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Causing Physical Harm Always Involves “Use of Force”
In Delligatti v. United States, 604 U.S. ____ (2025), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the knowing or intentional causation of injury or death, whether by act or omission, necessarily involves the “use” of “physical force” against another pe...
Supreme Court to Consider Immunity for Cross-Border Shooting in Hernandez v Mesa
On October 11, 2016, the Supreme Court added several high profile cases to its docket. One of the most-anticipated cases is Hernandez v Mesa, which involves the fatal shooting of a Mexican teenager by United States Border Patrol from across the U.S. ...
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Supreme Court Rules Police Officer Entitled to Immunity in Excessive Force Case
by DONALD SCARINCI on May 13, 2026
In Zorn v. Linton, 607 U.S. ____ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a police officer was enti...
SCOTUS Rules Abscondment Doesn’t Toll Term of Supervised Release
by DONALD SCARINCI on May 11, 2026
In Rico v. United States, 607 U.S. ___ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Sentencing Refo...
Supreme Court Rules Colorado Conversion Therapy Law Subject to Strict Scrutiny
by DONALD SCARINCI on May 4, 2026
In Chiles v. Salazar, 607 U.S. ____ (2026), the U.S. Supreme Court held that Colorado’s law banni...
