Bouarfa v. Mayorkas
The Supreme Court reviewed whether federal courts have jurisdiction to review the Secretary of Homeland Security's discretionary decision to revoke a visa petition based on a sham-marriage determination. The Court…
View PDFHamm v. Smith
The Supreme Court reviewed the case of Hamm v. Smith, where the Eleventh Circuit had affirmed the vacating of Joseph Clifton Smith's death sentence due to intellectual disability. The Court…
View PDFTrump v. United States
The Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether a former President can be prosecuted for actions taken during their presidency. The Court concluded that a former President is entitled to…
View PDFMoody v. NetChoice, LLC
The Supreme Court vacated and remanded the judgments of the Eleventh and Fifth Circuits regarding state laws from Florida and Texas that regulate social media platforms' content moderation. The Court…
View PDFCorner Post, Inc. v. Board of Governors
The Supreme Court ruled on the timing of when an Administrative Procedure Act (APA) claim accrues, focusing on the requirement that a plaintiff must be injured by final agency action…
View PDFLoper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo
The Supreme Court overruled the Chevron doctrine, which required courts to defer to agency interpretations of ambiguous statutes. The decision emphasizes that the Administrative Procedure Act mandates courts to independently…
View PDFFischer v. United States
The Supreme Court in Fischer v. United States addressed the scope of 18 U.S.C. § 1512(c)(2), determining whether it covers all forms of obstructive conduct or is limited by §…
View PDFCity of Grants Pass v. Johnson
The Supreme Court reversed the Ninth Circuit's decision, ruling that Grants Pass's enforcement of public-camping laws does not violate the Eighth Amendment's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment. The Court…
View PDFSEC v. Jarkesy
The Supreme Court ruled that the Seventh Amendment entitles defendants to a jury trial when the SEC seeks civil penalties for securities fraud. The decision emphasizes the constitutional limits on…
View PDFHarrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P.
The Supreme Court ruled on the legality of a bankruptcy reorganization plan involving Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family. The Court found that the bankruptcy code does not authorize a…
View PDFMoyle v. United States
The Supreme Court dismissed the writs of certiorari as improvidently granted and vacated the stays, allowing the District Court's preliminary injunction to take effect. This decision prevents Idaho from enforcing…
View PDFSnyder v. United States
The Supreme Court addressed whether 18 U.S.C. § 666 criminalizes the acceptance of gratuities by state and local officials. The Court concluded that § 666 is a bribery statute, not…
View PDFMurthy v. Missouri
In Murthy v. Missouri, the Supreme Court addressed whether plaintiffs had Article III standing to seek an injunction against government officials allegedly pressuring social media platforms to suppress speech. The…
View PDFUnited States v. Rahimi
The Supreme Court reviewed the constitutionality of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(8), which prohibits individuals under domestic violence restraining orders from possessing firearms. The Court found that such individuals may be…
View PDFSmith v. Arizona
The Supreme Court reviewed whether the use of a substitute expert to convey the findings of an absent analyst violated the defendant's Sixth Amendment rights. The Court vacated and remanded…
View PDFErlinger v. United States
In Erlinger v. United States, the Supreme Court addressed whether a jury must determine if past offenses were committed on separate occasions for the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA) enhancement.…
View PDFDepartment of State v. Munoz
The Supreme Court reviewed whether Sandra Muñoz had a constitutional right to procedural due process in her husband's visa denial. The Ninth Circuit had vacated a lower court's decision, asserting…
View PDFChiaverini v. City of Napoleon
The Supreme Court addressed a Fourth Amendment malicious-prosecution claim involving Jascha Chiaverini, who was charged with multiple offenses by police officers in Napoleon, Ohio. The Court vacated the Sixth Circuit's…
View PDFMoore v. United States
The Supreme Court reviewed the constitutionality of the Mandatory Repatriation Tax (MRT), which taxes American shareholders on the undistributed income of American-controlled foreign corporations. The Moores challenged the MRT, arguing…
View PDFGonzalez v. Trevino
The Supreme Court vacated the Fifth Circuit's decision in Gonzalez v. Trevino, concerning a retaliatory-arrest claim. The Court found that the Fifth Circuit required an overly specific type of evidence…
View PDFGarland v. Cargill
The Supreme Court reviewed whether the ATF exceeded its authority by classifying bump stocks as machineguns under the National Firearms Act. The Court found that a semiautomatic rifle with a…
View PDFCampos-Chaves v. Garland
In Campos-Chaves v. Garland, the Supreme Court addressed whether aliens who received notice of their removal hearings under § 1229(a)(2) could seek rescission of in absentia removal orders due to…
View PDFUnited States Trustee v. John Q. Hammons Fall 2006, LLC
The Supreme Court addressed the appropriate remedy for nonuniform bankruptcy fees deemed unconstitutional in Siegel v. Fitzgerald. The Court decided that prospective parity is the suitable remedy for the short-lived…
View PDFVidal v. Elster
The Supreme Court reviewed whether the Lanham Act's names clause, which restricts trademark registration of a living person's name without consent, violates the First Amendment. The Court concluded that the…
View PDFStarbucks Corp. v. McKinney
The Supreme Court addressed the standard district courts must apply when considering the National Labor Relations Board's request for a preliminary injunction under § 10(j) of the National Labor Relations…
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