Recent Decisions
Trump v. New York (December 18, 2020)
Supreme Court dismisses, as premature, challenges to the President's policy of excluding undocumented immigrants from census calculations.
Shinn v. Kayer (December 14, 2020)
Supreme Court vacates a Ninth Circuit order granting habeas relief on grounds of ineffective assistance in a trial for premeditated first-degree murder.
United States v. Briggs (December 10, 2020)
Although the Supreme Court has held that the Eighth Amendment forbids a death sentence for the rape of an adult woman, such a rape may be considered a military offense punishable by death for purposes of the statute of limitations under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
Tanzin v. Tanvir (December 10, 2020)
The Religious Freedom Restoration Act permits litigants, when appropriate, to obtain money damages against federal officials in their individual capacities.
Carney v. Adams (December 10, 2020)
Plaintiff lacked standing to challenge Delaware's political balance requirement for appointments to the state’s major courts, absent any evidence that he was “able and ready” to apply for a judicial vacancy in the imminent future.
Latest Supreme Court News
Case preview: Justices to consider effect of change in government policy on cases seeking symbolic damages
SCOTUSblog,
The Supreme Court will hear oral argument on Tuesday in a case questioning whether a lawsuit seeking only symbolic damages can go forward after the government changes the unconstitutional policy being challenged, or whether the case is instead moot – that is, no longer a live controversy. The issue comes to the justices in Uzuegbunam…
Case preview: Justices will confront statutory puzzle on bond eligibility for noncitizens contesting deportation
SCOTUSblog,
Pham v. Guzman Chavez, which will be argued on Jan. 11, addresses the right of certain noncitizens to be released on bond while they are in the process of removal from the United States. The migrants at issue are a subgroup of a subgroup: those who have previously been ordered removed, and are statutorily subject…
Media Advisory Regarding January Teleconference Argument Audio
Supreme Court of the United States,
Media Advisory Regarding January Teleconference Argument Audio The Court will hear all oral arguments scheduled for the January session by telephone conference. In keeping with public health guidance in response to COVID-19, the Justices and counsel will all participate remotely. The oral arguments are scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. On days when more than one case will be heard, there will be a three minute pause before the second case begins. The Court will provide a live audio feed of the...
AO Director Announcement
Supreme Court of the United States,
Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., today announced the retirement of James C. Duff as the Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, effective January 31, 2021, and appointment of Chief District Judge Roslynn R. Mauskopf as his successor, effective February 1, 2021. The Director of the Administrative Office is the chief administrative officer of the federal courts. The Director serves under the direction of the Judicial Conference of the United States, the principal...
‘From Crisis to Crisis’: The Moments That Defined a Historic Congress
The New York Times,
The 116th Congress has lurched through a government shutdown, the impeachment and trial of a president, and the deadliest pandemic in a century.
Trump’s Manipulation of the Courts
Justia's Verdict,
Steven D. Schwinn, a professor of law at the University of Illinois Chicago John Marshall Law School, explains how the Supreme Court’s recent decision allowing the Trump administration to proceed with efforts to exclude undocumented aliens from the census is consistent with the administration’s manipulation of the courts to achieve illegal policy. Professor Schwinn describes why that the Court’s ruling in the census case is an appropriate bookend to the travel ban ruling he received early in his presidency.
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