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In PennEast Pipeline Co. v. New Jersey, 594 U. S. ____ (2021), a divided U.S. Supreme Court held that a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) pursuant to Section 717f(h) of the Natu...

In Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta, 594 U.S. ____ (2021), a divided U.S. Supreme Court struck down a California law requiring charitable organizations to disclose the names and addresses of their major donors. According to the majority,...

In Johnson v. Guzman Chavez, 594 U. S. ____ (2021), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the detention of noncitizens ordered removed from the United States who reenter without authorization is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1231, which means such noncitizens ...

In Lange v. California, 594 U.S. ____ (2021), the U.S. Supreme Court clarified when police may enter the home without a warrant. It held that, under the Fourth Amendment, the pursuit of a fleeing misdemeanor suspect does not always (or categorically...

The U.S. Supreme Court held in Mahanoy Area School Dist. v. B.L., 594 U.S. ____ (2021), that a school district’s decision to suspend a student from the cheerleading team for posting vulgar language and gestures critical of the school to social med...

In Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, 593 U.S. ____ (2021), the U.S. Supreme Court issued a narrow opinion in favor Catholic Social Services (CSS), a foster care agency that refused to certify same-sex couples to be foster parents because of its religi...

In Van Buren v. United States, 593 U.S. ____ (2021), the U.S. Supreme Court held that an individual “exceeds authorized access” when he accesses a computer with authorization but then obtains information located in particular areas of the comput...

In United States v. Cooley, 593 U.S. ____ (2021), the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that a tribal police officer has the authority to detain temporarily and to search non-Indian persons traveling on public rights-of-way running through a reser...

In San Antonio v. Hotels.com, L.P., 593 U.S. ____ (2021), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a district court does not have the discretion to deny or reduce the costs awarded by an appellate court under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 39. The just...

In Caniglia v. Strom, 593 U. S. ____ (2021), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a warrantless search of the Edward Caniglia’s home could not be justified under the “community caretaking” exception to the Fourth Amendment. According to the Court,...