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Month: November 2024
SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments in Four Cases
The U.S. Supreme Court has returned to the bench for its November oral argument session. Last week, the justices heard oral arguments in four cases. While none of the cases are considered “blockbusters,” the Court considered key issues related t...
SCOTUS to Consider High-Profile Transgender Rights Case in December
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in United States v. Skrmetti on December 4, 2024. The potential blockbuster case involves a legal challenge to Tennessee’s ban on puberty blockers and hormone therapy as gender-affirming care for tra...
SCOTUS Clarifies Standard for Retaliatory Arrest Claims
In Gonzalez v. Trevino, 602 U.S. ___ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court held that plaintiffs are not required to produce specific comparator evidence to demonstrate that they fall within the Nieves exception in retaliatory arrest cases. In Nieves v...
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SCOTUS Rules Death Row Inmate Has Standing to Challenge Post Conviction DNA Testing Procedures
by DONALD SCARINCI on September 11, 2025
In Gutierrez v. Saenz, 606 U.S. ____ (2025), the U.S Supreme Court ruled that a death row inmate ha...
Supreme Court Clarifies Applicability of First Step Act to Vacated Sentences
by DONALD SCARINCI on September 4, 2025
In Hewitt v. United States, 606 U.S. ____ (2025), a divided U.S. Supreme Court held that the First ...
SCOTUS Rules E-Cigarette Retailers Can Challenge FDA Order in Fifth Circuit
by DONALD SCARINCI on
In FDA v. R. J. Reynolds Vapor Co., 606 U.S. ____ (2025), the U.S. Supreme Court held that e-cigare...
