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.
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.
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."
Latest Supreme Court News
Details on F.B.I. Inquiry Into Kavanaugh Draw Fire From Democrats
The New York Times,
The F.B.I. said some of the 4,500 tips it received about Justice Brett Kavanaugh were given to the Trump White House, leading some Democrats to call the process a sham.
Federal Effort to Stave Off Eviction Crisis Gains Momentum
The New York Times,
The amount of money sent to tenants in June was greater than the disbursements of the previous two months combined, according to the Treasury Department.
The Supreme Court Needs to Be Cut Down to Size
The New York Times,
The justices should be less central to our politics and our constitutional order.
What If Edwards v. Vannoy Had Gone the Other Way?
Justia's Verdict,
Cornell Law professor Sherry F. Colb comments on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Edwards v. Vannoy, in which it held that a prisoner may not invoke the denial of his Sixth Amendment right to a unanimous jury as a basis for challenging his criminal conviction when filing a federal habeas corpus petition. Professor Colb explains why, if cost/benefit analysis played a role in determining retroactivity, the Court perhaps should have decided that case the other way.
Cases on Boston Marathon bomber, CIA secrets headline October argument calendar
SCOTUSblog,
Although the Supreme Court only recently finished releasing opinions from its 2020-21 term, it is already looking ahead to the new term that will begin this fall. On Tuesday the court released the schedule for the justices’ October argument session, which begins on Oct. 4... The post Cases on Boston Marathon bomber, CIA secrets headline October argument calendar appeared first on SCOTUSblog.
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.
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