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Supreme Court Clarifies Standing Requirements for Habeas Claim
In Alaska v. Wright, 593 U.S. ____ (2021), the U.S. Supreme Court held that if offenders have finished serving their state court sentence, they lack standing to bring a federal ...
Finding of Permanent Incorrigibility Not Required to Impose Life Sentence on Juvenile
In Jones v. Mississippi, 593 U.S. ____ (2021), the U.S. Supreme Court again clarified when juveniles can receive life sentences. By a vote of 6-3, the Court held that the Eighth...
Divided Court Strikes Down COVID-19 Restrictions on In-Home Religious Gatherings
On April 9, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Tandon v. Newsom, 593 U. S. ____ (2021) that California’s COVID-19 restrictions on religious gatherings in homes likely run a...
SCOTUS Backs FCC in FCC v. Prometheus Radio Project
In FCC v. Prometheus Radio Project, 592 U. S. ____ (2021), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Federal Communications Commission’s (FFC) 2017 decision to repeal or modify thr...
US Supreme Court Sides with Facebook in TCPA Case
In Facebook Inc. v. Duguid, 592 U. S. ____ (2021), the U.S. Supreme Court held that to qualify as an “automatic telephone dialing system” under the Telephone Consumer Protec...
Unanimous Court Rules FTCA Bars Suit Against Federal Officers
In Brownback v. King,592 U. S. ____ (2021), the Supreme Court ruled that the Federal Tort Claims Act barred college student James King’s claims of police brutality. The Court ...
Supreme Court Considers “Hot Pursuit” in Closely Watched Fourth Amendment Case
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in three cases last week. It also announced that it will continue to hear arguments remotely this session "in keeping with public hea...
US Supreme Court Rules Germany Entitled to State Immunity in the Nazi Art Case
In Federal Republic of Germany v. Philipp, 592 U. S. ____ (2021), the U.S. Supreme Court held that Germany was entitled to State immunity in a lawsuit seeking compensation for t...
Divided Court Rules U.S. Railroad Retirement Board Decision Subject to Judicial Review
In Salinas v. United States Railroad Retirement Board, 592 U. S. ____ (2021), a divided U.S. Supreme Court held that a refusal by the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board to reopen a ...
SCOTUS to Hear Potential Blockbuster Voting Rights Case
Next month, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear two significant voting rights cases out of Arizona. The cases, Arizona Republican Party v. Democratic National Committee and&nb...
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SCOTUS Rules Abscondment Doesn’t Toll Term of Supervised Release
by DONALD SCARINCI on May 11, 2026
In Rico v. United States, 607 U.S. ___ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Sentencing Refo...
Supreme Court Rules Colorado Conversion Therapy Law Subject to Strict Scrutiny
by DONALD SCARINCI on May 4, 2026
In Chiles v. Salazar, 607 U.S. ____ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court held that Colorado’s law banni...
Supreme Court Rules ISP Not Liable for Copyright Infringement
by DONALD SCARINCI on April 28, 2026
In Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment, 607 U.S. ___ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Cour...
