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In Trump v. Barbara, 609 U.S. ___ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s Executive Order attempting to end birthright citizenship. According to the Court, children born in the United States to parents unlawfully or tem...

In Trump v. Slaughter, 609 U.S. ___ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Federal Trade Commission’s (FCC) for-cause removal provision violates the separation of powers enshrined in the Constitution. In so ruling, the majority expressly ove...

In Trump v. Cook, 609 U.S. ___ (2026), a divided Court denied the Government’s application to stay the district court’s order preliminarily enjoining the purported firing of Federal Reserve System Governor Lisa Cook pending the conclusion of lit...

In Wolford v. Lopez, 609 U.S. ___ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court held that Hawaii’s law prohibiting licensed concealed-carry permit holders from carrying handguns on private property open to the public without the property owner’s express author...

In United States v. Hemani, 608 U.S. ___ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that  the federal government's prosecution of a nonviolent marijuana user for possessing a gun violated the Second Amendment’s right to bear arms. Facts o...

In Sripetch v. Securities and Exchange Commission, 608 U.S. ___ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) need not prove that investors suffered actual financial losses to obtain disgorgement in an enforce...

In Federal Communications Commission v. AT&T, Inc., 608 U.S. ___ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) does not violate the Seventh Amendment when issuing forfeiture orders without the...

In Pitchford v. Cain, 608 U.S. ___ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Mississippi Supreme Court unreasonably applied the clearly established precedents of Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79 (1986), to determine that death row inmate Terry Pit...

In Havana Docks Corporation v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd., 608 U.S. ___ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court held that Havana Docks Corporation could proceed with its claims against several cruise lines under Title III of the Helms-Burton Act (the Cuba...

The U.S. Supreme Court has clarified the scope of freight broker liability for negligent hiring. In Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, LLC, 608 U.S. ____ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a claim that one company negligently hired another to ...