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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 ...
Separation of Powers Back Before Court in Collins v. Mnuchin
The U.S. Supreme Court will again consider the President's appointment and removal powers with regard to an independent, single-director federal agency. Last term, the Supreme C...
Religious Liberty and LGBTQ+ Rights Back on the Docket in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
In Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider two controversial and often-competing constitutional issues — LGBTQ rights and religious ...
SCOTUS to Clarify What Constitutes a Fourth Amendment Seizure
When the U.S. Supreme Court returns to the bench next month, one of the first cases it will consider involves what constitutes a seizure for purposes of the Fourth Amendment’s...
SCOTUS Invalidates Government Debt Collection Exception to Robo Call Ban
In Barr v. American Association of Political Consultants Inc., 591 U. S. ____ (2020), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the exception to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of ...
SCOTUS Holds Condition for AIDS Funding Is Constitutional As Applied to Foreign Affiliates of Domestic NGOs
In Agency for International Development v. Alliance for Open Society International, Inc., 591 U. S. ____ (2020), the U.S. Supreme Court held that because the foreign affiliates...
SCOTUS Rejects Appointments Clause Challenge to Puerto Rico Oversight Board
In Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico v. Aurelius Investment, LLC, 590 U. S. ____ (2020), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Constitution’s Appointment...
SCOTUS Issues Major Tribal Rights Ruling in McGirt v. Oklahoma
In McGirt v. Oklahoma, 591 U.S. ____ (2020), a divided U.S. Supreme Court held that much of eastern Oklahoma remains an American Indian reservation for the purposes of federal...
SCOTUS Rules Ministerial Exception Bars Teachers’ Discrimination Suits
In Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru and St. James School v. Biel, 591 U. S. ____ (2020), the U.S. Supreme Court held that two Catholic school teachers could not p...
SCOTUS Upholds Affordable Care Act’s Religious and Moral Exemptions
In Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania, 591 U. S. ____ (2020), the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act (ACA) exemption for emplo...
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Supreme Court Rejects Moment of Threat Doctrine in Deadly Force Case
by DONALD SCARINCI on June 30, 2025
In Barnes v. Felix, 605 U.S. ____ (2025), the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Fifth Circuit Court o...
SCOTUS Holds Wire Fraud Statute Doesn’t Require Proof Victim Suffered Economic Loss
by DONALD SCARINCI on June 24, 2025
In Kousisis v. United States, 605 U.S. ____ (2025), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a defendant wh...
SCOTUS Holds Wire Fraud Statute Doesn’t Require Proof Victim Suffered Economic Loss
by DONALD SCARINCI on June 17, 2025
In Kousisis v. United States, 605 U.S. ____ (2025), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a defendant wh...
