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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 Stops Disclosure of Donald Trump’s Financial Records
by DONALD SCARINCI on December 3, 2019
The U.S. Supreme Court has granted President Donald Trump’s request for a stay in Trump v. Mazars...
Supreme Court to Consider Copyright Suit of the Decade
by DONALD SCARINCI on November 28, 2019
The U.S. Supreme Court recently agreed to consider Google LLC v. Oracle America Inc., which has bee...
Investigatory Power of Congress Under McGrain v. Daugherty
by DONALD SCARINCI on November 25, 2019
In McGrain v. Daugherty, 273 U.S. 135 (1927), the U.S. Supreme Court held that Congress’ power of...
