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August 27, 2025 | SCOTUS Lifts Injunction Blocking Trump Administration’s Plans to Reduce Federal Workforce

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SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments in Four Cases

SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments in Four Cases

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...

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SCOTUS to Consider High-Profile Transgender Rights Case in December

SCOTUS to Consider High-Profile Transgender Rights Case in December

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...

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SCOTUS Clarifies Standard for Retaliatory Arrest Claims

SCOTUS Clarifies Standard for Retaliatory Arrest Claims

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...

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Supreme Court Clarifies Application of Confrontation Clause to Forensic Analysis

Supreme Court Clarifies Application of Confrontation Clause to Forensic Analysis

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...

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Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in RICO, Immigration, and Clean Water Act Cases

Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in RICO, Immigration, and Clean Water Act Cases

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in four cases this week. The issues before the Court involved immigration, RICO suits, and giving veterans the benefit of the doubt. The most closely watched case of the week was arguably City and Count...

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The U.S. Supreme Court returns to the bench on October 7, 2024. In the first week of the new term, the justices will hear oral arguments in five cases.

SCOTUS Kicks Off New Term With …

The U.S. Supreme Court returns to the bench on October 7, 2024. In the first week of the new term, the justices will hear oral arguments in five cases. The most closely watched case is Garland v. VanDerStok, which involves so-called “ghost guns...

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Supreme Court Rules Spousal Immigration Is Not a Right

Supreme Court Rules Spousal Immigration Is Not a Right

In Department of State v. Muñoz, 602 U.S. ____ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a citizen does not have a fundamental liberty interest in her noncitizen spouse being admitted to the country. Critics of the immigration decision, including th...

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SCOTUS Rules Plaintiffs Lack Standing to Challenge Government’s Alleged Social Media Censorship

SCOTUS Rules Plaintiffs Lack Standing to Challenge Government’s Alleged Social Media Censorship

In Murthy v. Missouri, 603 U. S. ____ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court held that two States and five individual social-media users who sued dozens of Executive Branch officials and agencies, alleging that the Government pressured the platforms to cens...

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SCOTUS Clarifies Statute of Limitations for APA Claims

SCOTUS Clarifies Statute of Limitations for APA Claims

In Corner Post, Inc. v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 603 U.S. ____ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a claim under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) does not accrue for purposes of 28 U.S.C. § 2401(a)’s default s...

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SCOTUS Upholds Preliminary Injunction Against Title IX Rule Granting Protections to LBGTQ Students

SCOTUS Upholds Preliminary Injunction Against Title IX Rule Granting Protections to LBGTQ Students

In Department of Education v. Louisiana, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to lift preliminary injunctions preventing the Department of Education from implementing a new rule that broadens the definition of sex-based discrimination under Title IX of th...

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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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