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Brown v Maryland: Import Taxes on Foreign Goods
In Brown v Maryland, 12 Wheat. 419 (1827), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a Maryland law requiring importers of foreign goods to obtain a license violated the Constitution’s prohibition on import taxes and undermined federal authority over inters...
Ogden v Saunders: The Contracts Clause
In Ogden v Saunders, 25 U.S. 213 (1827), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a New York bankruptcy law did not violate the Constitution’s Contracts Clause. The case is also most remembered as the only decision from which Chief Justice John Marshall...
NFIB v. Sebelius: ACA Survives First Constitutional Challenge
In NFIB v. Sebelius, 567 US __ (2012), the U.S. Supreme Court considered its first constitutional challenge to the Affordable Care Act. By a vote of 5-4, the Court held that the statute’s “individual mandate” provision was a valid exercise of C...
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Supreme Court Rules Death Row Inmate Can Challenge Racial Bias in Jury Selection
by DONALD SCARINCI on June 15, 2026
In Pitchford v. Cain, 608 U.S. ___ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Mississippi Supreme...
Supreme Court Broadens Helms-Burton Liability
by DONALD SCARINCI on June 8, 2026
In Havana Docks Corporation v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd., 608 U.S. ___ (2026), the U.S. Supreme...
Supreme Court Rules Freight Brokers Can Be Held Liable for Hiring Unsafe Carriers
by DONALD SCARINCI on June 1, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court has clarified the scope of freight broker liability for negligent hiring. In...
