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Olmstead v. United States and the NSA Privacy Debate
In the NSA privacy debate leading up to the expiration of several key provisions of the Patriot Act, an overturned U.S. Supreme Court case popped up more than once. The decision in Olmstead v. United States, 277 U.S. 438 (1928) highlights that while...
Online Threats & The First Amendment in Elonis v. United States
While many were hoping that the U.S. Supreme Court would address whether existing precedent that excludes threatening speech from First Amendment protection applies to online speech, the justices elected to resolve Elonis v. United States on purely s...
San Francisco v. Sheehan: Law Enforcement and the Mentally Disabled
Amidst growing distrust of police officers, the U.S. Supreme Court recently addressed the use of force when attempting to subdue a mentally disabled person in San Francisco v. Sheehan The Court’s narrow decision held that two San Francisco police ...
Maryland’s Tax Scheme Violates the Commerce Clause in Comptroller v. Wynn
In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court recently held that the state of Maryland’s tax scheme is unconstitutional. Since it fails to recognize taxes paid in other states, the Court found that the state’s personal income tax system violates the...
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Supreme Court Holds Debts Incurred by Fraud Are Ineligible for Bankruptcy Relief
by DONALD SCARINCI on March 14, 2023
In Bartenwerfer v. Buckley, 598 U.S. ____ (2023), the U.S. Supreme Court held that debts incurred b...
U.S. Supreme Court Takes on Big Tech
by DONALD SCARINCI on March 6, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two big cases involving Big Tech this week. The case...
SCOTUS to Clarify Standard for Determining Whether True Threat Exception Applies
by DONALD SCARINCI on February 27, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court recently granted certiorari in Counterman v. Colorado, which involves the st...
