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SCOTUS Sides With Deaf Student in ADA Suit

SCOTUS Sides With Deaf Student in ADA Suit

In Perez v. Sturgis Public Schools, 598 U.S. ____ (2023), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a deaf student seeking compensatory damages under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for the denial of a free and appropriate education may proceed wit...

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Delaware Loses Bid to Keep Uncashed MoneyGram Checks

Delaware Loses Bid to Keep Uncashed MoneyGram Checks

In Delaware v. Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, 598 U.S. ____ (2023), the U.S. Supreme Court held that uncashed MoneyGram checks are governed by the Disposition of Abandoned Money Orders and Traveler's Check Act (FDA) and should be returned to the state ...

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Supreme Court Holds FBAR Penalties Are Calculated Per Report

Supreme Court Holds FBAR Penalties Are Calculated Per Report

In Bittner v. United States, 598 U.S. ____ (2023), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the penalty for the nonwillful failure to file a Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) is $10,000 per report rather than per account. "Best read, th...

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Supreme Court Sides With Arizona Death Row Inmate

Supreme Court Sides With Arizona Death Row Inmate

In Cruz v. Arizona, 598 U.S. ____ (2023), the U.S. Supreme Court sided with John Montenegro Cruz, a death row inmate in Arizona. According to a 5-4 majority, Arizona erred in refusing to apply the Court’s precedent set forth in Simmons v. Sou...

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Supreme Court Holds Debts Incurred by Fraud Are Ineligible for Bankruptcy Relief

Supreme Court Holds Debts Incurred by Fraud Are Ineligible for Bankruptcy Relief

In Bartenwerfer v. Buckley, 598 U.S. ____ (2023), the U.S. Supreme Court held that debts incurred by fraud can’t be discharged in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, even if a debtor wasn’t culpable for the fraud. Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote on behalf o...

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U.S. Supreme Court Takes on Big Tech

U.S. Supreme Court Takes on Big Tech

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two big cases involving Big Tech this week. The cases, Gonzalez v. Google and Twitter v. Taamneh, are expected to further define the immunity enjoyed by Internet platforms. Section 230 Immunity ...

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SCOTUS to Clarify Standard for Determining Whether True Threat Exception Applies

SCOTUS to Clarify Standard for Determining Whether True Threat Exception Applies

The U.S. Supreme Court recently granted certiorari in Counterman v. Colorado, which involves the standard for determining when statements are “true threats” that are not protected by the First Amendment. The justices previously agreed to address...

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SCOTUS to Take on Religious Rights in the Workplace

SCOTUS to Take on Religious Rights in the Workplace

The U.S. Supreme Court has added another high-profile case to its docket, agreeing to address the religious rights of employees. The case, Groff v. DeJoy, centers on the “undue hardship” standard, which prohibits employers from terminating worke...

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What’s on Tap: Supreme Court to Consider Landmark Affirmative Action Cases

SCOTUS Issues First Opinion of the Term

The U.S. Supreme Court issued its first opinion of the 2022-2023 Term. In Arellano v. McDonough, 598 U. S. ____ (2023), a unanimous Court held that the effective date of an award of service-related disability compensation to a veteran of the United ...

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SCOTUS Fails to Identify Leaker of Dobbs Opinion

SCOTUS Fails to Identify Leaker of Dobbs Opinion

The U.S. Supreme Court has failed to discover who leaked a draft of the Court’s opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade. According to the Court’s investigatory report, the Court “has to date bee...

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The Amendments

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    • Establishment ClauseFree Exercise Clause
    • Freedom of Speech
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Preamble to the Bill of Rights

Congress of the United States begun and held at the City of New-York, on Wednesday the fourth of March, one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine.

THE Conventions of a number of the States, having at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added: And as extending the ground of public confidence in the Government, will best ensure the beneficent ends of its institution.

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