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The Supreme Court recently agreed to consider Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. v. Wisconsin Labor & Industry Review Commission. The closely watched First Amendment case involves the availability of tax exemptions for religious organizations and m...

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider an emergency appeal that will likely decide whether the popular social media app TikTok will remain available in the United States. The consolidated cases before the Court, TikTok Inc. v. Garland and Fir...

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard its final oral arguments of 2024. The justices considered four cases, which involved issues ranging from trademark infringement damages to wire fraud. Below is a brief summary of the legal questions before ...

The U.S. Supreme Court returned to the bench on December 2, 2024. In the first week of their December sitting, the justices heard oral arguments in four cases. The issues before the Court ranged from the FDA’s refusal to authorize new vaping produ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether Mexican government may continue its lawsuit against U.S. gun manufacturers. The suit, Smith & Wesson Brands v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos, alleges the manufacturers aided and abetted the illega...

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider a closely watched Louisiana redistricting dispute involving a map that created a second majority-Black congressional district in the state. The two cases, Louisiana v. Callais and Robinson v. Callais, pr...

The U.S. Supreme Court has returned to the bench for its November oral argument session. Last week, the justices heard oral arguments in four cases. While none of the cases are considered “blockbusters,” the Court considered key issues related t...

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in United States v. Skrmetti on December 4, 2024. The potential blockbuster case involves a legal challenge to Tennessee’s ban on puberty blockers and hormone therapy as gender-affirming care for tra...

In Gonzalez v. Trevino, 602 U.S. ___ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court held that plaintiffs are not required to produce specific comparator evidence to demonstrate that they fall within the Nieves exception in retaliatory arrest cases. In Nieves v...

In Smith v. Arizona, 602 U.S. ____ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court held that when an expert conveys an absent lab analyst’s statements in support of the expert’s opinion, and the statements provide that support only if true, then the statements c...