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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 ballots for his role in the events of January 6, 2021. In a per curium opinio...
Supreme Court Preview: Can a State Abolish the Insanity Defense?
The U.S. Supreme Court’s criminal law docket for the October 2019 Term addresses some significant constitutional issues. In Kahler v. Kansas, the justices will consider whether the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution allow a state...
Supreme Court Upholds Indiana Abortion Law in Box v Planned Parenthood
In Box v Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky Inc., 587 U. S. ____ (2019), the U.S. Supreme Court held that Indiana’s law relating to the disposition of fetal remains by abortion providers passes constitutional scrutiny. However, it denied c...
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SCOTUS Rules State Can’t Immunize Parties from Federal Civil Liability
by DONALD SCARINCI on January 29, 2026
In John Doe v. Dynamic Physical Therapy, LLC, 607 U.S. ____ (2025) the U.S. Supreme Court held that...
Supreme Court to Address Racial Discrimination in Jury Selection
by DONALD SCARINCI on
While the U.S. Supreme Court has concluded oral arguments for the year, it continues to add cases t...
Supreme Court Halts Deployment of National Guard to Chicago
by DONALD SCARINCI on
In Trump v. Illinois, 607 U.S. ____ (2025), the U.S. Supreme Court refused to stay a district court...
