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September 11, 2025 | SCOTUS Rules Death Row Inmate Has Standing to Challenge Post Conviction DNA Testing Procedures

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SCOTUS Hears Final Oral Arguments of Term

SCOTUS Hears Final Oral Arguments of Term

The U.S. Supreme Court is winding up the current term, with oral arguments held in the final six cases this week. The issues before the justices, many of which resulted in lively oral arguments, included the appointment of administrative law judges, ...

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SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments in Six Cases

Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Six Cases

The U.S. Supreme Court has just one week of oral arguments left in the term after considering five cases this week. The issues before the justices ranged from patent damages to Internet sales tax to tribal fishing rights. Below is a brief summer o...

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Hall v Hall: Consolidated Cases Remain Independent for Appeal

Hall v Hall: Consolidated Cases Remain Independent for Appeal

In Hall v Hall, 584 U. S. ____ (2018), the U.S. Supreme Court held that consolidated cases remain independent for the purposes of filing an appeal. The Court’s decision was unanimous. Facts of Hall v Hall  Respondent Samuel Hall served as careta...

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Marinello v United States 2018

Marinello v United States: IRS “Omnibus Clause” Requires Nexus for Tax Obstruction

In Marinello v United States, 584 U. S. ____ (2018), the U.S. Supreme Court held that prosecutors must establish a “nexus” between a particular administrative proceeding and a taxpayer’s conduct in order to obtain a conviction under the “Omni...

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March 2018: Six Oral Arguments

March Ends with Oral Arguments in Six Cases

  The U.S. Supreme Court ended the month with oral arguments in six cases. The majority of the issues before the justices involved criminal law, including the use of physical restraints and sentencing guidelines. The Court also considered yet...

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SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments in Potential Freedom of Speech Blockbuster Case

Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Potential Blockbuster Free Speech Case

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in three cases this week, including National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra. The high-profile case involves two controversial issues — free speech and abortion. While we will have to aw...

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Landmark Takings Case of Lingle v Chevron USA Inc

Landmark Takings Case of Lingle v Chevron USA Inc

In Lingle v Chevron USA Inc, 544 U.S. 528 (2005), the U.S. Supreme Court overruled the precedent established in Agins v. City of Tiburon, 447 U. S. 255 (1980), which held that a regulation does not amount to an unconstitutional taking "if it does...

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Digital Realty Trust v Somers: SCOTUS Limits Protection Under Dodd-Frank

SCOTUS Decision Limits Whistleblower Protection under Dodd-Frank in Digital Realty Trust v Somers

The U.S. Supreme Court recently held that Dodd-Frank’s anti-retaliation provision does not extend to individuals who have not reported a federal securities violation laws to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The Court’s decision in Di...

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Rubin v Islamic Republic of Iran: Terror Victims Lack Recourse

Rubin v Islamic Republic of Iran: Terror Victims Lack Recourse

In Rubin v Islamic Republic of Iran, 583 U. S. ____ (2018), the U.S. Supreme Court held that Section 1610(g) of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 does not provide a freestanding basis for parties holding a judgment under Section 1605A to a...

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Class v United States (2018)

Class v United States (2018) Guilty Plea Does Not Bar Federal Criminal Defendant from Challenging Constitutionality of Statute of Conviction

  Facts of Class v United States A federal grand jury indicted Rodney Class for possessing firearms in his locked jeep, which was parked on the grounds of the United States Capitol in Washington, D. C. Appearing pro se, Class asked the Distric...

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The Amendments

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Preamble to the Bill of Rights

Congress of the United States begun and held at the City of New-York, on Wednesday the fourth of March, one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine.

THE Conventions of a number of the States, having at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added: And as extending the ground of public confidence in the Government, will best ensure the beneficent ends of its institution.

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