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Unanimous Supreme Court Rejects First Amendment Challenge to Lanham Act’s Name Clause
In Vidal v. Elster, 602 U.S. ____ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the names clause of Lanham Act, which prohibits the registration of a mark that consists of a name identifying a particular living individual without their consent, does not...
Presidential Immunity Under Trump v. United States
In Trump v. United States, 603 U.S. ____ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a former President is entitled to absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for actions within his conclusive and preclusive constitutional authority. It further fou...
SCOTUS Clarifies Bruen in Upholding Federal Gun Law
In United States v. Rahimi, 602 U.S. ____ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a federal law that prohibits individuals subject to a domestic violence restraining order from possessing a gun. According to the Court, when an individual has been fou...
Supreme Court Upholds Homeless Ordinance Imposing Criminal Penalties
In City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson, 603 U.S. ____ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a city ordinance that imposes criminal penalties on homeless sleeping outside. According to the Court, the enforcement of generally applicable laws regula...
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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 ...
