Recent Decisions
Dunn v. Reeves (July 2, 2021)
Supreme Court reverses an Eleventh Circuit grant of habeas relief for a 1996 murder; the Alabama court did not unreasonably apply a categorical rule in evaluating the defendant's claim of ineffective assistance.
Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta (July 1, 2021)
California's requirement that charities disclose the names and addresses of major donors is facially invalid as burdening donors’ First Amendment rights and not narrowly tailored to an important government interest.
Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee (July 1, 2021)
Supreme Court upholds Arizona voting rules that discount the votes of those who vote at the wrong precinct and that make it a crime for any person other than a postal worker, an elections official, or a voter’s caregiver, family member, or household member to knowingly collect an early ballot.
Johnson v. Guzman-Chavez (June 29, 2021)
Aliens subject to reinstated orders of removal are not entitled to bond hearings while seeking withholding of removal; their removal orders are "administratively final."
Minerva Surgical, Inc. v. Hologic, Inc. (June 29, 2021)
Supreme Court defines the boundaries of the "assignor estoppel" defense to a claim of patent invalidity.
PennEast Pipeline Co. v. New Jersey (June 29, 2021)
The holder of a FERC certificate of public convenience and necessity to build a natural gas pipeline may exercise the federal eminent domain power to obtain necessary rights-of-way.
Lombardo v. St. Louis (June 28, 2021)
In an excessive force case, brought by the estate of a detainee who died while being restrained in a prone position, the Supreme Court rejects a "per se" approach based on the detainee's ongoing resistance.
Pakdel v. City and County of San Francisco (June 28, 2021)
Exhaustion of state remedies is not a prerequisite to a "takings claim" under 42 U.S.C. 1983; for the limited purpose of ripeness, ordinary finality is sufficient.
Latest Supreme Court News
Democrats Face High New Bar in Opposing Voting Laws
The New York Times,
Democrats and voting rights groups say they can no longer count on the federal courts, including the Supreme Court, to serve as a backstop for preventing racially discriminatory voting restrictions.
Supreme Court Term Marked by Conservative Majority in Flux
The New York Times,
The chief justice’s power waned, and the three Trump justices grew more influential. The term ended with an exclamation point, with the court imposing new limits on the Voting Rights Act.
Supreme Court to Hear Case on Government Aid to Religious Schools
The New York Times,
The case, from Maine, will address questions left open in a decision last year requiring Montana to let religious schools take part in a scholarship program.
Summer Order Lists
Supreme Court of the United States,
For your planning purposes, summer order lists are scheduled to be issued on August 2, August 23, and September 10, 2021. Summer order lists usually consist of actions taken by the Court on motions in pending cases, petitions for rehearing, and other miscellaneous matters. Emergency orders, such as in applications for stays, will continue to be released as required.
Divided court invalidates California donor-disclosure rules
SCOTUSblog,
This article was updated on July 1 at 6 p.m. The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down California’s requirement that charities and nonprofits operating in the state provide the state attorney general’s office with the names and addresses of their largest donors. The 6-3 ruling... The post Divided court invalidates California donor-disclosure rules appeared first on SCOTUSblog.
The Pentagon Papers Case through the Mists of Time: Understanding the Court’s 6-3 Decision in the Most Important First Amendment Case Ever
Justia's Verdict,
In honor of the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in New York Times Co. v. United States, known as the “Pentagon Papers” case, Touro Law professor Rodger D. Citron describes the Pentagon Papers litigation and shows how the whirlwind pace contributed to the lack of consensus in the Court’s decision. Professor Citron draws upon books by James C. Goodale and David Rudenstine and reminds us of the challenges and complications attendant to a case that is celebrated by many today as, in the words of Adam Liptak, “a potent vindication of press freedom.”
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