West Virginia v. EPA
The Supreme Court ruled on the extent of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) authority under the Clean Air Act to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. The Court determined…
View PDFBiden v. Texas
The Supreme Court reviewed the Biden administration's termination of the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). The Court determined…
View PDFTorres v. Texas Department of Public Safety
The Supreme Court addressed whether Congress can authorize private damages suits against nonconsenting states under its Article I powers in the context of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights…
View PDFOklahoma v. Castro-Huerta
In Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta, the Supreme Court addressed whether the State of Oklahoma has jurisdiction to prosecute crimes committed by non-Indians against Indians in Indian country. The case arose after…
View PDFXiulu Ruan v. United States
The Supreme Court reviewed the mens rea requirements under 21 U.S.C. § 841, which criminalizes unauthorized distribution of controlled substances. The Court determined that the 'knowingly or intentionally' mens rea…
View PDFConcepcion v. United States
In Concepcion v. United States, the Supreme Court addressed the discretion of district courts under the First Step Act to consider intervening changes of law or fact when deciding on…
View PDFKennedy v. Bremerton School Dist.
In Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, the Supreme Court addressed whether a high school football coach's postgame prayers were protected under the First Amendment. The Court found that the coach's…
View PDFDobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
The Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization addressed the constitutionality of Mississippi's Gestational Age Act, which restricts abortions after 15 weeks. The Court overruled Roe v. Wade…
View PDFBecerra v. Empire Health Foundation, For Valley Hospital Medical Center
The Supreme Court addressed whether patients insured by Medicare but not receiving payments on certain days are considered 'entitled to benefits' for calculating a hospital's disproportionate-patient percentage. The Court reversed…
View PDFNew York State Rifle & Pistol Assn., Inc. v. Bruen
The Supreme Court ruled that New York's proper-cause requirement for carrying handguns in public violates the Fourteenth Amendment. The decision emphasizes that the Second Amendment protects an individual's right to…
View PDFVega v. Tekoh
The Supreme Court ruled that a violation of Miranda rights does not provide a basis for a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The Court emphasized that Miranda rules are…
View PDFNance v. Ward
In Nance v. Ward, the Supreme Court addressed whether a prisoner can use 42 U.S.C. § 1983 to challenge a state's method of execution by proposing an alternative not authorized…
View PDFBerger v. North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP
In Berger v. North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, the Supreme Court addressed whether North Carolina's legislative leaders could intervene in litigation challenging a state voter ID law. The…
View PDFCarson v. Makin
The Supreme Court ruled that Maine's exclusion of religious schools from its tuition assistance program violates the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment. The Court determined that the program…
View PDFShoop v. Twyford
In Shoop v. Twyford, the Supreme Court reviewed whether a transportation order under the All Writs Act was appropriate in a habeas corpus case. The Court reversed the lower court's…
View PDFUnited States v. Washington
In United States v. Washington, the Supreme Court addressed a Washington state law that applied workers' compensation rules specifically to federal contract workers at the Hanford site. The Court found…
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…
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