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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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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...
