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Month: December 2013
Kansas v. Cheever: Supreme Court Issues Key Fifth Amendment Decision
The U.S. Supreme Court recently issued one of its first Fifth Amendment decisions of the October 2013 Term. In Kansas v. Cheever, the justices unanimously ruled that prosecutors could introduce evidence of a court-ordered mental evaluation in a death...
EPA Case Before U.S. Supreme Court Has Underpinnings in Federalism
The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in what could be one of the most significant environmental cases to come before the Roberts Court. EPA v. EME Homer City Generation involves a legal challenge to the controversial Cross-State Ai...
Military Protest Case Tests Supreme Court’s Pro-First Amendment Stance
While the Roberts Court is widely viewed as pro-First Amendment, the justices showed little love for a military protestor in oral arguments held last week. The case, United States v. Apel, involves where to draw the line between military security and...
Once More Into the Breach: U.S. Supreme Court to Consider New ACA Challenge
The country’s highest Court will again consider the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The two cases before the Supreme Court challenge the requirement that employers provide employee health insurance that covers contraceptives and...
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SCOTUS Considers Birthright Citizenship
by DONALD SCARINCI on June 13, 2025
On May 15, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Trump v. CASA, Inc., Trump v. Washi...
SCOTUS Sides with Military Reservist in Differential Pay Dispute
by DONALD SCARINCI on June 5, 2025
In Feliciano v. Department of Transportation, 605 U.S. ____ (2025), a divided U.S. Supreme Court he...
Will US Supreme Court Allow Religious Charter Schools?
by DONALD SCARINCI on June 3, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in a key First Amendment case involving the se...
