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Rubin v Islamic Republic of Iran: Terror Victims Lack Recourse
In Rubin v Islamic Republic of Iran, 583 U. S. ____ (2018), the U.S. Supreme Court held that Section 1610(g) of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 does not provide a fr...
Class v United States (2018) Guilty Plea Does Not Bar Federal Criminal Defendant from Challenging Constitutionality of Statute of Conviction
Facts of Class v United States A federal grand jury indicted Rodney Class for possessing firearms in his locked jeep, which was parked on the grounds of the United State...
Artis v District of Columbia: Statute of Limitations for State Claims Stops While in Federal Court
In Artis v District of Columbia, 583 U. S. ____ (2018), the U.S. Supreme Court held that bringing state claims in federal court stops the clock on the statute of limitations for ...
Clean Water Rule Challenges Belong in District Courts in National Association of Manufacturers v Department of Defense
In National Association of Manufacturers v Department of Defense, the U.S. Supreme Court clarified that legal challenges involving the Waters of the United States Rule (often ref...
Qualified Immunity to Police Officers in District of Columbia v Wesby
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held in District of Columbia v Wesby, 583 U. S. ____ (2018), that police officers had probable cause to arrest several partygoers at a raucous,...
Supreme Court Adds Twelves Cases to Docket
The U.S. Supreme Court has been very busy this month. The justices recently added 12 news cases to their docket, including another redistricting dispute and a closely-watched cas...
Juror Racial Bias Returns Death Row Inmate Case to Trial Court in Tharpe v Sellers
The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that a Georgia death row inmate should be able to continue his effort to reopen his case. In its per curium opinion in Tharpe v Sellers, 583...
SCOTUS Adds Another Partisan-Gerrymandering Case to Docket in Benisek v Lamone
The U.S. Supreme Court recently granted certiorari in Benisek v Lamone. The case, which challenges a Maryland redistricting map, is the second partisan-gerrymandering case before...
SCOTUS Begins New Year With Five Oral Arguments
The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court returned to the bench on January 8, 2018. The first week of oral arguments in 2018 included two original jurisdiction cases involving state...
SCOTUS to Address Political Clothing at Polling Places in Minnesota Voters Alliance v Mansky
The U.S. Supreme Court has granted certiorari in yet another important First Amendment case. The issue in Minnesota Voters Alliance v Mansky is whether a Minnesota law, which bro...
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Thomas Jefferson: All Men are Created Equal
by DONALD SCARINCI on July 5, 2019Thomas Jefferson answers the question: How could you write, "All men are created equal" in the ...
SCOTUS Upholds Dual-Sovereignty Doctrine in Gamble v United States
by DONALD SCARINCI on June 24, 2019
In Gamble v. United States, 587 U. S. ____ (2019), the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the “separate so...
The American Legion v American Humanist Association: Bladensburg Cross Does Not Violate First Amendment
by DONALD SCARINCI on June 20, 2019
In The American Legion v American Humanist Association, 588 U. S. ____ (2019), the U.S. Supreme Cou...
