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The U.S. Supreme Court has added another closely watched First Amendment case to its docket. Mahmoud v. Taylor involves whether public schools burden parents’ religious rights when they require elementary school students to participate in instruct...

On January 17, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Protecting Americans from Foreign Controlled Applications, which will require TikTok to shut down in the United States unless its Chinese parent company divests its interest. The Court’s decis...

Upon returning from break, the U.S. Supreme Court tackled some of the most closely watched cases of the term. In TikTok Inc. v. Garland, the justices will determine whether the popular social media app may continue to operate in the United States. ...

The U.S. Supreme Court will take on its first free speech case this month. The case, Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, involves the constitutionality of a Texas law that requires any website that publishes content one-third or more of which is “har...

The Supreme Court recently agreed to consider Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. v. Wisconsin Labor & Industry Review Commission. The closely watched First Amendment case involves the availability of tax exemptions for religious organizations and m...

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider an emergency appeal that will likely decide whether the popular social media app TikTok will remain available in the United States. The consolidated cases before the Court, TikTok Inc. v. Garland and Fir...

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard its final oral arguments of 2024. The justices considered four cases, which involved issues ranging from trademark infringement damages to wire fraud. Below is a brief summary of the legal questions before ...

The U.S. Supreme Court returned to the bench on December 2, 2024. In the first week of their December sitting, the justices heard oral arguments in four cases. The issues before the Court ranged from the FDA’s refusal to authorize new vaping produ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether Mexican government may continue its lawsuit against U.S. gun manufacturers. The suit, Smith & Wesson Brands v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos, alleges the manufacturers aided and abetted the illega...

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...