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Month: September 2013
What’s on Deck: Health Care Challenges Likely Headed Back to Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court is almost certain to take up the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) again this term. The only question is which case the Court will decide to hear. There are more than 60 lawsuits challenging the law’s so-call...
What’s On Deck: Will the Supreme Court Reign in Recess Appointment Power?
While the National Labor Relations Board now has its full compliment of five Senate-confirmed members for the first time since 2003, the controversy surrounding the agency is far from over. This term, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in Nat...
What’s on Deck: Campaign Finance Restrictions Again Take Center Stage
When the new term kicks off next moth, the U.S. Supreme Court will revisit some of its most controversial issues, including campaign finance reform. The case, McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, involves a constitutional challenge to aggregate...
What’s on Deck? Court to Consider Buffers at Abortion Clinics
While the U.S. Supreme Court is not expected to squarely address the issue of abortion during its upcoming term, it will reconsider the legality of buffer zones around abortion clinics. The case, McCullen v. Coakley, involves a First Amendment challe...
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US Supreme Court Rejects Statute of Limitations for Military Rape
by DONALD SCARINCI on January 5, 2021
In United States v. Briggs, 592 U. S. ____ (2020), the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that the...
SCOTUS Rules Litigants Can Sue Federal Officials Individually in Religious Freedom Suits
by DONALD SCARINCI on December 28, 2020
In Tanzin v. Tanvir, 592 U. S. ____ (2020), the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that the Religi...
SCOTUS Relies on lack of Standing to Uphold Delaware Judicial Balance Requirement
by DONALD SCARINCI on December 21, 2020
In Carney v. Adams, 592 U. S. ____ (2020), the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a provision in the Delawar...
