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May 6, 2025 | SCOTUS Rules Non-Citizens Must Challenge Removal Under Alien Enemies Act

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Clean Water Act

New Test Under Clean Water Act

The U.S. Supreme Court struck a middle ground in the most closely-watched environmental case of the October 2019 Term. By a vote of 6-3, the Court held in County of Maui, Hawaii v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund, 590 U. S. ____ (2020),that the Clean Water Act...

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SCOTUS Fails to Reach Merits of Second Amendment Case

The U.S. Supreme Court failed to reach the merits in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. City of New York.  However, there are signs that justices are interested in taking on Second Amendment rights. Facts of the Case New York City...

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Ramos v. Louisana

SCOTUS Rules Sixth Amendment Right to a Unanimous Jury Applies in State Courts

In Ramos v. Louisiana, 590 U. S. ____ (2020), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial, as incorporated against the states, requires a unanimous verdict to convict a defendant of a serious offense. The Court struck ...

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DACA

US Supreme Court Makes Unprecedented Decision to Hear Oral Arguments Remotely

Starting next month, the U.S. Supreme Court will conduct oral arguments remotely and make live audio of the proceedings available to the public. The unprecedented decision highlights that even that the deep-rooted traditions of the Court are not imm...

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SCOTUS Blocks Wisconsin Absentee Ballot Extension Amid COVID-19 Epidemic

The U.S. Supreme Court Supreme Court blocked a lower-court order that had extended the deadline for absentee ballots to be submitted in Wisconsin, as the state went ahead with its election on April 7 amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic. The Cou...

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SCOTUS Rules But-For caution Standard in

In Comcast Corp. v. National Association of African American-Owned Media, 589 U. S. ____ (2020), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a plaintiff who sues for racial discrimination in contracting under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 must show that race was a but-for...

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Supreme Court Uphold Kansas Insanity Defense Test in Kahler v Kansas

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...

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COVID 19

US Supreme Court Cites Precedent in Suspending Oral Arguments Over COVID-19

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...

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Child Custody

Supreme Court Clarifies Habitual Residence Standard for International Custody Disputes

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...

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All Eyes on SCOTUS – Justices Consider Blockbuster Abortion and Executive Power Cases

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...

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The Amendments

  • Amendment1
    • Establishment ClauseFree Exercise Clause
    • Freedom of Speech
    • Freedoms of Press
    • Freedom of Assembly, and Petitition
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  • Amendment2
    • The Right to Bear Arms
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    • Unreasonable Searches and Seizures
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    • Due Process
    • Eminent Domain
    • Rights of Criminal Defendants
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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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