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SCOTUS Sides with Anti-Abortion Pregnancy Centers in First Amendment Case
In National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v Becerra, 585 U.S. ____ (2018), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers are likely to succeed...
Supreme Court Rules SEC ALJs Are “Officers” Under Appointments Clause in Lucia v Securities and Exchange Commission
In Lucia v Securities and Exchange Commission, the U.S. Supreme Court held that Securities and Exchange Commission administrative law judges (ALJs) are “officers of the United ...
SCOTUS Greenlights Taxing Internet Retailers in South Dakota v Wayfair
The U.S. Supreme Court dramatically altered the country’s E-commerce landscape with its decision in South Dakota v Wayfair, 585 U. S. ____ (2018). By a narrow majority, the Cou...
Minnesota Voters Alliance v Mansky: SCOTUS Strikes Down Minnesota Ban on Political Apparel at Polling Places
In Minnesota Voters Alliance v Mansky, 585 U. S. ____ (2018), the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Minnesota’s ban on political apparel at polling places. According to the Court,...
Husted v A Philip Randolph Institute: Supreme Court Approves Ohio Voter Removal Law
In Husted v A Philip Randolph Institute, 584 U. S. ____ (2018), a divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Ohio’s controversial voter removal law does not run afoul of the Nationa...
Masterpiece Cakeshop v Colorado Civil Rights Commission: Supreme Court Rules for Baker in Narrow Decision
In its highly-anticipated decision in Masterpiece Cakeshop v Colorado Civil Rights Commission, 584 U. S. ____ (2018), the U.S. Supreme Court handed a narrow victory to the Colora...
Collins v Virginia: SCOTUS Reigns in Fourth Amendment’s Automobile Exception
In Collins v Virginia, 584 U. S. ____ (2018), the U.S. Supreme Court declined to extend the Fourth Amendment’s so-called “automobile exception.” By a vote of 8-1, the justi...
Epic Systems Corp v Lewis: SCOTUS Upholds Workplace Agreements Banning Class Actions
A sharply-divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled for employers in a closely-watched arbitration case. By a vote of 5-4, the Court held in Epic Systems Corp v Lewis, 584 U. S. ____ (201...
SCOTUS Strikes Down PASPA in Murphy v National Collegiate Athletic Association
In Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association, 584 U. S. ____ (2018), the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (PASPA...
Jesner v Arab Bank, PLC: Corporations Can’t Be Sued Under Alien Tort Statute
In Jesner v Arab Bank, PLC, 584 U. S. ____ (2018), the U.S. Supreme Court held that foreign corporations may not be defendants in suits brought under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS)...
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Supreme Court Rules Census Suit Not Ripe for Judicial Review
by DONALD SCARINCI on January 25, 2021
The U.S. Supreme Court recently dismissed a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s policy...
SCOTUS Sides With New Mexico in Interstate Dispute Over Pecos River
by DONALD SCARINCI on January 19, 2021
In Texas v. New Mexico, 592 U. S. ____ (2020), the U.S. Supreme Court denied a motion by the State ...
US Supreme Court Rejects Statute of Limitations for Military Rape
by DONALD SCARINCI on January 5, 2021
In United States v. Briggs, 592 U. S. ____ (2020), the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that the...
