Category: Current

In Villarreal v. Texas,607 U.S. ____ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that a qualified conferral order that prohibits only discussion of the defendant’s testimony for its own sake during a midtestimony overnight recess permissibly b...

In Galette v. New Jersey Transit Corporation, 607 U.S. ___ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the New Jersey Transit Corporation is not an arm of the state of New Jersey and thus is not entitled to share in New Jersey’s interstate sovereign ...

In Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, 607 U.S. ___ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the sweeping tariffs imposed by the Trump Administration.  According to the Court’s six-member majority, the International Emergency Economic Powers ...

In Coney Island Auto Parts Unlimited, Inc. v. Burton, 607 U.S. ___ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the reasonable-time limit in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(c)(1) applies to a motion alleging that a judgment is void under Rule 60(b)(...

In Klein v. Martin, 607 U.S. ____ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed that federal courts must adhere to strict Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA) standards regarding state court decisions.  Because the Fourth Circuit Co...

In Berk v. Choy, 607 U.S. ____ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that a Delaware law requiring a plaintiff suing for medical malpractice to provide an affidavit from a medical professional attesting to the suit’s merit conflicts with...

In Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections, 607 U.S. ___ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court held that candidates for office have standing under Article III of the U.S. Constitution to challenge laws governing the counting of votes in elections. Fac...

In Ellingburg v. United States, 607 U.S. ____ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously heldthat the Constitution’s Ex Post Facto Clause applies to sanctions imposed in federal criminal proceedings under the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act (MVR...

In Case v. Montana, 607 U.S. ____ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court confirmed thatthe Fourth Amendment allows police officers to enter a home without a warrant if they have an “objectively reasonable basis for believing” that someone inside needs e...

In Bowe v. United States, 607 U.S. ___ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court held that Title 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(1) does not bar the Court’s review of a federal prisoner’s request to file a second or successive Section 2255 motion for postconviction r...