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SCOTUS Decision in Bowe v. United States Is First of the 2026 Term
In Bowe v. United States, 607 U.S. ___ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court held that Title 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(1) does not bar the Court’s review of a federal prisoner’s request to file a second or successive Section 2255 motion for postconviction r...
SCOTUS Rules State Can’t Immunize Parties from Federal Civil Liability
In John Doe v. Dynamic Physical Therapy, LLC, 607 U.S. ____ (2025) the U.S. Supreme Court held that a State has no power to confer immunity from federal causes of action. The per curium decision reinforces the supremacy of federal law over state la...
Supreme Court to Address Racial Discrimination in Jury Selection
While the U.S. Supreme Court has concluded oral arguments for the year, it continues to add cases to its docket. On December 12, 2025, the justices agreed to consider Pitchford v. Cain, which involves constitutional protections against racial discri...
Supreme Court Halts Deployment of National Guard to Chicago
In Trump v. Illinois, 607 U.S. ____ (2025), the U.S. Supreme Court refused to stay a district court order preventing the Trump Administration from federalizing and deploying the National Guard within Illinois. Facts of the Case On October 4,...
SCOTUS Agrees to Consider Merits of Birthright Citizenship Case
On December 5, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review the constitutionality of one of President Donald Trump’s most contentious initiatives—an executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship. The Court is expected to hear oral argu...
Supreme Court Allows Texas to Use Challenged Congressional Map
In Abbott v. League of United Latin American Citizens, 607 U.S. ____ (2025), the U.S. Supreme Court stayed a district court order blocking Texas’s newly drawn congressional map. The Court’s decision clears the way for the state to use its map f...
Justices Skeptical of Trump Administration Tariffs
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump (consolidated with Trump v. V.O.S. Selections) on November 5, 2025. While we will have to wait for the Court’s final decision, several justices appeared skeptical of ...
SCOTUS Takes Up Key Election Case Involving Mail-In Ballots
The U.S. Supreme Court recently granted certiorari in a key election case, Watson v. Republican National Committee. The issue before the justices is whether the federal election-day statutes preempt a Mississippi state law that allows mail-in ballot...
SCOTUS Adds Second Amendment Case to Docket
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider another important Second Amendment case this term. The latest case added to the docket, United States v. Hemani, challenges the constitutionality of a federal law that bars gun possession by anyone who is “an u...
Key Takeaways from Oral Arguments in Court’s Controversial Voting-Rights Case
The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in Louisiana v. Callais, which involves a key provision of the Voting Rights Act (VRA). While nothing is certain until the Court publishes it final decision, several justices appeared inclined to ...
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SCOTUS Rules State Can’t Immunize Parties from Federal Civil Liability
by DONALD SCARINCI on January 29, 2026In 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 onWhile 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 onIn Trump v. Illinois, 607 U.S. ____ (2025), the U.S. Supreme Court refused to stay a district court...
