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Month: January 2018
SCOTUS Begins New Year With Five Oral Arguments
The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court returned to the bench on January 8, 2018. The first week of oral arguments in 2018 included two original jurisdiction cases involving state disputes over water rights, two important Fourth Amendment cases, and o...
The Impact Of Recreational Cannabis Legalization On New Jersey Municipalities
As New Jersey looks to legalize recreational cannabis, municipalities will have some tough decisions to make. Many are in the process of forming task forces and committees to determine how legalization may impact their city or town and whether the po...
SCOTUS to Address Political Clothing at Polling Places in Minnesota Voters Alliance v Mansky
The U.S. Supreme Court has granted certiorari in yet another important First Amendment case. The issue in Minnesota Voters Alliance v Mansky is whether a Minnesota law, which broadly bans all political apparel at polling locations, violates the First...
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SCOTUS Rules Death Row Inmate Has Standing to Challenge Post Conviction DNA Testing Procedures
by DONALD SCARINCI on September 11, 2025
In Gutierrez v. Saenz, 606 U.S. ____ (2025), the U.S Supreme Court ruled that a death row inmate ha...
Supreme Court Clarifies Applicability of First Step Act to Vacated Sentences
by DONALD SCARINCI on September 4, 2025
In Hewitt v. United States, 606 U.S. ____ (2025), a divided U.S. Supreme Court held that the First ...
SCOTUS Rules E-Cigarette Retailers Can Challenge FDA Order in Fifth Circuit
by DONALD SCARINCI on
In FDA v. R. J. Reynolds Vapor Co., 606 U.S. ____ (2025), the U.S. Supreme Court held that e-cigare...
