Doe v. Dynamic Physical Therapy, LLC
The Supreme Court reviewed a decision by the Louisiana Court of Appeal, which held that a state statute barred federal claims against healthcare providers during public health emergencies. The Court…
View PDFPitts v. Mississippi
The Supreme Court reversed the Mississippi Supreme Court's decision, emphasizing the necessity of a case-specific finding before denying a defendant's Sixth Amendment right to face-to-face confrontation. The case involved a…
View PDFClark v. Sweeney
The Supreme Court reversed the Fourth Circuit's decision to order a new trial for Jeremiah Sweeney, who was convicted of second-degree murder. The Fourth Circuit had relied on a claim…
View PDFGoldey v. Fields
The Supreme Court addressed whether a Bivens remedy extends to Eighth Amendment excessive-force claims against federal prison officials. The Fourth Circuit had allowed Fields to proceed with his claim, but…
View PDFFree Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton
In Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton, the Supreme Court reviewed Texas's H.B. 1181, which requires age verification for accessing sexually explicit content online. The Court applied intermediate scrutiny, determining…
View PDFMahmoud v. Taylor
The Supreme Court reviewed the Board's policy requiring LGBTQ+-inclusive instruction, which petitioners argued burdened their right to free exercise of religion. The Court found the policy imposed a substantial burden…
View PDFFCC v. Consumers’ Research
The Supreme Court addressed whether the FCC's universal-service contribution scheme violates the nondelegation doctrine. The Court examined Congress's delegation of authority to the FCC and the FCC's reliance on the…
View PDFKennedy v. Braidwood Management, Inc.
In Kennedy v. Braidwood Management, Inc., the Supreme Court addressed whether members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force are inferior officers under the Appointments Clause. The Court examined the…
View PDFRiley v. Bondi
In Riley v. Bondi, the Supreme Court addressed the finality of removal orders and the jurisdictional nature of filing deadlines in immigration proceedings. The Court determined that BIA orders denying…
View PDFGutierrez v. Saenz
The Supreme Court ruled that Ruben Gutierrez has standing to bring a § 1983 claim challenging Texas's postconviction DNA testing procedures. The Court found that Gutierrez's procedural due process rights…
View PDFMedina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic
The Supreme Court addressed whether individual Medicaid beneficiaries can sue state officials under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for non-compliance with the any-qualified-provider provision. The Court examined the statutory language and…
View PDFHewitt v. United States
The Supreme Court reviewed whether the First Step Act's more lenient penalties applied to § 924(c) offenders whose sentences were vacated and required resentencing after the Act's enactment. Petitioners argued…
View PDFFuld v. Palestine Liberation Organization
The Supreme Court addressed whether the Promoting Security and Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act's (PSJVTA) jurisdictional provision violates the Fifth Amendment's Due Process Clause. The Court distinguished between the…
View PDFStanley v. City of Sanford
Karyn Stanley, a former firefighter for the City of Sanford, Florida, sued the city under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) after a policy change reduced her health insurance benefits…
View PDFDiamond Alternative Energy, LLC v. EPA
The Supreme Court reviewed whether fuel producers had standing to challenge the EPA's approval of California's regulations requiring more electric vehicles. The Court found that the producers demonstrated standing due…
View PDFMcLaughlin Chiropractic Associates, Inc. v. McKesson Corp.
The Supreme Court decided that district courts are not bound by agency interpretations of statutes in civil enforcement proceedings under the Hobbs Act. The case involved McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates suing…
View PDFEsteras v. United States
In Esteras v. United States, the Supreme Court addressed whether a district court can consider retributive factors under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)(2)(A) when revoking supervised release. The Court concluded that…
View PDFFDA v. R. J. Reynolds Vapor Co.
The Supreme Court addressed whether retailers who would sell a new tobacco product, if not for the FDA's denial order, may seek judicial review under the Family Smoking Prevention and…
View PDFPerttu v. Richards
The Supreme Court addressed whether the Seventh Amendment requires a jury trial on the issue of PLRA exhaustion when it is intertwined with the merits of a claim. The Court…
View PDFUnited States v. Skrmetti
The Supreme Court reviewed Tennessee's SB1, which restricts medical treatments for transgender minors, under the Equal Protection Clause. The Court determined that SB1 does not warrant heightened scrutiny because it…
View PDFOklahoma v. EPA
The Supreme Court reviewed whether the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) disapprovals of state implementation plans (SIPs) for Oklahoma and Utah under the Clean Air Act were locally or regionally applicable…
View PDFEPA v. Calumet Shreveport Refining, L.L.C.
The Supreme Court addressed the venue for judicial review of EPA's denial of small refinery exemption petitions under the Clean Air Act. The Court determined that these denials are locally…
View PDFNRC v. Texas
The Supreme Court reversed the Fifth Circuit's decision vacating a license granted to Interim Storage Partners for a nuclear storage facility in Texas. The Court determined that Texas and Fasken…
View PDFA. J. T. v. Osseo Area Schools, Independent School Dist. No. 279
The Supreme Court addressed whether children with disabilities must meet a heightened standard of proof for discrimination claims under the ADA and Rehabilitation Act. The Court vacated the Eighth Circuit's…
View PDFSoto v. United States
In Soto v. United States, the Supreme Court addressed whether the CRSC statute displaces the Barring Act's settlement procedures and limitations period for claims against the government. The Court found…
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