Recent Decisions
Kansas v. Garcia (March 3, 2020)
A state's prosecution of unauthorized aliens for the use of a fraudulent Social Security number on tax withholding documents was not preempted based on the fact that the aliens had used the same numbers on their federal I-9 employment verification forms.
Shular v. United States (February 26, 2020)
The definition of “serious drug offense” in the Armed Career Criminal Act requires only that the state offense involved the conduct specified in the statute; it does not require that the state offense match a generic version of a particular crime under a categorical approach.
Intel Corp. Investment Policy Committee v. Sulyma (February 26, 2020)
ERISA's limitations period for bringing suit based on alleged fiduciary breach is based on the plaintiff's "actual knowledge," which does not equate with "constructive knowledge."
Holguin-Hernandez v. United States (February 26, 2020)
In arguing for a specific, shorter sentence, the defendant preserved an argument on appeal that the longer sentence imposed was unreasonable; the defendant was not required to specifically object that the sentence was unreasonable.
Rodriguez v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (February 25, 2020)
The "Bob Richards Rule," concerning the allocation of a tax refund issued to a group of affiliated corporations based on a consolidated return, is not a legitimate exercise of federal common lawmaking.
Latest Supreme Court News
Supreme Court Revives ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy for Asylum Seekers
The New York Times,
A federal appeals court had found that the policy, which was put in place early last year, violated federal and international law.
Supreme Court to Consider When Juveniles May Get Life Without Parole
The New York Times,
The case is the court’s latest consideration of the constitutionality of harsh punishments for youthful offenders.
A Test for Abortion Rights
The New York Times,
We went to a health clinic at the center of a Supreme Court case that may determine the future of reproductive rights in Louisiana.
Now available on Oyez: This week’s oral argument audio aligned with the transcripts
SCOTUSblog,
Oyez has posted the aligned audio and transcripts from this week’s oral arguments at the Supreme Court. The court heard argument this week in: Nasrallah v. Barr Department of Homeland Security v. Thuraissigiam Seila Law v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Liu v. Securities and Exchange Commission June Medical Services v. Russo The post Now available on Oyez: This week’s oral argument audio aligned with the transcripts appeared first on SCOTUSblog.
Is a Gunshot Wound a Seizure?
Justia's Verdict,
Cornell law professor Sherry F. Colb comments on a case in which the U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether a police officer who shot and hit a fleeing suspect “seized” that suspect, thereby triggering the Fourth Amendment, even though the wounded suspect escaped the police. Colb explains some of the arguments and predicts an outcome that would affirm precedents and offers a compromise between competing constitutional concerns.
Press Release Regarding Justice Ginsburg
Supreme Court of the United States,
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was admitted to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, last night after experiencing chills and fever earlier in the day. She was initially evaluated at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C. before being transferred to Johns Hopkins Hospital for further evaluation and treatment of any possible infection. With intravenous antibiotics and fluids, her symptoms have abated and she expects to be released from the hospital as early as Sunday morning....
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