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Railroad Commission vs Pullman Co.: The Abstention Doctrine
In response to federal court rulings striking down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage ban, Alabama Chief Justice Roy S. Moore argues that Alabama state courts are not bound by the district court’s decisions and, therefore, not required to issue...
Raisins Are Property Too
In Horne v. Department of Agriculture, the property at issue is raisins. The U.S. Supreme Court recently agreed to consider whether the government’s Fifth Amendment duty to provide just compensation when it “physically takes possession of an inte...
U.S. Supreme Court Orders Electronic Filing
New Jersey Lawyers have transitioned to electronic filing last year. Now the U.S. court system is doing the same. In his end-of-year report, Chief Justice John Roberts stated that the Court’s new system will allow the public to access documents ...
Holt v Hobbs: Jail’s Beard Policy Violates Rights of Muslim Prisoner
In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court recently held that, Holt v Hobbs, the Arkansas Department of Correction’s “no beard” policy violates the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA). The decision extens...
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SCOTUS Rules FOIA Exception Applies to Environmental Opinion
by DONALD SCARINCI on April 8, 2021
In U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service v. Sierra Club, 592 U. S. ____ (2021), the U.S. Supreme Court hel...
SCOTUS Rules Students Have Standing to Bring Free Speech Suit
by DONALD SCARINCI on April 1, 2021
In Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski, 592 U.S. ____ (2021), the U.S. Supreme Court held that two students ha...
Unanimous Court Rules FTCA Bars Suit Against Federal Officers
by DONALD SCARINCI on March 9, 2021
In Brownback v. King,592 U. S. ____ (2021), the Supreme Court ruled that the Federal Tort Claims Ac...
