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SCOTUS Sides With Patrol Agent in Cross-Border Shooting Case
In Hernandez v. Mesa, 589 U. S. ____ (2020), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the parents of a 15-year-old Mexican boy killed by a U.S. Border Patrol agent shooting across the M...
SCOTUS to Revisit ACA’s Contraception Mandate
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to again take on the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) controversial contraception mandate. This time around, the justices will consider rules adop...
SCOTUS Gives “Public Charge” Rule the Green Light in DHS v New York
In Department of Homeland Security v. New York, 589 U. S. ____ (2020), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may implement a rule that cha...
Faithless Electors Up for Grabs
The United States Supreme Court will hear Chiafalo v. Washington, to decide whether members of the Electoral College may cast their votes for presidential candidates other than ...
SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments about Religious School Choice
The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue. The case, one of the most closely watched of the term, involves the use of pub...
Supreme Court Tackles Bridgegate Scandal and Four Other Cases
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Kelly v. United States, the criminal case arising out of New Jersey’s infamous “Bridgegate” scandal. Bridget Anne...
Supreme Court Kicks Off Second Half of 2019-2020 Term
The Supreme Court is back in session, with the justices returning from their winter break on January 10, 2020. As the Court enters the second half of the 2019-2020 term, it will...
When a Gunshot is a “Seizure” Under The Fourth Amendment
The U.S. Supreme Court recently granted certiorari in Torres v. Madrid. The case will clarify what “seized” means with regard to the Fourth Amendment’s ban on unreasonable...
SCOTUS to Clarify Scope of Ministerial Exception
The U.S. Supreme Court recently granted certiorari in Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru and St. James School v. Biel. The cases involve the ministerial exception...
Justices Agree to Take on Cases Over Trump’ Financial Documents
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to wade into the battle over access to President Donald Trump’s financial documents. While the cases arise out of a partisan political disput...
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Supreme Court Clarifies Applicability of First Step Act to Vacated Sentences
by DONALD SCARINCI on September 4, 2025
In Hewitt v. United States, 606 U.S. ____ (2025), a divided U.S. Supreme Court held that the First ...
SCOTUS Rules E-Cigarette Retailers Can Challenge FDA Order in Fifth Circuit
by DONALD SCARINCI on
In FDA v. R. J. Reynolds Vapor Co., 606 U.S. ____ (2025), the U.S. Supreme Court held that e-cigare...
Supreme Court Expands Judicial Review of Agency Actions
by DONALD SCARINCI on
In McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates, Inc. v. McKesson Corp., 606 U.S. ____ (2025), the U.S. Supre...
