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Supreme Court Rules Compassion Release Can’t Substitute for Post-conviction Relief
In Fernandez v. United States, 608 U.S. ____ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court held that federal prisoners cannot use the compassionate release statute—18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)...
Unanimous Supreme Court Affirms Arbitration Exemption for “Last-mile” Drivers
In Flowers Foods, Inc. v. Brock, 608 U.S. ____ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that local "last-mile" delivery drivers are exempt from mandatory individual arbit...
SCOTUS: Appeal Waivers Resulting in Miscarriage of Justice Are Unenforceable
In Hunter v. United States, 608 U.S. ____ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court held that an agreement not to appeal a sentence is unenforceable when it would result in a “miscarriag...
Supreme Court Rules Prison Officials Can’t Face RLUIPA Suit
In Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety, 609 U.S. ___ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court held that prisoners can’t sue individual officers for monetary ...
Supreme Court Clarifies Constitutionality of Tax Foreclosure Sales
In Pung v. Isabella County, 609 U.S. ____ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the proper baseline for measuring “just compensation” following a fairly conducted tax sal...
Supreme Court Closes Door on Judicially Created Claims Under Alien Tort Statute
In Cisco Systems, Inc. v. Doe, 609 U.S. ___ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that federal courts can’t create new causes of action under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS). It ...
US Supreme Court Upholds “Metering” Policy for Asylum Seekers
In Mullin v. Al Otro Lado, 609 U.S. ___ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court held that an alien standing in Mexico does not “arriv[e] in the United States” by attempting, and fail...
Supreme Court Rejects Claims Over Pesticide Cancer Warning
In Monsanto Co. v. Durnell, 609 U.S. ___ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) expressly preempts state-law fa...
SCOTUS Upholds Mississippi Mail-In Ballot Law
In Watson v. Republican National Committee, 609 U.S. ___ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court held that federal election-day statutes do not prevent Mississippi from counting absente...
Supreme Court Rules Law Enforcement Accessing Location Data Constitutes Fourth Amendment Search
In Chatrie v. United States, 609 U.S. ___ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court held that law enforcement acquisition of a user's cell-phone location data via a geofence warrant consti...
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Unanimous Supreme Court Affirms Arbitration Exemption for “Last-mile” Drivers
by DONALD SCARINCI on November 5, 2026
In Flowers Foods, Inc. v. Brock, 608 U.S. ____ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that...
SCOTUS: Appeal Waivers Resulting in Miscarriage of Justice Are Unenforceable
by DONALD SCARINCI on November 2, 2026
In Hunter v. United States, 608 U.S. ____ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court held that an agreement not...
Supreme Court Rules Prison Officials Can’t Face RLUIPA Suit
by DONALD SCARINCI on October 12, 2026
In Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety, 609 U.S. ___ (2026), the U.S. S...
