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Month: September 2018
What’s on Tap for the U.S. Supreme Court? Previewing the October 2018 Term
While it is still unclear whether the U.S. Supreme Court will be comprised of eight members or nine, the justices will begin holding oral arguments for the October 2018 Term in a few short weeks. Starting on October 1st, the Court will hear a number ...
SCOTUS Considers Sentencing Guidelines in Rosales-Mireles v United States
In Rosales-Mireles v United States, 585 U. S. ____ (2018), the U.S. Supreme Court considered how to remedy a clear error by the district court in calculating a defendant’s United States Sentencing Guidelines range. By a vote of 7-2, the Court held ...
Impact of Jennings v Rodriquez on Immigrant Detention
In Jennings v Rodriquez, 583 U. S. ____ (2018), a divided U.S. Supreme Court held that detained immigrants do not have the right to periodic bond hearings during the course of their detention. It further ruled that Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals misa...
Sveen v Melin Is First Contracts Clause Case in Decades
The Supreme Court addressed the Constitution’s Contracts Clause for the first time in 25 years in Sveen v Melin, 584 U. S. ____ (2018). By a vote of 8-1, the Court held that the retroactive application of Minnesota’s revocation-on-divorce statute...
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SCOTUS Sides With Employee in Reverse Discrimination Case
by DONALD SCARINCI on July 2, 2025
In Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, 605 U.S. ____ (2025), the U.S. Supreme Court held tha...
Supreme Court Rejects Moment of Threat Doctrine in Deadly Force Case
by DONALD SCARINCI on June 30, 2025
In Barnes v. Felix, 605 U.S. ____ (2025), the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Fifth Circuit Court o...
SCOTUS Holds Wire Fraud Statute Doesn’t Require Proof Victim Suffered Economic Loss
by DONALD SCARINCI on June 24, 2025
In Kousisis v. United States, 605 U.S. ____ (2025), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a defendant wh...
