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SCOTUS Rules Litigants Can Sue Federal Officials Individually in Religious Freedom Suits
In Tanzin v. Tanvir, 592 U. S. ____ (2020), the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993’s (RFRA) express remedies provision auth...
SCOTUS Relies on lack of Standing to Uphold Delaware Judicial Balance Requirement
In Carney v. Adams, 592 U. S. ____ (2020), the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a provision in the Delaware State Constitution that requires that appointments to Delaware’s major cou...
Supreme Court Strikes Down NY COVID-19 Rule Restricting Attendance at Houses of Worship
The U.S. Supreme Court has enjoined an executive order issued by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo restricting attendance at churches and synagogues in areas designated as hard hit...
SCOTUS Adds Fourth Amendment Case to Docket
The U.S. Supreme Court recently granted certiorari in Lange v. California. The Fourth Amendment case will address whether police pursuits for misdemeanors justify a warrantless ...
SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments in Latest ACA Challenge
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in three cases this week. The biggest issue before the justices was the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) indivi...
Justice Barrett Joins Court in Hearing Oral Arguments in Five Cases
Photo attribution: By Rachel Malehorn - Direct link, smugmug.com, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=95572669 Newly-confirmed Justice Amy Coney Barret...
US Supreme Court Halts Curbside Voting in Alabama
Many states have amended their election laws in response to COVID-19, which has resulted in litigation from both Republicans and Democrats. In Merrill v. People First of Alabama...
Supreme Court to Hear Appeal Over US Census
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear oral arguments in Trump v. New York on November 30, 2020. The case involves the legality of the Trump Administration’s plan to exclud...
Four Cases on the Docket for Supreme Court This Week
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in four cases this week, all of which were originally scheduled to be heard last term. Issues before the justices included the statut...
Eight-Member US Supreme Court Begins New Term
The U.S. Supreme Court returned to the bench this week. Following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who passed away on September 18, 2020, the Court will begin the term ...
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SCOTUS Rules Quiet Title Act’s Time Bar Is Claim-Processing Rule
by DONALD SCARINCI on May 1, 2023
In Wilkins v. United States, 598 U.S. ____ (2023), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Quiet Title...
SCOTUS Takes on Jack Daniels’ First Amendment Parody Case
by DONALD SCARINCI on April 24, 2023
The Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in a closely watched case involving intellectual pr...
SCOTUS Sides With Deaf Student in ADA Suit
by DONALD SCARINCI on April 18, 2023
In Perez v. Sturgis Public Schools, 598 U.S. ____ (2023), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a deaf s...
