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Month: September 2023
Supreme Court’s Landmark Affirmative Action Decision Strikes Down Raced-Based Admissions
In Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard College and SFFA v. University of North Carolina, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the college admissions programs of Harvard University and the University of North Carolina. The Court held that the rac...
SCOTUS Clarifies Scienter Standard for False Claims Act Cases
In U.S. ex rel. Schutte v. SuperValu Inc., 598 U. S. ____ (2023), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the False Claims Act's scienter element — which asks whether a defendant “knowingly” submitted a “false” claim to the government — refers ...
Supreme Court Decides Key Elections Law Case
In Yegiazaryan v. Smagin,599 U.S. ____ (2023), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a plaintiff alleges a “domestic injury” as mandated under RJR Nabisco, Inc. v. European Community for filing a private civil suit under the Racketeer Influenced an...
Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Encouraging Illegal Immigration
In United States v. Hansen, 599 U.S. ____ (2023), the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a federal law that criminalizes “encouraging or inducing” an immigrant to come or remain in the United States unlawfully. According to the Court, the law does not r...
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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 ...
