Recent Decisions
Carr v. Saul (April 22, 2021)
Courts of Appeal erred in imposing an issue-exhaustion requirement on challenges, under the Appointments Clause, to the appointments of Social Security Administration administrative law judges.
Jones v. Mississippi (April 22, 2021)
In the case of a defendant who committed homicide when he was under 18, Supreme Court precedent not require the sentencer to make a separate factual finding of permanent incorrigibility before sentencing the defendant to life without parole; a discretionary sentencing system is both constitutionally necessary and constitutionally sufficient.
AMG Capital Management, LLC v. Federal Trade Commission (April 22, 2021)
Federal Trade Commission Act Section 13(b) does not authorize the Commission to seek, or a court to award, equitable monetary relief such as restitution or disgorgement.
Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc. (April 5, 2021)
Google’s copying of those lines of Java SE code that were needed to allow programmers to call upon prewritten computing tasks for use in their own programs was a fair use of that material as a matter of law.
Federal Communications Commission v. Prometheus Radio Project (April 1, 2021)
A Federal Communications Commission decision to repeal or modify three ownership rules that limit the number of radio stations, television stations, and newspapers that a single entity may own in a given market was not arbitrary and capricious under the Administrative Procedures Act.
Latest Supreme Court News
Doctrinal “dinosaur” or stare decisis? Justices wrestle with patent-law precedent.
SCOTUSblog,
The justices explored possible ways to limit the doctrine of patent assignor estoppel during oral argument in Minerva Surgical Inc. v. Hologic Inc. on Wednesday. The doctrine works like this. An inventor files a patent application on an invention and assigns the patent rights to... The post Doctrinal “dinosaur” or stare decisis? Justices wrestle with patent-law precedent. appeared first on SCOTUSblog.
Justices unanimously reject FTC’s authority to compel monetary relief
SCOTUSblog,
My post summarizing the oral argument in AMG Capital Management v. Federal Trade Commission suggested that it didn’t go well for the FTC because even Justice Stephen Breyer was unreceptive to the broad authority the commission was claiming in its efforts to recoup money from... The post Justices unanimously reject FTC’s authority to compel monetary relief appeared first on SCOTUSblog.
Justices decisively reject imposing issue exhaustion on Social Security claimants
SCOTUSblog,
The Supreme Court on Thursday firmly rejected the government’s request that the court impose an “issue-exhaustion” requirement on Social Security claimants. In Carr v. Saul (consolidated with Davis v. Saul), all parties agreed that those claimants must take their claims first to the Social Security... The post Justices decisively reject imposing issue exhaustion on Social Security claimants appeared first on SCOTUSblog.
Supreme Court Rejects Limits on Life Terms for Youths
The New York Times,
The court, which has for years been cutting back on harsh punishments for juvenile offenders, changed course in a 6-to-3 decision.
Why We Like Smith: We Want Neutral and General Laws to Prevent Harm
Justia's Verdict,
UNLV Boyd School of Law professor Leslie C. Griffin and University of Pennsylvania professor Marci A. Hamilton describe how the current Supreme Court is furtively undermining neutral and general laws by embracing a so-called “most favored nation” theory. Professors Griffin and Hamilton explain that under this dangerous approach, otherwise neutral laws that might incidentally burden religious exercise (such as zoning laws or public health regulations) are constitutionally suspect if they create any exceptions for purportedly secular activities, and, they argue, this can result in legal discrimination and harms to groups including LGBTQ+ individuals, children, those with disabilities, and others.
Media Advisory Regarding April and May Teleconference Argument Audio
Supreme Court of the United States,
Media Advisory Regarding Teleconference Argument Audio The Court will hear all oral arguments scheduled for the April session, and the oral argument scheduled for May 4, 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...
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