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Author: DONALD SCARINCI

McQuiggin v. Perkins: Innocence Prevails Over Deadlines

The U.S. Supreme Court recently confirmed that innocence matters in criminal court. While the notion may seem quite obvious, the Court has never found that a prisoner is entitled to habeas relief based on a freestanding actual-innocence claim. Rather...

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Where Tradition and the Law Collide: Supreme Court to Consider Public Prayer

The Supreme Court never seems to disappoint a reality TV show loving public when it comes to reviewing controversial issues.  The justices recently agreed to take on the role of public prayer in government during its 2014 term. The Establishment ...

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Obama’s Battles With The Press Do Not Rival Nixon: New York Times v. United States

President Barack Obama has received criticism in the wake of reports that the Justice Department seized phone records for telephone lines used by reporters and editors at The Associated Press. The government was trying to determine the source of leak...

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U.S. Supreme Court Decision Watch Begins As End of Term Nears

The U.S. Supreme Court must issue decisions on cases considered in the October 2012 Term before the session ends in June. The justices have concluded all oral arguments and are expected to start rolling out the remaining decisions as soon as this wee...

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Can Congress Place Ideological Conditions on Grant Funds? U.S. Agency for International Development v. Alliance for Open Society, International

The U.S. Supreme Court recently considered whether the government could require grant recipients to share its viewpoint as a condition for receiving federal funds. As expected, the justices’ inquiry focused on where to draw the line for First Amend...

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Missouri v. McNeely: Supreme Court Rules Warrant Required for DUI Blood Testing

In a closely watched case, the U.S. Supreme Court recently held that privacy interests trump law enforcement when it comes to forced blood draws in a drunk driving investigation. Though the justices could not agree on a bright-line rule, the majority...

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Supreme Court Reconsiders the Right to Remain Silent: Salinas v. Texas

The right to remain silent, first solidified in Miranda v. Arizona, is one of the bedrock principles of our criminal justice system. However, the extent of its protections may be changing. The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in Sa...

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Decision Shields Media Disclosures of Secret Recordings: Bartnicki vs. Vopper

Senator Mitch McConnell is now the second high profile politician in recent months to have secretly recorded remarks come back to haunt him. Mitt Romney’s controversial “47 percent” speech was made at a private fundraiser, while Senator Mitch M...

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Is Contraception the Next Hot-Button Issue Headed to the Supreme Court? A Look Back at Eisenstadt v. Baird

The reignited debate over the availability of contraception suggests the controversial issue could be headed back before the U.S. Supreme Court. Most recently, a New York federal judge ordered the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to make the morning...

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Same-Sex Marriage: Will Justice Kennedy Again Provide the Swing Vote?

Justice Anthony Kennedy is often the deciding swing vote in key cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. As a result, he receives a lot of attention during oral arguments. Some have even characterized it as “kissing up.” As highlighted in a recent...

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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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  • Amendment4
    • 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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