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Recent Decisions
Salinas v. Railroad Retirement Board (February 3, 2021)
The Railroad Retirement Board’s refusal to reopen a prior benefits determination is subject to judicial review as a “final decision of the Board.”
Republic of Hungary v. Simon (February 3, 2021)
Federal Republic of Germany v. Philipp (February 3, 2021)
An exception to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act for “property taken in violation of international law,” does not permit a suit in the U.S. against the German government by heirs of German Jewish art dealers who lost valuable collections to the Nazi government.
Henry Schein, Inc. v. Archer & White Sales, Inc. (January 25, 2021)
Chicago v. Fulton (January 14, 2021)
Chicago is not required to turn over vehicles owned by bankruptcy debtors and impounded for failure to pay fines. The mere retention of estate property after the filing of a bankruptcy petition does not violate section 362(a), which prohibits only affirmative acts that would disturb the status quo of estate property.
Latest Supreme Court News
Supreme Court Denies Trump’s Bid to Conceal Financial Records
The New York Times,
The former president’s accountants will give the records he has spent years trying to shield to New York prosecutors.
Court to assess when to treat asylum seekers’ testimony as credible
SCOTUSblog,
In asylum cases before the immigration and federal courts, responsibility for making credibility determinations rests with the immigration judge. Immigration laws recognize that in asylum proceedings — as in other contexts — the trier of fact who directly hears a person’s testimony can best assess... The post Court to assess when to treat asylum seekers’ testimony as credible appeared first on SCOTUSblog.
On Federal Appeals Courts, a Spike in Partisanship
The New York Times,
Partisan alignments used to be rare when full appeals courts reconsidered the decisions of three-judge panels. But that changed in the Trump era.
How Democrats Are Already Maneuvering to Shape Biden’s First Supreme Court Pick
The New York Times,
Party leaders are urging President Biden not only to consider racial diversity in potential Supreme Court nominees, but to look at candidates who don’t come from a traditional Ivy League background.
The Upside-Down Treatment of Religious Exceptions Cases in the Supreme Court
Justia's Verdict,
Cornell law professor Michael C. Dorf comments on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last week to reject an emergency application from the State of Alabama to lift a stay on the execution of Willie B. Smith III. Professor Dorf observes the Court’s unusual alignment of votes in the decision and argues that, particularly as reflected by the recent COVID-19 decisions, the liberal and conservative Justices have essentially swapped places from the seminal 1990 case Employment Division v. Smith, which established that the First Amendment does not guarantee a right to exceptions from neutral laws of general applicability.
Media Advisory Regarding February Teleconference Argument Audio
Supreme Court of the United States,
Media Advisory Regarding February Teleconference Argument Audio The Court will hear all oral arguments scheduled for the February 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...
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