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SCOTUS Adds LGBTQ Book Case to Docket
The U.S. Supreme Court has added another closely watched First Amendment case to its docket. Mahmoud v. Taylor involves whether public schools burden parents’ religious rights when they require elementary school students to participate in instruct...
SCOTUS Rejects First Amendment Challenge to TikTok Ban
On January 17, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Protecting Americans from Foreign Controlled Applications, which will require TikTok to shut down in the United States unless its Chinese parent company divests its interest. The Court’s decis...
First Amendment Issues Dominant Busy Week at the Supreme Court
Upon returning from break, the U.S. Supreme Court tackled some of the most closely watched cases of the term. In TikTok Inc. v. Garland, the justices will determine whether the popular social media app may continue to operate in the United States. ...
Supreme Court’s January Docket Includes Key Free Speech Case
The U.S. Supreme Court will take on its first free speech case this month. The case, Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, involves the constitutionality of a Texas law that requires any website that publishes content one-third or more of which is “har...
Supreme Court to Consider Tax Exemptions for Religious Organizations
The Supreme Court recently agreed to consider Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. v. Wisconsin Labor & Industry Review Commission. The closely watched First Amendment case involves the availability of tax exemptions for religious organizations and m...
Supreme Court to Decide TikTok’s Fate in Novel First Amendment Case
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider an emergency appeal that will likely decide whether the popular social media app TikTok will remain available in the United States. The consolidated cases before the Court, TikTok Inc. v. Garland and Fir...
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US Supreme Court Upholds “Metering” Policy for Asylum Seekers
by DONALD SCARINCI on September 15, 2026
In Mullin v. Al Otro Lado, 609 U.S. ___ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court held that an alien standing ...
Supreme Court Rejects Claims Over Pesticide Cancer Warning
by DONALD SCARINCI on September 9, 2026
In Monsanto Co. v. Durnell, 609 U.S. ___ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Federal Insec...
SCOTUS Upholds Mississippi Mail-In Ballot Law
by DONALD SCARINCI on August 31, 2026
In Watson v. Republican National Committee, 609 U.S. ___ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court held that ...
