Berger v. North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP
In Berger v. North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, the Supreme Court addressed the right of North Carolina's legislative leaders to intervene in a case challenging a voter ID…
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The Supreme Court ruled that Maine's nonsectarian requirement for tuition assistance payments violates the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment. The Court found that the program discriminates against religious…
View PDFShoop v. Twyford
In Shoop v. Twyford, the Supreme Court addressed whether a federal court could order the transportation of a prisoner for medical testing under the All Writs Act in a habeas…
View PDFUnited States v. Washington
In United States v. Washington, the Supreme Court addressed a Washington state law that applied only to federal contract workers at a specific federal facility, making it easier for them…
View PDFUnited States v. Taylor
In United States v. Taylor, the Supreme Court addressed whether attempted Hobbs Act robbery qualifies as a 'crime of violence' under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A). The Court applied a categorical…
View PDFMarietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan v. DaVita Inc.
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan, finding that its uniform coverage for outpatient dialysis did not violate the Medicare Secondary Payer statute.…
View PDFViking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana
The Supreme Court addressed whether the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) preempts a California rule that invalidates waivers of representative claims under the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). The Court found…
View PDFGolan v. Saada
The Supreme Court in Golan v. Saada addressed whether a court is required to consider all possible ameliorative measures before denying a petition under the Hague Convention when a grave…
View PDFYsleta del Sur Pueblo v. Texas
The Supreme Court addressed a conflict between Texas and the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Tribe regarding gaming laws. The Court determined that the Restoration Act prohibits only those gaming activities…
View PDFAmerican Hospital Assn. v. Becerra
The Supreme Court reviewed the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) reimbursement rates for 340B hospitals under the Medicare statute. The Court found that HHS acted unlawfully by varying…
View PDFGeorge v. McDonough
In George v. McDonough, the Supreme Court addressed whether the invalidation of a VA regulation after a veteran's benefits decision becomes final can support a claim for collateral relief based…
View PDFArizona v. City and County of San Francisco
The Supreme Court dismissed the writ of certiorari as improvidently granted in the case involving the Public Charge Rule. The case raised questions about administrative law principles, including the government's…
View PDFKemp v. United States
In Kemp v. United States, the Supreme Court addressed whether a judge's legal errors fall under the term 'mistake' in Rule 60(b)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The…
View PDFGarland v. Gonzalez
The Supreme Court reviewed whether district courts had jurisdiction to grant class-wide injunctive relief under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The Court found that Section 1252(f)(1) of the INA…
View PDFJohnson v. Arteaga-Martinez
The Supreme Court reviewed whether noncitizens detained under 8 U.S.C. § 1231(a)(6) are entitled to bond hearings after six months of detention. The Court found that the statute does not…
View PDFDenezpi v. United States
The Supreme Court decided that the Double Jeopardy Clause does not prevent successive prosecutions for distinct offenses arising from a single act, even by the same sovereign. Merle Denezpi was…
View PDFZF Automotive U. S., Inc. v. Luxshare, Ltd.
The Supreme Court addressed whether certain arbitration panels qualify as 'foreign or international tribunals' under 28 U.S.C. § 1782. The cases involved arbitration proceedings where parties sought discovery in the…
View PDFEgbert v. Boule
The Supreme Court decided that Bivens does not extend to create causes of action for Boule's Fourth Amendment excessive-force claim and First Amendment retaliation claim. The Court emphasized that recognizing…
View PDFGallardo v. Marstiller
The Supreme Court addressed whether the Medicaid Act allows states to seek reimbursement from settlement payments allocated for future medical care. Florida's Medicaid agency sought reimbursement from a settlement received…
View PDFSouthwest Airlines Co. v. Saxon
In Southwest Airlines Co. v. Saxon, the Supreme Court addressed whether ramp supervisors at Southwest Airlines, who load and unload cargo, are exempt from the Federal Arbitration Act under the…
View PDFSiegel 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…
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