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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...
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...
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...
Supreme Court Heard Oral Arguments in Four Cases
The U.S. Supreme Court has returned from its winter break. The justices heard oral arguments in four cases, all of which called on the Court to interpret federal laws, including the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, the Mineral Leasing Act, the Fede...
SCOTUS Sides With Patrol Agent in Cross-Border Shooting Case
In Hernandez v. Mesa, 589 U. S. ____ (2020), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the parents of a 15-year-old Mexican boy killed by a U.S. Border Patrol agent shooting across the Mexican border could not pursue a damages claim. In so ruling, the majori...
State’s Sovereign Immunity Under Alden v Maine
In Alden v. Maine, 527 U.S. 706 (1999), the U.S. Supreme Court held that Congress can’t use its Article I powers under Constitution to subject unconsenting states to suit in state court. The decision extended the Court’s prior holding in Seminol...
SCOTUS to Revisit ACA’s Contraception Mandate
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to again take on the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) controversial contraception mandate. This time around, the justices will consider rules adopted by the Trump Administration that expanded the mandate’s exceptions...
Standing Under the Supreme Court’s Landmark Lujan v Defenders of Wildlife Decision
Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife, 504 U.S. 555 (1992), is one of the Supreme Court’s most important decisions on the issue of standing, which determines whether a party can bring a lawsuit. In a landmark decision, the Court narrowed the concept...
SCOTUS Gives “Public Charge” Rule the Green Light in DHS v New York
In Department of Homeland Security v. New York, 589 U. S. ____ (2020), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may implement a rule that changes the agency’s approach to the determination whether a noncitizen i...
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SCOTUS Rejects Non-Delegation Challenge to FCC Telecom Access Program
by DONALD SCARINCI on July 30, 2025
In Federal Communications Commission v. Consumers’ Research, 606 U.S. ____ (2025), the U.S. Supre...
SCOTUS Holds LGBTQ+ Curriculum With No Opt-Out Violates Free Exercise Clause
by DONALD SCARINCI on July 22, 2025
In Mahmoud v. Taylor, 606 U.S. ____ (2025), the U.S. Supreme Court sided with parents challenging t...
SCOTUS Birthright Citizenship Decision Limits Lower Courts’ Power to Issue Nationwide Injunctions
by DONALD SCARINCI on July 16, 2025
In Trump v. CASA, Inc., 606 U.S. ____ (2025), the U.S. Supreme Court granted the Government’s app...
