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SCOTUS Rules Challenged South Carolina District Is Not a Racial Gerrymander
In Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, 602 U.S. ____ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the lower court erred in finding that a South Carolina congr...
SCOTUS Holds No Time Limit for Damages Under Copyright Act
In Warner Chappell Music, Inc. v. Nealy, 601 U.S. ____ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Copyright Act entitles a copyright owner to obtain monetary relief for any ti...
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds CFPB Funding Scheme
In Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Community Financial Services Assn. of America, Ltd., 601 U.S. ____ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the funding scheme that suppo...
Supreme Court Rejects Strict Criminal Forfeiture Timelines
In McIntosh v. United States, 601 U.S. ____ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a district court’s failure to comply with Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32.2(b)(2)(B...
SCOTUS Sides With California Developer in Takings Case
In Sheetz v. County of El Dorado, 601 U.S. ____ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a traffic impact fee imposed by the County of El Dorado based on a fee schedule in the C...
Supreme Court Lowers the Bar for Title VII Suits Alleging Discriminatory Transfers
In Muldrow v. City of St. Louis, Missouri, 601 U.S. ____ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that an employee challenging a job transfer under Title VII of the Civil...
SCOTUS Clarifies Reach of FAA Exemption for Transportation Workers
In Bissonnette v. LePage Bakeries Park St., LLC, 601 U.S. ____ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Federal Arbitration Act’s (FAA) exemption for transportation wo...
Supreme Court Clarifies “Safety Valve” in Federal Criminal Sentencing Laws
In Pulsifer v. United States, 601 U.S. ____ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court narrowly interpreted 18 U.S.C. §3553(f ), which establishes eligibility for a “safety valve” for ...
SCOTUS Rules Double Jeopardy Bans Retrial of Defendant Found Non-Guilty by Reason of Insanity
In McElrath v. Georgia, 601 U.S. ____ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the State of Georgia can’t retry a defendant acquitted of murder by reason of insanity. The just...
SCOTUS Rules FBI Must Face Lawsuit Over No-Fly List
In FBI v. Fikre, 601 U.S. ____ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court held that Yonas Fikre’s lawsuit against the FBI is not moot. Accordingly, his suit alleging that the government p...
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Supreme Court Clarifies Standard of Review for Asylum Decisions
by DONALD SCARINCI on April 17, 2026
In Urias-Orellana v. Bondi, 607 U.S. ____ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court held that courts of appeal...
SCOTUS Rules Court Can Restrict Attorney-Client Discussions During Overnight Recess
by DONALD SCARINCI on April 15, 2026
In Villarreal v. Texas,607 U.S. ____ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that a qualifi...
US Supreme Court Rules NJ Transit Not Entitled to Sovereign Immunity
by DONALD SCARINCI on April 13, 2026
In Galette v. New Jersey Transit Corporation, 607 U.S. ___ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court held that...
