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SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments in FDA Vaping Challenge and Three Other Cases
The U.S. Supreme Court closed out its January sitting with oral arguments in four cases. The issues before the justices ranged from where a vape company can bring suit against the FDA to whether courts should apply the moment of the threat doctrine ...
SCOTUS Adds LGBTQ Book Case to Docket
The U.S. Supreme Court has added another closely watched First Amendment case to its docket. Mahmoud v. Taylor involves whether public schools burden parents’ religious rights when they require elementary school students to participate in instruct...
SCOTUS Rejects First Amendment Challenge to TikTok Ban
On January 17, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Protecting Americans from Foreign Controlled Applications, which will require TikTok to shut down in the United States unless its Chinese parent company divests its interest. The Court’s decis...
First Amendment Issues Dominant Busy Week at the Supreme Court
Upon returning from break, the U.S. Supreme Court tackled some of the most closely watched cases of the term. In TikTok Inc. v. Garland, the justices will determine whether the popular social media app may continue to operate in the United States. ...
Supreme Court’s January Docket Includes Key Free Speech Case
The U.S. Supreme Court will take on its first free speech case this month. The case, Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, involves the constitutionality of a Texas law that requires any website that publishes content one-third or more of which is “har...
Supreme Court to Consider Tax Exemptions for Religious Organizations
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...
Supreme Court to Decide TikTok’s Fate in Novel First Amendment Case
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...
SCOTUS Ends Oral Arguments for 2024 With Four Cases
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 ...
Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Four Cases to Start December Sitting
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...
SCOTUS to Consider Mexico’s Suit Against U.S. Gun Makers
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...
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Supreme Court Clarifies Applicability of First Step Act to Vacated Sentences
by DONALD SCARINCI on September 4, 2025
In Hewitt v. United States, 606 U.S. ____ (2025), a divided U.S. Supreme Court held that the First ...
SCOTUS Rules E-Cigarette Retailers Can Challenge FDA Order in Fifth Circuit
by DONALD SCARINCI on
In FDA v. R. J. Reynolds Vapor Co., 606 U.S. ____ (2025), the U.S. Supreme Court held that e-cigare...
Supreme Court Expands Judicial Review of Agency Actions
by DONALD SCARINCI on
In McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates, Inc. v. McKesson Corp., 606 U.S. ____ (2025), the U.S. Supre...
