Author: DONALD SCARINCI

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider a closely watched Louisiana redistricting dispute involving a map that created a second majority-Black congressional district in the state. The two cases, Louisiana v. Callais and Robinson v. Callais, pr...

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...

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...

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...

In Smith v. Arizona, 602 U.S. ____ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court held that when an expert conveys an absent lab analyst’s statements in support of the expert’s opinion, and the statements provide that support only if true, then the statements c...

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in four cases this week. The issues before the Court involved immigration, RICO suits, and giving veterans the benefit of the doubt. The most closely watched case of the week was arguably City and Count...

The U.S. Supreme Court returns to the bench on October 7, 2024. In the first week of the new term, the justices will hear oral arguments in five cases. The most closely watched case is Garland v. VanDerStok, which involves so-called “ghost guns...

In Department of State v. Muñoz, 602 U.S. ____ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a citizen does not have a fundamental liberty interest in her noncitizen spouse being admitted to the country. Critics of the immigration decision, including th...

In Murthy v. Missouri, 603 U. S. ____ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court held that two States and five individual social-media users who sued dozens of Executive Branch officials and agencies, alleging that the Government pressured the platforms to cens...

In Corner Post, Inc. v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 603 U.S. ____ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a claim under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) does not accrue for purposes of 28 U.S.C. § 2401(a)’s default s...