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Supreme Court Clarifies “Safety Valve” in Federal Criminal Sentencing Laws

Supreme Court Clarifies “Safety Valve” in Federal Criminal Sentencing Laws

In Pulsifer v. United States, 601 U.S. ____ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court narrowly interpreted 18 U.S.C. §3553(f ), which establishes eligibility for a “safety valve” for ...

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SCOTUS Rules Double Jeopardy Bans Retrial of Defendant Found Non-Guilty by Reason of Insanity

SCOTUS Rules Double Jeopardy Bans Retrial of Defendant Found Non-Guilty by Reason of Insanity

In McElrath v. Georgia, 601 U.S. ____ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the State of Georgia can’t retry a defendant acquitted of murder by reason of insanity. The just...

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NJ Supreme Court Reverses Conviction for Promoting Organized Crime

SCOTUS Rules FBI Must Face Lawsuit Over No-Fly List

In FBI v. Fikre, 601 U.S. ____ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court held that Yonas Fikre’s lawsuit against the FBI is not moot. Accordingly, his suit alleging that the government p...

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SCOTUS Considers Pair of High-Profile First Amendment Cases

SCOTUS Considers Pair of High-Profile First Amendment Cases

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in six cases last week, with two potential First Amendment blockbusters before the Court. In National Rifle Association of America...

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Supreme Court Clarifies When Public Officials Can Be held Liable for Social Media Activity

Supreme Court Clarifies When Public Officials Can Be held Liable for Social Media Activity

In Lindke v. Freed, 601 U.S. ____ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that public officials may be held liable for their social media activity in certain circumstances. The ju...

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SCOTUS Rules Trump Can Remain on Ballot Rejecting 14th Amendment Challenge

SCOTUS Rules Trump Can Remain on Ballot Rejecting 14th Amendment Challenge

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held in Trump v. Anderson, 601 U.S. ____ (2024), that states can’t remove former President Donald Trump from 2024 presidential primary ballo...

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SCOTUS to Take Up Abortion Again in April

SCOTUS to Take Up Abortion Again in April

The U.S. Supreme Court will take up abortion again with oral arguments in Moyle v. United States scheduled for April 24, 2024. The issue before the Court is whether Idaho’s st...

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SCOTUS Ends February Sitting With Oral Arguments in Six Cases

SCOTUS Ends February Sitting With Oral Arguments in Six Cases

The U.S. Supreme Court held oral arguments in six cases to end its February sitting. A pair of cases challenging Texas and Florida’s controversial social media laws took cente...

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Supreme Court Hears Challenge to EPA’s Good Neighbor Rule

Supreme Court Hears Challenge to EPA’s Good Neighbor Rule

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in four cases last week. One of the most closely watched is Ohio v. Environmental Protection Agency, which challenges the U.S. Enviro...

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Supreme Court Rules Federal Agencies Can Be Sued Under Fair Credit Reporting Act

Supreme Court Rules Federal Agencies Can Be Sued Under Fair Credit Reporting Act

In Department of Agriculture Rural Development Rural Housing Service v. Kirtz, 601 U.S. ____ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a consumer may sue a federal agency under 1...

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SCOTUS Agrees to Consider Birthright Citizen Cases
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The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider legal challenges to President Donald Trump’s execut...

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SCOTUS Rules Non-Citizens Must Challenge Removal Under Alien Enemies Act
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In Trump v. J.G.G., the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that non-citizens challenging their removal under ...

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Causing Physical Harm Always Involves “Use of Force”
by DONALD SCARINCI on April 29, 2025

In Delligatti v. United States, 604 U.S. ____ (2025), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the knowing ...

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The Amendments

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    • Establishment ClauseFree Exercise Clause
    • Freedom of Speech
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    • Freedom of Assembly, and Petitition
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Preamble to the Bill of Rights

Congress of the United States begun and held at the City of New-York, on Wednesday the fourth of March, one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine.

THE Conventions of a number of the States, having at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added: And as extending the ground of public confidence in the Government, will best ensure the beneficent ends of its institution.

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