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November 5, 2025 | Key Cases to Watch During the Supreme Court’s November Sitting
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Wearry v. Cain: Brady Violation Saves Death Row Inmate
In Wearry v. Cain, 577 U. S. ____ (2016), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the prosecution’s failure to disclose material evidence violated the petitioner’s due process rights guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution. Accordingly, the justices orde...
U.S. V. O’Brien: Symbolic Speech and the First Amendment
In United States v. O'Brien, 391 U.S. 367 (1968), the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of a federal law that made burning or otherwise destroying draft cards a crime. In so ruling, the Court established a test for determining whether l...
U.S. Supreme Court Review For October, 2015
U.S. Supreme Court Review for October, 2015: The justices of the Court have been busy since returning to the bench. The Supreme Court Review covers oral arguments in ten cases and added a number of important new cases to the docket. On Oc...
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SCOTUS Clears Way to Terminate Protected Status for Venezuelan Nationals
by DONALD SCARINCI on October 29, 2025
On October 3, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court granted an emergency request from the Trump Administrati...
Supreme Court Cases to Watch in the October Sitting
by DONALD SCARINCI on October 23, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court’s new term, which began on October 6, has the potential to be historic. In...
SCOTUS Clears Way for Termination of FTC Commissioner
by DONALD SCARINCI on October 17, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court’s emergency order in Trump v. Slaughter, 606 U.S. ____ (2025), allows Pres...
