Siegel v. Fitzgerald
The Supreme Court reviewed the constitutionality of a 2017 fee increase for Chapter 11 debtors, which applied differently across states. The fee increase was challenged for violating the Bankruptcy Clause's…
View PDFShinn v. Martinez Ramirez
The Supreme Court decided that under 28 U.S.C. § 2254(e)(2), federal habeas courts cannot conduct evidentiary hearings or consider evidence beyond the state-court record based on ineffective assistance of state…
View PDFMorgan v. Sundance, Inc.
In Morgan v. Sundance, Inc., the Supreme Court addressed whether federal courts can impose a prejudice requirement for waiving the right to arbitrate under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA). The…
View PDFFederal Election Comm’n v. Ted Cruz
In Federal Election Comm’n v. Ted Cruz, the Supreme Court addressed the constitutionality of Section 304 of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, which limits the repayment of candidate loans using…
View PDFPatel v. Garland
In Patel v. Garland, the Supreme Court addressed whether federal courts have jurisdiction to review factual determinations in discretionary-relief proceedings under immigration law. The Court resolved a circuit conflict by…
View PDFShurtleff 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…
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