Shurtleff v. Boston
The Supreme Court reviewed whether Boston's flag-raising program at City Hall Plaza constituted government speech or private expression. The case arose when Boston denied a request to raise a Christian…
View PDFCummings v. Premier Rehab Keller
The Supreme Court decided that emotional distress damages are not recoverable in private actions under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 or the Affordable Care Act. The Court emphasized that funding…
View PDFLeDure v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.
The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in the case of LeDure v. Union Pacific Railroad Co. The decision was…
View PDFCity of Austin v. Reagan National Advertising of Austin, LLC
The Supreme Court reviewed the City of Austin's sign code, which differentiates between on-premises and off-premises signs, to determine if it violated the First Amendment's Free Speech Clause. The Court…
View PDFCassirer v. Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation
The Supreme Court addressed the choice-of-law rule applicable in Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) cases involving non-federal claims. The case involved a dispute over the ownership of a painting confiscated…
View PDFBrown v. Davenport
The Supreme Court addressed the interaction between the Brecht and AEDPA standards in federal habeas corpus cases. The Court found that the Sixth Circuit erred by granting habeas relief to…
View PDFUnited States v. Vaello Madero
The Supreme Court addressed whether the exclusion of Puerto Rico from the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program violated the equal-protection component of the Fifth Amendment's Due Process Clause. The Court…
View PDFBoechler v. Commissioner
In Boechler v. Commissioner, the Supreme Court addressed whether the 30-day deadline to file a petition for review of a collection due process determination under § 6330(d)(1) is jurisdictional. The…
View PDFThompson v. Clark
In Thompson v. Clark, the Supreme Court addressed whether a plaintiff must show an affirmative indication of innocence to claim malicious prosecution under the Fourth Amendment. The Court resolved a…
View PDFBadgerow v. Walters
The Supreme Court ruled that the 'look-through' approach for determining federal jurisdiction does not apply to requests to confirm or vacate arbitral awards under Sections 9 and 10 of the…
View PDFRamirez v. Collier
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of John Ramirez, finding that Texas's restrictions on religious touch and audible prayer during executions likely violate the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons…
View PDFHouston Community College System v. Wilson
In Houston Community College System v. Wilson, the Supreme Court addressed whether a verbal censure by an elected body violates the First Amendment. The Court found that such censure does…
View PDFWooden v. United States
The Supreme Court reviewed whether William Dale Wooden's ten burglary offenses, occurring during a single criminal episode, should be considered as separate occasions under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA)…
View PDFUnited States v. Tsarnaev
The Supreme Court reviewed the case of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who was convicted for his role in the Boston Marathon bombing. The Court of Appeals had vacated Tsarnaev's capital sentences, citing…
View PDFFBI v. Fazaga
The Supreme Court addressed whether the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) displaces the state secrets privilege in cases involving alleged illegal surveillance. The Court found that Section 1806(f) of FISA…
View PDFUnited States v. Zubaydah
In United States v. Zubaydah, the Supreme Court addressed the application of the state secrets privilege in a case involving alleged CIA activities in Poland. The Ninth Circuit had allowed…
View PDFCameron v. EMW Women’s Surgical Center, P. S. C.
The Supreme Court reviewed whether the Sixth Circuit should have allowed Kentucky's Attorney General to intervene in a case challenging a state abortion law. The Attorney General sought to defend…
View PDFUnicolors, Inc. v. H&M Hennes & Mauritz, L. P.
In Unicolors, Inc. v. H&M Hennes & Mauritz, L.P., the Supreme Court addressed whether a copyright registration remains valid under the safe harbor provision of § 411(b)(1)(A) when an applicant…
View PDFHughes v. Northwestern Univ.
In Hughes v. Northwestern University, the Supreme Court addressed whether plan fiduciaries violated ERISA's duty of prudence by failing to monitor and control investment options and fees. The Court vacated…
View PDFHemphill v. New York
In Hemphill v. New York, the Supreme Court addressed the admission of a plea allocution transcript without cross-examination, which Hemphill argued violated his Sixth Amendment rights. The trial court allowed…
View PDFBabcock v. Kijakazi
In Babcock v. Kijakazi, the Supreme Court addressed whether civil-service pension payments for dual-status military technicians are considered payments based on 'service as a member of a uniformed service' under…
View PDFWhole Woman’s Health v. Jackson
The Supreme Court reviewed whether petitioners could pursue a pre-enforcement challenge to Texas Senate Bill 8, which restricts abortions after detecting a fetal heartbeat. The petitioners sought to prevent enforcement…
View PDFUnited States v. Texas
The Supreme Court dismissed the certiorari in the case of United States v. Texas. The case was argued on November 1, 2021, and decided on December 10, 2021. Solicitor General…
View PDFRivas-Villegas v. Cortesluna
In Rivas-Villegas v. Cortesluna, the Supreme Court reviewed whether Officer Rivas-Villegas used excessive force during an arrest, which was initially deemed unlawful by the Ninth Circuit. The Court found that…
View PDFCity of Tahlequah v. Bond
In City of Tahlequah v. Bond, the Supreme Court addressed whether police officers were entitled to qualified immunity after a fatal shooting incident involving Dominic Rollice. The Tenth Circuit had…
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