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Riviera Beach Council Cannot Arrest Lozman for Speaking a Public Meeting in Lozman v City of Riviera Beach
In Lozman v City of Riviera Beach, 585 U. S. ____ (2018), Fane Lozman, an outspoken critic of the Riviera Beach City Council, scored a second victory before the U.S. Supreme Court. By a vote of 8-1, the Court held that the existence of probable cause...
Sause v Bauer Addresses Right to Pray
In Sause v Bauer, 585 U.S. ____ (2018), the U.S. Supreme Court concluded that it needs more facts before deciding whether police officers violated the constitutional rights of a woman who they allegedly told to stop praying. In their unanimous per cu...
Right to Maintain Innocence in McCoy v Louisiana
In McCoy v Louisiana, 584 U. S. ____ (2018), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Sixth Amendment guarantees criminal defendants the “autonomy to decide … to assert innocence” as their defense. This includes the defendant’s right to insist th...
SCOTUS Broadly Interprets Fourth Amendment in Byrd v United States
In Byrd v United States, 584 U. S. ____ (2018), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the mere fact that a driver in lawful possession or control of a rental car is not listed on the rental agreement will not defeat their otherwise reasonable expectation ...
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US Supreme Court Makes Unprecedented Decision to Hear Oral Arguments Remotely
by DONALD SCARINCI on May 18, 2020
Starting next month, the U.S. Supreme Court will conduct oral arguments remotely and make live audi...
SCOTUS Blocks Wisconsin Absentee Ballot Extension Amid COVID-19 Epidemic
by DONALD SCARINCI on April 28, 2020
The U.S. Supreme Court Supreme Court blocked a lower-court order that had extended the deadline for...
SCOTUS Rules But-For caution Standard in
by DONALD SCARINCI on April 21, 2020
In Comcast Corp. v. National Association of African American-Owned Media, 589 U. S. ____ (2020), th...
