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Expressions Hair Design v Schneiderman: First Amendment Protects NY Credit Card Surcharge Ban
In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a New York law prohibiting merchants from charging surcharges for paying via credit card is subject to scrutiny under the First Amendment. The Court’s narrow decision in Expressions Hair De...
Moore v Texas: Death Penalty Standard for Mentally Disabled Violates Eighth Amendment
In Moore v Texas, 581 U. S. ____ (2017), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the standard used by the State of Texas to determine whether a mentally disabled defendant can be subjected to the death penalty violated the Constitution. By a vote of 5-3, th...
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Supreme Court to Decide TikTok’s Fate in Novel First Amendment Case
by DONALD SCARINCI on January 13, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider an emergency appeal that will likely decide whether t...
SCOTUS Ends Oral Arguments for 2024 With Four Cases
by DONALD SCARINCI on January 6, 2025
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard its final oral arguments of 2024. The justices considered f...
Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Four Cases to Start December Sitting
by DONALD SCARINCI on December 23, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court returned to the bench on December 2, 2024. In the first week of their Decemb...
