Egbert 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 PDFSiegel v. Fitzgerald
The Supreme Court considered whether a 2017 fee increase for Chapter 11 debtors violated the Bankruptcy Clause's uniformity requirement. The fee increase applied differently across Trustee and Administrator Program districts,…
View PDFSouthwest Airlines Co. v. Saxon
In Southwest Airlines Co. v. Saxon, the Supreme Court addressed whether ramp supervisors who load and unload cargo are exempt from the Federal Arbitration Act under the exemption for workers…
View PDFGallardo v. Marstiller
The Supreme Court addressed whether the Medicaid Act allows a state to seek reimbursement from settlement funds allocated for future medical care. The case involved Gianinna Gallardo, who received Medicaid…
View PDFMorgan v. Sundance, Inc.
In Morgan v. Sundance, Inc., the Supreme Court addressed whether federal courts can require a showing of prejudice to waive the right to arbitrate under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA).…
View PDFShinn v. Martinez Ramirez
The Supreme Court addressed whether federal habeas courts can consider evidence not presented in state court due to ineffective assistance of state postconviction counsel. The Court reversed the Ninth Circuit,…
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 found that such reviews are…
View PDFFederal Election Comm’n v. Ted Cruz
The Supreme Court addressed whether Section 304 of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, which limits the repayment of candidate loans from post-election contributions, violates the First Amendment. The Court found…
View PDFShurtleff v. Boston
The Supreme Court reviewed whether Boston's flag-raising program constituted government speech or private expression. The Court found that Boston's lack of control over the flag-raising ceremonies indicated that the flags…
View PDFCummings v. Premier Rehab Keller
In Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller, the Supreme Court addressed whether emotional distress damages are recoverable under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Affordable Care Act. The Court concluded…
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 PDFUnited States v. Vaello Madero
The Supreme Court addressed whether the exclusion of Puerto Rican residents from the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program violates the equal protection component of the Fifth Amendment's Due Process Clause.…
View PDFBrown v. Davenport
Ervine Davenport's conviction for first-degree murder was challenged due to his shackling during trial, which he argued violated due process. The Sixth Circuit granted habeas relief based on Brecht v.…
View PDFCassirer v. Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation
The Supreme Court addressed the choice-of-law rule applicable in a Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) case involving non-federal claims. The case concerned a dispute over the ownership of a painting…
View PDFCity of Austin v. Reagan National Advertising of Austin, LLC
The Supreme Court addressed whether the City of Austin's distinction between on-premises and off-premises signs violated the First Amendment's Free Speech Clause. The Court found the distinction to be facially…
View PDFThompson v. Clark
In Thompson v. Clark, the Supreme Court addressed the requirement for a favorable termination in a Fourth Amendment claim under § 1983 for malicious prosecution. The Court determined that a…
View PDFHouston Community College System v. Wilson
In Houston Community College System v. Wilson, the Supreme Court addressed whether a verbal censure by a government body violates the First Amendment rights of an elected official. The Court…
View PDFRamirez v. Collier
The Supreme Court reviewed whether Texas's restrictions on religious practices during executions violated John Ramirez's rights under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA). The Court found that…
View PDFWooden v. United States
The Supreme Court reviewed whether Wooden's ten burglary convictions from a single criminal episode should count as separate offenses under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA). The Court determined that…
View PDFFBI v. Fazaga
The Supreme Court addressed whether the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) displaces the state secrets privilege in the case of FBI v. Fazaga. The Court reversed the Ninth Circuit's decision,…
View PDFUnited States v. Tsarnaev
The Supreme Court reviewed the decision of the Court of Appeals, which had vacated Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's capital sentences. The Court found that the District Court did not abuse its discretion…
View PDFCameron v. EMW Women’s Surgical Center, P. S. C.
In Cameron v. EMW Women's Surgical Center, the Supreme Court addressed whether the Sixth Circuit erred in denying the Kentucky Attorney General's motion to intervene in a case concerning the…
View PDFUnited States v. Zubaydah
The Supreme Court reviewed the Ninth Circuit's decision regarding Abu Zubaydah's discovery application related to his alleged detention and treatment at a CIA site in Poland. The Ninth Circuit had…
View PDFHemphill v. New York
In Hemphill v. New York, the Supreme Court addressed the admission of a plea allocution transcript in a murder trial. The Court found that the trial court's decision to admit…
View PDFWhole Woman’s Health v. Jackson
The Supreme Court reviewed whether petitioners could pursue a pre-enforcement challenge to Texas Senate Bill 8, which prohibits abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected. The petitioners sought injunctions against…
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