Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump
The Supreme Court addressed whether the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) allows the President to impose tariffs. The Court concluded that IEEPA does not authorize such actions, emphasizing that…
View PDFKlein v. Martin
In Klein v. Martin, the Supreme Court addressed the application of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA) standards in federal habeas corpus proceedings. The case involved Charles Brandon…
View PDFConey Island Auto Parts Unlimited, Inc. v. Burton
The Supreme Court addressed whether the reasonable-time requirement under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(c)(1) applies to motions alleging a void judgment under Rule 60(b)(4). Coney Island Auto Parts Unlimited,…
View PDFEllingburg v. United States
In Ellingburg v. United States, the Supreme Court addressed whether restitution under the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act (MVRA) constitutes criminal punishment for Ex Post Facto Clause purposes. The Court determined…
View PDFBerk v. Choy
The Supreme Court ruled that Delaware's affidavit requirement for medical malpractice suits does not apply in federal court. The Court determined that Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8 governs the…
View PDFBost v. Illinois Bd. of Elections
The Supreme Court addressed whether Congressman Bost had standing to challenge Illinois' election rules regarding mail-in ballots. The Court found that candidates have a concrete interest in the rules governing…
View PDFCase v. Montana
In Case v. Montana, the Supreme Court addressed the Fourth Amendment's emergency aid exception. Montana police entered William Case's home without a warrant after receiving a report of a potential…
View PDFBarrett v. United States
The Supreme Court addressed whether a single act violating both 18 U.S.C. §924(c)(1)(A)(i) and §924(j) can result in two convictions. The Court determined that Congress did not clearly authorize multiple…
View PDFBowe v. United States
The Supreme Court reviewed Bowe's case concerning his efforts to obtain postconviction relief from a mandatory sentence under §924(c). The Court determined its jurisdiction to review federal prisoners' requests for…
View PDFDoe v. Dynamic Physical Therapy, LLC
The Supreme Court reviewed a decision by the Louisiana Court of Appeal, which held that a state statute barred federal claims against healthcare providers during public health emergencies. The Court…
View PDFPitts v. Mississippi
The Supreme Court reversed the Mississippi Supreme Court's decision, emphasizing the necessity of a case-specific finding before denying a defendant's Sixth Amendment right to face-to-face confrontation. The case involved a…
View PDFClark v. Sweeney
The Supreme Court reversed the Fourth Circuit's decision to order a new trial for Jeremiah Sweeney, who was convicted of second-degree murder. The Fourth Circuit had relied on a claim…
View PDFGoldey v. Fields
The Supreme Court addressed whether a Bivens remedy extends to Eighth Amendment excessive-force claims against federal prison officials. The Fourth Circuit had allowed Fields to proceed with his claim, but…
View PDFFree Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton
In Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton, the Supreme Court reviewed Texas's H.B. 1181, which requires age verification for accessing sexually explicit content online. The Court applied intermediate scrutiny, determining…
View PDFMahmoud v. Taylor
The Supreme Court reviewed the Board's policy requiring LGBTQ+-inclusive instruction, which petitioners argued burdened their right to free exercise of religion. The Court found the policy imposed a substantial burden…
View PDFFCC v. Consumers’ Research
The Supreme Court addressed whether the FCC's universal-service contribution scheme violates the nondelegation doctrine. The Court examined Congress's delegation of authority to the FCC and the FCC's reliance on the…
View PDFKennedy v. Braidwood Management, Inc.
In Kennedy v. Braidwood Management, Inc., the Supreme Court addressed whether members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force are inferior officers under the Appointments Clause. The Court examined the…
View PDFRiley v. Bondi
In Riley v. Bondi, the Supreme Court addressed the finality of removal orders and the jurisdictional nature of filing deadlines in immigration proceedings. The Court determined that BIA orders denying…
View PDFGutierrez v. Saenz
The Supreme Court ruled that Ruben Gutierrez has standing to bring a § 1983 claim challenging Texas's postconviction DNA testing procedures. The Court found that Gutierrez's procedural due process rights…
View PDFMedina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic
The Supreme Court addressed whether individual Medicaid beneficiaries can sue state officials under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for non-compliance with the any-qualified-provider provision. The Court examined the statutory language and…
View PDFHewitt v. United States
The Supreme Court reviewed whether the First Step Act's more lenient penalties applied to § 924(c) offenders whose sentences were vacated and required resentencing after the Act's enactment. Petitioners argued…
View PDFFuld v. Palestine Liberation Organization
The Supreme Court addressed whether the Promoting Security and Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act's (PSJVTA) jurisdictional provision violates the Fifth Amendment's Due Process Clause. The Court distinguished between the…
View PDFStanley v. City of Sanford
Karyn Stanley, a former firefighter for the City of Sanford, Florida, sued the city under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) after a policy change reduced her health insurance benefits…
View PDFDiamond Alternative Energy, LLC v. EPA
The Supreme Court reviewed whether fuel producers had standing to challenge the EPA's approval of California's regulations requiring more electric vehicles. The Court found that the producers demonstrated standing due…
View PDFMcLaughlin Chiropractic Associates, Inc. v. McKesson Corp.
The Supreme Court decided that district courts are not bound by agency interpretations of statutes in civil enforcement proceedings under the Hobbs Act. The case involved McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates suing…
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