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Month: August 2014
De Jonge v. Oregon: The Right to Peaceable Assemble
In De Jonge v. Oregon, the U.S. Supreme Court confirmed that the right to peaceable assembly is equally as important as the freedom of speech and the freedom of the press. The decision also highlights that the right to engage in political discussion ...
What’s on Tap: Supreme Court to Consider Alabama Redistricting Case
An Alabama voting rights case will once again take center stage at the U.S. Supreme Court. The justices recently agreed to consider two related cases involving how race was used to formulate Alabama redistricting plan. Last term, in Shelby v. Hol...
What’s on Tap: Same-Sex Marriage Returns to Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court may finally address the Constitutional right to same-sex marriage when its next term begins in October. Petitions challenging state laws in Utah, Virginia, and Oklahoma await the justices’ consideration. If the justices ag...
Abramski v. United States: Supreme Court Rules Against Straw Purchaser in Gun Case
While the U.S. Supreme Court has not issued a ground breaking gun rights case since District of Columbia v. Heller, it continues to refine the scope of Second Amendment protection. The Court’s October 2013 session was no exception. In Abramski v. U...
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First Amendment Case on Tap for SCOTUS’s January Sitting
by DONALD SCARINCI on January 10, 2022
When the justices return to the bench in January, they are slated to hear a closely-watched First A...
Supreme Court Allows Pre-enforcement Challenge Against Texas Abortion Law to Proceed
by DONALD SCARINCI on
The U.S. Supreme Court held in Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson that abortion providers may bring ...
SCOTUS Ends December Sitting With Potential First Amendment Blockbuster
by DONALD SCARINCI on January 3, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court ended its December sitting with oral arguments in Carson v. Makin. The close...
