Bouarfa v. Mayorkas
In Bouarfa v. Mayorkas, the Supreme Court addressed whether federal courts have jurisdiction to review the revocation of a visa petition based on a sham-marriage determination. The Court concluded that…
View PDFTrump v. United States
The Supreme Court addressed whether a former President can be prosecuted for official acts taken during their presidency. The Court concluded that a former President has absolute immunity from criminal…
View PDFMoody v. NetChoice, LLC
The Supreme Court vacated the judgments of the Eleventh and Fifth Circuits, remanding the cases for a proper analysis of the facial First Amendment challenges to Florida and Texas laws…
View PDFCorner Post, Inc. v. Board of Governors
The Supreme Court reversed the Eighth Circuit's decision, holding that an APA claim does not accrue until the plaintiff is injured by final agency action. The case involved Corner Post,…
View PDFFischer v. United States
The Supreme Court reviewed the scope of 18 U.S.C. § 1512(c)(2) concerning obstruction of official proceedings. The Court determined that the statute is limited by the specific examples listed in…
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 addressed whether the Seventh Amendment entitles a defendant to a jury trial when the SEC seeks civil penalties for securities fraud. The Court considered the nature of…
View PDFHarrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P.
The Supreme Court ruled that the bankruptcy code does not permit the discharge of claims against nondebtors, such as the Sackler family, without the consent of affected claimants. This decision…
View PDFMoyle v. United States
The Supreme Court dismissed the writs of certiorari as improvidently granted in the case involving Idaho's abortion law and the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA). The Court…
View PDFSnyder v. United States
The Supreme Court reviewed the conviction of James Snyder, former mayor of Portage, Indiana, under 18 U.S.C. § 666, which concerns bribery of state and local officials. The Court determined…
View PDFMurthy v. Missouri
The Supreme Court examined whether the plaintiffs, consisting of two states and five individuals, had Article III standing to seek an injunction against government officials for allegedly pressuring social media…
View PDFUnited States v. Rahimi
The Supreme Court reversed the Fifth Circuit's decision, holding that 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(8), which disarms individuals subject to domestic violence restraining orders, is consistent with the Second Amendment. The…
View PDFSmith v. Arizona
In Smith v. Arizona, the Supreme Court addressed whether the use of a substitute expert to convey an absent analyst's statements violated the defendant's Sixth Amendment Confrontation Clause rights. The…
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 purpose of sentence enhancement under the…
View PDFDepartment of State v. Munoz
In Department of State v. Muñoz, the Supreme Court addressed whether a U.S. citizen has a fundamental liberty interest in having their noncitizen spouse admitted to the country. The Court…
View PDFChiaverini v. City of Napoleon
The Supreme Court reviewed a case involving Jascha Chiaverini, who sued police officers for a Fourth Amendment malicious-prosecution claim after charges against him were dropped. The Sixth Circuit had ruled…
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 Court upheld the MRT, stating…
View PDFGonzalez v. Trevino
The Supreme Court reviewed whether the Fifth Circuit properly applied the principles from Nieves v. Bartlett to Sylvia Gonzalez's retaliatory-arrest claim. Gonzalez alleged her arrest for violating a Texas anti-tampering…
View PDFGarland v. Cargill
The Supreme Court reviewed the ATF's classification of bump stocks as machineguns under the National Firearms Act. The Court found that a semiautomatic rifle with a bump stock does not…
View PDFCampos-Chaves v. Garland
The Supreme Court addressed whether aliens Campos-Chaves, Singh, and Mendez-Colín could rescind their in absentia removal orders due to alleged defective notice. The Court found that each received proper notice…
View PDFUnited States Trustee v. John Q. Hammons Fall 2006, LLC
The Supreme Court addressed the appropriate remedy for a constitutional violation regarding fee disparity in Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases, as identified in Siegel v. Fitzgerald. The Court determined that prospective…
View PDFVidal v. Elster
The Supreme Court reviewed whether the Lanham Act's names clause violated the First Amendment's free speech protections. The Court found that the names clause does not violate the First Amendment,…
View PDFStarbucks Corp. v. McKinney
The Supreme Court vacated and remanded the decision of the Sixth Circuit, clarifying that district courts must apply the traditional four-factor test for preliminary injunctions when considering requests under §…
View PDFFDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine
The Supreme Court reviewed the standing of plaintiffs challenging the FDA's regulatory actions on mifepristone. The Court found that the plaintiffs lacked Article III standing, as they could not demonstrate…
View PDFBecerra v. San Carlos Apache Tribe
The Supreme Court addressed whether the Indian Health Service (IHS) must pay contract support costs to tribes when they use program income to operate healthcare programs under self-determination contracts. The…
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