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Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co. v. Sawyer: The President’s Executive Power
Presidents from George Washington to Barack Obama have issued executive orders to help facilitate the management of the country. Because such actions are often not expressly authorized by statute, but rather derived from the President’s executive p...
Yates v. United States: A Classic Case of Prosecutorial Overreach?
The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in Yates v. United States. The case involves a Florida fisherman who was convicted of violating the Sarbanes-Oxley Act when he destroyed several dozen undersized fish. The specific issue before the...
Zemel v. Rusk: Supreme Court Upholds Travel Restrictions
The Ebola scare has raised questions regarding the legal authority of the United States government to institute travel bans from countries in West Africa. In Zemel v. Rusk, the U.S. Supreme Court held that travel restrictions, if made in a non-discri...
Did Purcell v. Gonzalez Force the Supreme Court to Green Light the Texas Voter ID Law?
After a federal judge the concluded the Texas voter identification law placed an unconstitutional burden on the rights of minority voters, the U.S. Supreme Court inexplicably issued an emergency order giving it the green light. While the justices may...
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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...
