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SCOTUS Rules Website Designer Can Refuse Same-Sex Customers
In 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, 600 U.S. ____ (2023), a divided U.S. Supreme Court held that the First Amendment prohibits Colorado from forcing a website designer to create expressive designs speaking messages with which the designer disagrees. “T...
Supreme Court Clarifies First Amendment Test for True Threats
In Counterman v. Colorado, 600 U.S. ____ (2023), the U.S. Supreme Court held that to establish that a statement is a “true threat” unprotected by the First Amendment, the state must prove that the defendant had some subjective understanding of t...
Supreme Court Rules States Can’t Challenge Federal Immigration Policy
In United States v. Texas, 599 U.S. ____ (2023), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Texas and Louisiana lacked standing to challenge a Biden Administration immigration enforcement policy. According to the eight-member majority, “federal courts are ...
SCOTUS Narrows Reach of Identity Fraud Statute
In Durbin v. United States, 599 U.S. ____ (2023), the U.S. Supreme Court narrowed the scope of a federal aggravated identity theft statute. The justices unanimously held that a defendant “uses” another person’s means of identification “in re...
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Unanimous Supreme Court Rules Conviction Does Not Bar Prospective Constitutional Challenge
by DONALD SCARINCI on April 22, 2026
In Olivier v. City of Brandon, Mississippi, 607 U.S. ____ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court held that...
Supreme Court Clarifies Standard of Review for Asylum Decisions
by DONALD SCARINCI on April 17, 2026
In Urias-Orellana v. Bondi, 607 U.S. ____ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court held that courts of appeal...
SCOTUS Rules Court Can Restrict Attorney-Client Discussions During Overnight Recess
by DONALD SCARINCI on April 15, 2026
In Villarreal v. Texas,607 U.S. ____ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that a qualifi...
