Recent Decisions
Van Buren v. United States (June 3, 2021)
Police officer did not violate the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 when he used his access to a patrol car computer and to law enforcement databases to obtain license plate information in exchange for money.
Garland v. Dai (June 1, 2021)
Supreme Court rejects a Ninth Circuit rule that, without an explicit adverse credibility determination by an immigration judge or the Board of Immigration Appeals, a reviewing court must treat a petitioning alien’s testimony as credible and true.
United States v. Cooley (June 1, 2021)
Tribal police officers have the authority to detain temporarily and to search non-Indian persons traveling on public rights-of-way running through a reservation for potential violations of state or federal law.
San Antonio v. Hotels.com, L. P. (May 27, 2021)
District courts lack the discretion to deny or reduce costs relating to appeals, taxed in the district court under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure Rule 39.
Guam v. United States (May 24, 2021)
A settlement of environmental liabilities must resolve a CERCLA-specific liability to give rise to a CERCLA contribution action; resolution of Clean Water Act claims did not trigger the limitations period for bringing a CERCLA contribution action.
Latest Supreme Court News
A Gun Rights Win in California With Sights Set on the Supreme Court
The New York Times,
A federal judge overturned California’s assault weapons ban. State officials vowed to win on appeal, but gun advocates are emboldened by a shifting Supreme Court.
A Supreme Court Case Poses a Threat to L.G.B.T.Q. Foster Kids
The New York Times,
Will Philadelphia be able to exclude a Catholic adoption agency from its foster care system because it refuses to work with gay couples?
Diverse six-justice majority rejects broad reading of computer-fraud law
SCOTUSblog,
The Supreme Court’s decision on Thursday in Van Buren v. United States provides the court’s first serious look at one of the most important criminal statutes involving computer-related crime, the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s opinion for a majority 0f... The post Diverse six-justice majority rejects broad reading of computer-fraud law appeared first on SCOTUSblog.
Supreme Court Limits Reach of Federal Law on Computer Crime
The New York Times,
In a 6-to-3 decision featuring unusual alliances, the court said it was wary of interpreting the law to allow commonplace conduct to be prosecuted.
The U.S. Supreme Court Takes a Step toward Defunding the Police
Justia's Verdict,
Cornell Law professor Sherry F. Colb comments on the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Caniglia v. Strom, holding that police may not enter a private home to perform a “community caretaking” function without having a search warrant. Professor Colb suggests that by recognizing limits on the authority of law enforcement officers to enter a home without a warrant in these circumstances, the Court may be implicitly adopting the message of “defunding the police” by reallocating a non-police function to better-suited responders, such as social workers or mental health experts.
Public Information Officer Kathleen L. Arberg Retirement Announcement
Supreme Court of the United States,
The Court today announced that Kathleen L. Arberg, Public Information Officer of the Supreme Court of the United States, will retire on July 3 after serving 22 years as Public Information Officer and a total 40 years in the federal judiciary, 38 years spent at the Supreme Court. Ms. Arberg joined the Court in 1982 and served as an assistant PIO for 17 years before becoming the Public Information Officer in 1999. Ms. Arberg is the fifth person to serve as Public Information Officer since the...
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