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Month: November 2013
Divided U.S. Supreme Court Allows Controversial Texas Abortion Law to Stand
The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court are often as sharply divided as the rest of the country. By a vote of five to four, the Court recently refused to set aside a lower court order allowing a controversial Texas abortion law to take effect. The ...
Bond v. United States: Is Supreme Court Poised to Limit the Government’s Treaty Power?
The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in Bond v. United States, which involves the federal government’s power to implement international treaties. The crux of the case is whether the Chemical Weapons Convention, which is used to just...
Supreme Court Gives Police Latitude to Pursue Misdemeanor Suspect on Private Property
The October 2013 Term is in full swing with the U.S. Supreme Court issuing its first opinions. One of the first cases decided, Stanton v. Sims, involved whether police officers are authorized to pursue a fleeing suspect onto a homeowner’s private p...
Is the NSA Spying Scandal Headed to the Supreme Court? Case Likely Comes Down to Standing
While the U.S. Supreme Court is the highest court in the land, it can only consider cases that are properly before it. One of the biggest roadblocks for litigants is legal standing. In basic terms, a party must have suffered an actual injury in order...
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SCOTUS Rules Quiet Title Act’s Time Bar Is Claim-Processing Rule
by DONALD SCARINCI on May 1, 2023
In Wilkins v. United States, 598 U.S. ____ (2023), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Quiet Title...
SCOTUS Takes on Jack Daniels’ First Amendment Parody Case
by DONALD SCARINCI on April 24, 2023
The Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in a closely watched case involving intellectual pr...
SCOTUS Sides With Deaf Student in ADA Suit
by DONALD SCARINCI on April 18, 2023
In Perez v. Sturgis Public Schools, 598 U.S. ____ (2023), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a deaf s...
