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November 18, 2024 | SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments in Four Cases
Month: November 2020
SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments in Latest ACA Challenge
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in three cases this week. The biggest issue before the justices was the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) individual mandate. The consolidated cases of California v. Texas and Texas v....
Justice Barrett Joins Court in Hearing Oral Arguments in Five Cases
Photo attribution: By Rachel Malehorn - Direct link, smugmug.com, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=95572669 Newly-confirmed Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined her colleagues on the Supreme Court for her first full week of ...
US Supreme Court Halts Curbside Voting in Alabama
Many states have amended their election laws in response to COVID-19, which has resulted in litigation from both Republicans and Democrats. In Merrill v. People First of Alabama, 592 U. S. ____ (2020), the U.S. Supreme Court allowed Alabama’s Secr...
Supreme Court to Hear Appeal Over US Census
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear oral arguments in Trump v. New York on November 30, 2020. The case involves the legality of the Trump Administration’s plan to exclude people who are in the country illegally from the state-by-state breakd...
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SCOTUS to Consider High-Profile Transgender Rights Case in December
by DONALD SCARINCI on November 12, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in United States v. Skrmetti on December 4, 2024. T...
SCOTUS Clarifies Standard for Retaliatory Arrest Claims
by DONALD SCARINCI on November 5, 2024
In Gonzalez v. Trevino, 602 U.S. ___ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court held that plaintiffs are not re...
Supreme Court Clarifies Application of Confrontation Clause to Forensic Analysis
by DONALD SCARINCI on October 28, 2024
In Smith v. Arizona, 602 U.S. ____ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court held that when an expert conveys ...
