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Author: DONALD SCARINCI

SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments in Four Cases

SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments in Four Cases

When U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in four cases last week, it was missing hospitalized Justice Clarence Thomas.  The issues before the Court included challenges to North Carolina’s voter ID law, the waiver of arbitration agreements...

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Supreme Court Sides with FBI in State Secrets Privilege Case

Supreme Court Sides with FBI in State Secrets Privilege Case

In Federal Bureau of Investigation v. Fazaga, 595 U.S. ____ (2022), the U.S. Supreme Court addressed the relationship between the “state secrets” privilege and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA). The court unanimously ...

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SCOTUS Rules Kentucky AG Can Defend Abortion Law

In Cameron v. EMW Women’s Surgical Center, P.S.C., 595 U. S. ____ (2022), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit erred in denying the Kentucky attorney general’s motion to intervene on the commonwealth’s...

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Supreme Court Rules Mistake of Law in Copyright Application Is Excusable

Supreme Court Rules Mistake of Law in Copyright Application Is Excusable

In Unicolors, Inc. v. H&M Hennes & Mauritz, L.P., 595 U. S. ____ (2022), the U.S. Supreme Court held that, under the safe harbor provision of 17 U.S.C. 411(b)(1)(A), a copyright registration is valid even though it contains a mistake of law ...

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SCOTUS Kicks Off February Sitting With Oral Arguments in Three Cases

SCOTUS Kicks Off February Sitting With Oral Arguments in Three Cases

The U.S. Supreme Court recently returned to the bench for its February sitting. The justices heard oral arguments in three cases. The issues before the Court involved Native American law and immigration. Below is a brief summary of the cases befo...

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US Supreme Court Greenlights Alabama Voting Map

In Merrill v. Milligan, 595 U. S. ____ (2022), a divided U.S. Supreme Court allowed Alabama to implement a congressional redistricting map that includes only one district with a majority of Black voters. While a lower court agreed with challengers t...

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SCOTUS Clarifies Duties of Retirement Plan Sponsors

SCOTUS Clarifies Duties of Retirement Plan Sponsors

In Hughes v. Northwestern University, 595 U.S. ____ (2022), the U.S. Supreme Court held that determining whether plan participants state plausible claims against plan fiduciaries for violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act’s (ERI...

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SCOTUS Rejects Claims of Dual-status Military Technician

In Babcock v. Kijakazi, 595 U.S. ____ (2022), the U.S. Supreme Court held that civil-service pension payments based on employment as a dual-status military technician are not payments based on “service as a member of a uniformed service” under ...

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Supreme Court Rejects “Door Opening Rule” Exception to Confrontation Clause

In Hemphill v. New York, 595 U. S. ____ (2022), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the trial court’s admission—over a criminal defendant’s objection—of the plea allocution transcript of an unavailable witness violated his Sixth Amendment right...

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Divided Court Stays OSHA Vaccine or Test Mandate While Allowing CMS Vaccination Rule to Proceed

On January 13, the U.S. Supreme Court issued decisions in two closely-watched cases involving vaccine mandates imposed by the Biden Administration. In National Federation of Independent Business v. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health...

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SCOTUS Agrees to Consider Birthright Citizen Cases
by DONALD SCARINCI on May 21, 2025

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider legal challenges to President Donald Trump’s execut...

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SCOTUS Rules Non-Citizens Must Challenge Removal Under Alien Enemies Act
by DONALD SCARINCI on May 6, 2025

In Trump v. J.G.G., the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that non-citizens challenging their removal under ...

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Causing Physical Harm Always Involves “Use of Force”
by DONALD SCARINCI on April 29, 2025

In Delligatti v. United States, 604 U.S. ____ (2025), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the knowing ...

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The Amendments

  • Amendment1
    • Establishment ClauseFree Exercise Clause
    • Freedom of Speech
    • Freedoms of Press
    • Freedom of Assembly, and Petitition
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  • Amendment2
    • The Right to Bear Arms
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    • Unreasonable Searches and Seizures
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  • Amendment5
    • Due Process
    • Eminent Domain
    • Rights of Criminal Defendants
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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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