Trump v. New York
In Trump v. New York, the Supreme Court addressed the President's memorandum to exclude certain individuals from the 2020 census apportionment base. The Court found that the case was not…
View PDFShinn v. Kayer
In Shinn v. Kayer, the Supreme Court reviewed the Ninth Circuit's decision to grant habeas relief to George Kayer, who claimed ineffective assistance of counsel. The Court found that the…
View PDFTanzin v. Tanvir
The Supreme Court decided that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) allows for monetary damages against federal officials in their individual capacities. This decision arose from a case where practicing…
View PDFCarney v. Adams
In Carney v. Adams, the Supreme Court addressed the issue of standing in a case where a Delaware lawyer challenged the state's judicial appointment requirements. The Court found that the…
View PDFUnited States v. Briggs
The Supreme Court addressed whether the Uniform Code of Military Justice's provision that offenses 'punishable by death' can be tried without a statute of limitations applies to rape convictions. The…
View PDFRutledge v. Pharmaceutical Care Management Assn.
The Supreme Court addressed whether Arkansas' Act 900, which regulates pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), is pre-empted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). The Court found that…
View PDFMckesson v. Doe
The Supreme Court reviewed the Fifth Circuit's decision regarding DeRay Mckesson's liability for injuries caused during a protest he organized. The Court vacated the decision and remanded the case, suggesting…
View PDFTaylor v. Riojas
In Taylor v. Riojas, the Supreme Court addressed whether the conditions of confinement experienced by inmate Trent Taylor violated the Eighth Amendment. The Court found that the Fifth Circuit erred…
View PDFTrump v. Vance
In Trump v. Vance, the Supreme Court addressed whether a sitting President is immune from state criminal subpoenas. The Court ruled that Article II and the Supremacy Clause do not…
View PDFTrump v. Mazars USA, LLP
In Trump v. Mazars USA, LLP, the Supreme Court addressed the validity of congressional subpoenas seeking President Trump's personal financial records. The Court emphasized the need to balance significant separation…
View PDFMcGirt v. Oklahoma
In McGirt v. Oklahoma, the Supreme Court addressed whether the Creek Reservation in Oklahoma remains "Indian country" under the Major Crimes Act. The Court concluded that the land reserved for…
View PDFSharp v. Murphy
The Supreme Court affirmed the Tenth Circuit's decision that Congress has not disestablished the Creek Reservation. As a result, Mr. Murphy's crime falls under exclusive federal jurisdiction because it occurred…
View PDFLittle Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania
The Supreme Court ruled on the authority of federal agencies under the ACA to create religious and moral exemptions from contraceptive coverage mandates. The Court found that the Departments had…
View PDFOur Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru
The Supreme Court addressed the applicability of the ministerial exception in employment discrimination claims involving two teachers at Catholic schools. The Court determined that the First Amendment's Religion Clauses prevent…
View PDFChiafalo v. Washington
In Chiafalo v. Washington, the Supreme Court addressed whether states can enforce laws that require presidential electors to vote according to the state's popular vote. The Court affirmed the decision…
View PDFBarr v. American Assn. of Political Consultants, Inc.
The Supreme Court affirmed the Fourth Circuit's decision that the 2015 government-debt exception to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act's robocall restriction violates the First Amendment. The Court found the exception…
View PDFColorado Dept. of State v. Baca
The Supreme Court reversed the Tenth Circuit's decision, which had found Colorado's faithless elector law unconstitutional. The reversal was based on the reasoning in Chiafalo v. Washington. Justice Sotomayor did…
View PDFEspinoza v. Montana Dept. of Revenue
The Supreme Court reviewed a Montana program that provided tax credits for donations to organizations awarding scholarships for private school tuition. The Montana Supreme Court invalidated the program, citing a…
View PDFPatent and Trademark Office v. Booking.com B. V.
The Supreme Court decided that the term 'Booking.com' is not generic and is eligible for federal trademark registration. The Court found that the term is not perceived by consumers as…
View PDFSeila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The Supreme Court addressed the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) structure, specifically the removal protections for its Director. The Court found that the CFPB's leadership by a…
View PDFJune Medical Services L. L. C. v. Russo
The Supreme Court reviewed Louisiana's Act 620, a law requiring abortion providers to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals. The District Court found the law unconstitutional as it imposed an…
View PDFAgency for Int’l Development v. Alliance for Open Society
The Supreme Court reviewed whether the Policy Requirement, which mandates organizations to oppose prostitution and sex trafficking to receive funding, violates the First Amendment when applied to foreign affiliates of…
View PDFDepartment of Homeland Security v. Thuraissigiam
The Supreme Court reviewed whether the expedited removal process under the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act violates the Suspension Clause and the Due Process Clause. The case involved…
View PDFLiu v. SEC
The Supreme Court addressed whether the SEC's disgorgement orders qualify as equitable relief under 15 U.S.C. § 78u(d)(5). The Court determined that disgorgement awards that do not exceed a wrongdoer's…
View PDFDepartment of Homeland Security v. Regents of Univ. of Cal.
The Supreme Court reviewed the Department of Homeland Security's decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The Court found that the rescission was arbitrary and capricious…
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