to take on its most controversial cases in the coming weeks. The first case on deck is Shelby County v. Holder, which will reexamine the constitutionality of Voting Rights Act....
Is Recess Appointment Controversy a Nonjusticiable Political Question? Court May Look to Goldwater v. Carter
The constitutionality of President Barak Obama’s recess appointments will likely appear before the U.S. Supreme Court. However, there is a strong chance that the Court will determine that the controversy in a nonjusticiable political question. A...
Missouri v. Holland: Are All Laws Implementing Treaties Valid?
Missouri v. Holland may be a case about birds, but its long-standing precedent has given Congress and the President wide latitude when implementing international treaties. As we discussed last week, the fate of a Pennsylvania woman charged with poiso...
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The Sixth Amendment’s Confrontation Clause Under Crawford v. Washington
by DONALD SCARINCI on March 12, 2020
In Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36 (2004), the U.S. Supreme Court overhauled the test for deter...
Supreme Court Heard Oral Arguments in Four Cases
by DONALD SCARINCI on March 10, 2020
The U.S. Supreme Court has returned from its winter break. The justices heard oral arguments in fou...
SCOTUS Sides With Patrol Agent in Cross-Border Shooting Case
by DONALD SCARINCI on March 5, 2020
In Hernandez v. Mesa, 589 U. S. ____ (2020), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the parents of a 15-y...
