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SCOTUS Stops Disclosure of Donald Trump’s Financial Records
The U.S. Supreme Court has granted President Donald Trump’s request for a stay in Trump v. Mazars USA, LLP. The Court’s order halts the enforcement of a Congressional subpoe...
Supreme Court to Consider Copyright Suit of the Decade
The U.S. Supreme Court recently agreed to consider Google LLC v. Oracle America Inc., which has been characterized as the “copyright lawsuit of the decade.” The issues befor...
Investigatory Power of Congress Under McGrain v. Daugherty
In McGrain v. Daugherty, 273 U.S. 135 (1927), the U.S. Supreme Court held that Congress’ power of inquiry, along with means of enforcement, are an integral and valid exercise ...
Will Supreme Court Shield President Trump’s Tax Returns?
The U. S. Supreme Court will consider President Donald Trump’s appeal to determine whether the District Attorney for the County of New York can enforce a grand jury subpoena s...
DACA Debate Dominates Supreme Court’s Week
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in one of the most significant cases of the term this week. In Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of Califo...
Clean Water Act Case Tops Busy Week for Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in six cases this week. One of the most closely-watched cases, County of Maui, Hawaii v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund, involves the reach of ...
Separation of Church and State Back Before U.S. Supreme Court
Religious liberty continues to dominate the high-profile cases before the Roberts Court. Next term, the justices will consider Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, which i...
Supreme Court Preview: Can a State Abolish the Insanity Defense?
The U.S. Supreme Court’s criminal law docket for the October 2019 Term addresses some significant constitutional issues. In Kahler v. Kansas, the justices will consider whethe...
Supreme Court to Take on LGBTQ Rights in the Workplace
Some of the most closely-watched cases the US Supreme Court will consider in October involve whether workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and transgender status ...
Flowers v Mississippi: Jury Selection in Death Row Inmate’s Case Was Unconstitutional
In Flowers v Mississippi, 588 U. S. ____ (2019), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the jury selection process in Curtis Flowers’ sixth murder trial violated the U.S. Constituti...
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Massachusetts v. EPA Sets the Standard for Climate Lawsuits
by DONALD SCARINCI on February 11, 2020
With climate change lawsuits on the rise, environmentalists are concerned that the conservative-lea...
Faithless Electors Up for Grabs
by DONALD SCARINCI on February 5, 2020
The United States Supreme Court will hear Chiafalo v. Washington, to decide whether members of the ...
Ray v. Blair First Addressed Faithless Electors
by DONALD SCARINCI on February 4, 2020
In Ray v. Blair, 343 U.S. 214 (1952), the U.S. Supreme Court first considered the notion of “fait...
