Category: Current

The U.S. Supreme Court continues to issue opinions amid the Coronavirus epidemic, although the justices did not announce their decisions from the bench. In Kahler v. Kansas, 589 U. S. ____ (2020), the Court ruled that due process does not require Ka...

On March 16, the U.S. Supreme Court suspended oral arguments for the March session in light of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Court plans to “examine the options for rescheduling those cases in due course in light of the developing circu...

In Monasky v. Taglieri, 589 U. S. ____ (2020), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a child’s “habitual residence” under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction depends on the totality of the circumstances specif...

The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in two of the most anticipated cases of the term. June Medical Services LLC v. Gee involves a legal challenges to a Louisiana abortion law requiring abortion providers to have admitting privi...

The U.S. Supreme Court has returned from its winter break. The justices heard oral arguments in four cases, all of which called on the Court to interpret federal laws, including the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, the Mineral Leasing Act, the Fede...

In Hernandez v. Mesa, 589 U. S. ____ (2020), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the parents of a 15-year-old Mexican boy killed by a U.S. Border Patrol agent shooting across the Mexican border could not pursue a damages claim. In so ruling, the majori...

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to again take on the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) controversial contraception mandate. This time around, the justices will consider rules adopted by the Trump Administration that expanded the mandate’s exceptions...

In Department of Homeland Security v. New York, 589 U. S. ____ (2020), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may implement a rule that changes the agency’s approach to the determination whether a noncitizen i...

The United States Supreme Court will hear Chiafalo v. Washington, to decide whether members of the Electoral College may cast their votes for presidential candidates other than the one they have pledged to support. The case has significant implicati...

The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue. The case, one of the most closely watched of the term, involves the use of public funds for religious schools. As discussed in greater detail in a ...