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September 3, 2024 | SCOTUS Remands Content Moderation Cases But Still Delivers First Amendment Lessons
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Gideon v. Wainwright: The Sixth Amendment Right to Counsel
In Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 (1963), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Sixth Amendment’s guarantee of counsel applies to the states via the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The Court’s unanimous decision expressly over...
EEOC v. Abercrombie: Religious Rights in the Workplace
On June 1, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court, in EEOC v. Abercrombie, held that an employer could be held liable for not being able to accommodate a religious practice under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, even though the employee or job appli...
Miranda vs Arizona: The Bedrock of Criminal Law
Nearly 50 years later, the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Miranda vs Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966), remains one of the Court’s most influential Fifth Amendment rulings. By a vote of 5-4, the majority held that in Miranda vs Arizona ...
Johnson v. M’Intosh: The Power to Grant Land
In Johnson v. M’Intosh, 21 U.S. 543 (1823), the U.S. Supreme Court addressed whether Native Americans had the power to give, and of private individuals to receive, title to land. The justices ultimately answered, in the case of Johnson v. M'Into...
City of Los Angeles v. Patel: Court Mandates Pre-Clearance Review
On June 22, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a City of Los Angeles ordinance that required hotel operators to allow law enforcement to inspect guest registries without obtaining a warrant. The 5-4 majority in City of Los Angeles v. Patel, 57...
Martin v. Hunter’s Lessee: The Supreme Court’s Authority Over State Courts
In Martin v. Hunter’s Lessee, 14 U.S. 304 (1816), the U.S. Supreme Court first asserted its authority to overrule a state court decision regarding an issue of federal law. The Court’s landmark decision was rooted in the Court’s appellate jur...
Municipal Sign Ordinance Violates the First Amendment in Reed v. Town of Gilbert
On June 18, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court held that an Arizona town’s sign ordinance violates the First Amendment. The Court’s unanimous decision in Reed v. Town of Gilbert established that regulations that are facially content-based must be subje...
New York v. Connecticut: Court’s First Exercise of Original Jurisdiction
In New York v. Connecticut, 4 U.S. 1 (1799), the U.S. Supreme Court first exercised its original jurisdiction to decide a legal dispute between two states. The dispute involved a strip of land over which the states of New York and Connecticut both c...
Calder v. Bull: The Ex Post Facto Clause
In Calder v. Bull, 3 U.S. 386 (1798), the U.S. Supreme Court first interpreted the ex post facto clause of the United States Constitution. The justices held that the clause only applies to certain criminal acts. The Facts of Calder v. Bull Calder ...
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Unanimous Supreme Court Rejects First Amendment Challenge to Lanham Act’s Name Clause
by DONALD SCARINCI on August 28, 2024
In Vidal v. Elster, 602 U.S. ____ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the names clause of Lanh...
Presidential Immunity Under Trump v. United States
by DONALD SCARINCI on August 22, 2024
In Trump v. United States, 603 U.S. ____ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a former Presiden...
SCOTUS Clarifies Bruen in Upholding Federal Gun Law
by DONALD SCARINCI on August 13, 2024
In United States v. Rahimi, 602 U.S. ____ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a federal law that ...
