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Month: March 2015
Grand Jury Power in Death Penalty Cases
The U.S. Supreme Court recently granted review in Hurst v. Florida, which challenges the constitutionality of a Florida law limiting the power of the jury in death penalty cases. The criminal law case raises interesting questions with regard a defen...
SOX Conviction for Violating Sarbanes-Oxley Act Overturned
In Yates v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court recently held that a Florida fisherman did not violate the Sarbanes-Oxley Act’s anti-shredding provision when he tossed undersize fish overboard in order avoid a fine from wildlife officials. Much ...
Supreme Court to Release Same-Day Audio for Same-Sex Marriage Case
The U.S. Supreme Court recently announced that it would release audio recordings of the upcoming same-sex marriage hearing on the same day. Oral arguments in Obergefell v. Hodges are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on April 28, 2015. Lawyers for both sides...
Glossip v. Gross: Supreme Court Grants Rare Death Penalty Case
Later this term, U.S. Supreme Court will consider its first death penalty case since 2007. The issue in Glossip v. Gross is whether a new sedative used in lethal injections violates the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The drug at use, in ...
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Unanimous Court Upholds SEC’s Broad Disgorgement Authority
by DONALD SCARINCI on June 30, 2026
In Sripetch v. Securities and Exchange Commission, 608 U.S. ___ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court held...
SCOTUS Sides With FCC Over Right to Jury in Forfeiture Cases
by DONALD SCARINCI on June 22, 2026
In Federal Communications Commission v. AT&T, Inc., 608 U.S. ___ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court...
Supreme Court Rules Death Row Inmate Can Challenge Racial Bias in Jury Selection
by DONALD SCARINCI on June 15, 2026
In Pitchford v. Cain, 608 U.S. ___ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Mississippi Supreme...
