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April 22, 2026 | Unanimous Supreme Court Rules Conviction Does Not Bar Prospective Constitutional Challenge
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SCOTUS Adopts Narrow Interpretation of Computer Fraud Act
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...
Supreme Court Rules Tribal Police Can Detain and Search Non-Native Americans
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...
SCOTUS Rules District Courts Can’t Second Guess Appellate Courts’ Ruling on Costs
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...
SCOTUS Rules “Community Caretaking” Exception Can’t Justify Warrantless Searches of Homes
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,...
Justices Refuse to Require Issue Exhaustion of Social Security Claimant
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held in Carr v. Saul, 593 U.S. ____ (2021), that the principles of issue exhaustion do not require Social Security disability claimants to argue at the agency level that the administrative law judges hearing their ...
SCOTUS Rules FTC Can’t Pursue Equitable Relief
In AMG Capital Management, LLC v. FTC, 593 U.S. ____ (2021), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) is not authorized to pursue equitable monetary relief such as restitution or disgorgement. The Court’s d...
Supreme Court Clarifies Standing Requirements for Habeas Claim
In Alaska v. Wright, 593 U.S. ____ (2021), the U.S. Supreme Court held that if offenders have finished serving their state court sentence, they lack standing to bring a federal habeas claim. Facts of the Case In 2009, an Alaska jury convicted ...
Finding of Permanent Incorrigibility Not Required to Impose Life Sentence on Juvenile
In Jones v. Mississippi, 593 U.S. ____ (2021), the U.S. Supreme Court again clarified when juveniles can receive life sentences. By a vote of 6-3, the Court held that the Eighth Amendment doesn’t require a sentencer to find that a juvenile is perm...
Divided Court Strikes Down COVID-19 Restrictions on In-Home Religious Gatherings
On April 9, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Tandon v. Newsom, 593 U. S. ____ (2021) that California’s COVID-19 restrictions on religious gatherings in homes likely run afoul of the First Amendment’s Free Exercise Clause. Accordingly, the C...
SCOTUS Backs FCC in FCC v. Prometheus Radio Project
In FCC v. Prometheus Radio Project, 592 U. S. ____ (2021), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Federal Communications Commission’s (FFC) 2017 decision to repeal or modify three of its media ownership rules was not arbitrary or capricious under th...
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Supreme Court Clarifies Standard of Review for Asylum Decisions
by DONALD SCARINCI on April 17, 2026
In Urias-Orellana v. Bondi, 607 U.S. ____ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court held that courts of appeal...
SCOTUS Rules Court Can Restrict Attorney-Client Discussions During Overnight Recess
by DONALD SCARINCI on April 15, 2026
In Villarreal v. Texas,607 U.S. ____ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that a qualifi...
US Supreme Court Rules NJ Transit Not Entitled to Sovereign Immunity
by DONALD SCARINCI on April 13, 2026
In Galette v. New Jersey Transit Corporation, 607 U.S. ___ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court held that...
