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Fletcher v. Peck and the Contract Clause
In Fletcher v. Peck, 10 U.S. 87 (1810), the Marshall Court ruled that an act of the Georgia State legislature that nullified a prior land grant they passed violated the U.S. Constitution. It was the first case in which the U. S. Supreme Court held...
Plessy v. Ferguson: The Supreme Court’s Most Notorious Decision
In 1896, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that state laws establishing racial segregation did not violate the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution in the Plessy v. Ferguson case. The decision of Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 U.S. 537 (1896), which is...
Kansas v. Nebraska and Colorado: A Lesson in Original Jurisdiction
The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in Kansas v. Nebraska and Colorado, which involves a tri-state dispute over water rights to the Republican River. While the subject matter of the suit largely boils down to a very high-profile ...
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Supreme Court Rules Trademark Infringement Damages Include Only Named Defendant’s Profits
by DONALD SCARINCI on April 14, 2025
In Dewberry Group, Inc. v. Dewberry Engineers, Inc., 604 U.S. __ (2025), the U.S. SupremeCourt held...
Supreme Court Upholds Ghost Gun Regulation
by DONALD SCARINCI on April 8, 2025
In Bondi v. VanDerStok, 604 U.S. ____ (2025), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a Bureau of Alcohol,...
SCOTUS Rules Against EPA in Clean Water Case
by DONALD SCARINCI on April 1, 2025
In City and County of San Francisco v. EPA, 604 U.S. ____ (2025), the U.S. Supreme Court again limi...
