Month: July 2021

In Johnson v. Guzman Chavez, 594 U. S. ____ (2021), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the detention of noncitizens ordered removed from the United States who reenter without authorization is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1231, which means such noncitizens ...

In Lange v. California, 594 U.S. ____ (2021), the U.S. Supreme Court clarified when police may enter the home without a warrant. It held that, under the Fourth Amendment, the pursuit of a fleeing misdemeanor suspect does not always (or categorically...

The U.S. Supreme Court held in Mahanoy Area School Dist. v. B.L., 594 U.S. ____ (2021), that a school district’s decision to suspend a student from the cheerleading team for posting vulgar language and gestures critical of the school to social med...

In Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, 593 U.S. ____ (2021), the U.S. Supreme Court issued a narrow opinion in favor Catholic Social Services (CSS), a foster care agency that refused to certify same-sex couples to be foster parents because of its religi...