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Month: July 2019
Kentucky v Dennison First Interprets the Extradition Clause
In Kentucky v Dennison, 65 U.S. 66 (1861), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Extradition Clause’s commands are mandatory and afford no discretion to executive officers of the asylum State. However, it further held that the federal courts h...
SCOTUS Affirms Auer Deference in Kisor v Wilkie
In Kisor v. Wilke, 588 U. S. ____ (2019), the U.S. Supreme Court narrowly affirmed the doctrine of Auer deference. However, the Court made it clear that the doctrine’s application has its limits. Doctrine of Auer Deference In Auer v Rob...
Rucho v Common Cause: Supreme Court Rules Courts Can’t Solve Partisan Gerrymandering
In Rucho v Common Cause, 588 U.S. ____ (2019), the U.S. Supreme Court held that courts have no role in resolving partisan gerrymandering claims. By a vote of 5-4, the divided Court held that such cases present political questions beyond the reach of...
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Presidential immunity Under Clinton v. Jones
by DONALD SCARINCI on November 20, 2019
In Clinton v. Jones, 520 U.S. 681 (1997), the U.S. Supreme Court held that private civil lawsuits c...
DACA Debate Dominates Supreme Court’s Week
by DONALD SCARINCI on November 14, 2019
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in one of the most significant cases of the term this w...
Damages Actions Against Federal Agents for Constitutional Violations
by DONALD SCARINCI on November 12, 2019
In Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents, 403 U.S. 388 (1971), the U.S. Supreme Court first ...
