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April 2, 2026 | SCOTUS Strikes Down Majority of Trump Tariffs

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SCOTUS Strikes Down Majority of Trump Tariffs

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 ...

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Supreme Court Holds Time Limit of Federal Rules Applies to Voidness Motions

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)(...

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SCOTUS Rules 4th Circuit Erred in Granting New Trial in Klein v. Martin

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...

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SCOTUS Rejects Delaware Affidavit of Merit Requirement

SCOTUS Rejects Delaware Affidavit of Merit Requirement

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...

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Supreme Court Hold Ex Post Facto Clause Applies to Criminal Restitution Statute

Supreme Court Holds Candidate Can Challenge Election Law Governing Vote Counting

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...

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Supreme Court Hold Ex Post Facto Clause Applies to Criminal Restitution Statute

Supreme Court Hold Ex Post Facto Clause Applies to Criminal Restitution Statute

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...

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SCOTUS Reaffirms Fourth Amendment Standard for Police Responding to Household Emergencies

SCOTUS Reaffirms Fourth Amendment Standard for Police Responding to Household Emergencies

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...

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SCOTUS Decision in Bowe v. United States Is First of the 2026 Term

SCOTUS Decision in Bowe v. United States Is First of the 2026 Term

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...

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SCOTUS Rules State Can’t Immunize Parties from Federal Civil Liability

SCOTUS Rules State Can’t Immunize Parties from Federal Civil Liability

In John Doe v. Dynamic Physical Therapy, LLC, 607 U.S. ____ (2025) the U.S. Supreme Court held that a State has no power to confer immunity from federal causes of action. The per curium decision reinforces the supremacy of federal law over state la...

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SCOTUS Agrees to Consider Merits of Birthright Citizenship Case

Supreme Court to Address Racial Discrimination in Jury Selection

While the U.S. Supreme Court has concluded oral arguments for the year, it continues to add cases to its docket. On December 12, 2025, the justices agreed to consider Pitchford v. Cain, which involves constitutional protections against racial discri...

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Supreme Court Holds Time Limit of Federal Rules Applies to Voidness Motions
by DONALD SCARINCI on April 1, 2026
Supreme Court Holds Time Limit of Federal Rules Applies to Voidness Motions

In Coney Island Auto Parts Unlimited, Inc. v. Burton, 607 U.S. ___ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court ...

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SCOTUS Rules 4th Circuit Erred in Granting New Trial in Klein v. Martin
by DONALD SCARINCI on March 31, 2026
SCOTUS Rules 4th Circuit Erred in Granting New Trial in Klein v. Martin

In Klein v. Martin, 607 U.S. ____ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed that federal courts mus...

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SCOTUS Rejects Delaware Affidavit of Merit Requirement
by DONALD SCARINCI on March 12, 2026
SCOTUS Rejects Delaware Affidavit of Merit Requirement

In Berk v. Choy, 607 U.S. ____ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that a Delaware law ...

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The Amendments

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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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