Recent Decisions
Rivas-Villegas v. Cortesluna (October 18, 2021)
Reversing the Ninth Circuit, the Supreme Court holds that an officer who briefly placed a knee on the back of a suspect is entitled to qualified immunity.
City of Tahlequah v. Bond (October 18, 2021)
Reversing the Tenth Circuit, the Supreme Court holds that officers involved in a fatal shooting are entitled to qualified immunity.
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.
Latest Supreme Court News
Justices add four new cases to their docket, including Bivens case, but won’t reconsider Bivens itself
SCOTUSblog,
Fifty years ago, in Bivens v. Six Unknown Federal Narcotics Agents, the Supreme Court ruled that a private individual could sue an FBI agent for violating his Fourth Amendment rights, even when there was not a specific law authorizing a claim for damages. In the... The post Justices add four new cases to their docket, including <em>Bivens</em> case, but won’t reconsider <em>Bivens</em> itself appeared first on SCOTUSblog.
Singing the Praises of R.B.G. Style
The New York Times,
Bibhu Mohapatra and the Washington National Opera pay homage to the Supreme Court justice.
Justices’ Questions Suggest New York Gun Control Law Is Unlikely to Survive
The New York Times,
The law, which imposes strict limits on carrying guns in public, faced a skeptical reception from the Supreme Court on Wednesday.
What Happens if the Supreme Court Strikes Down New York’s Gun Law?
The New York Times,
Legal experts said New York and several other states may have to rewrite laws, and officials expressed concern about the ramifications for public safety.
The Proposed Tax on Billionaires’ Income Is Most Assuredly Constitutional, Unless the Supreme Court Simply Makes Stuff Up
Justia's Verdict,
UF Levin College of Law professor and economist Neil H. Buchanan explains why Democrats’ proposed tax on billionaires does not violate any part of the Constitution, despite claims to the contrary. Professor Buchanan argues that the U.S. Supreme Court, in normal times, should recognize that there is no constitutional barrier to the proposed tax, but this ultra-conservative majority Court could defy text and logic and create a new law from whole cloth, as it has done before on other issues.
Press Release Regarding Justice Kavanaugh
Supreme Court of the United States,
Justice Kavanaugh will participate in next week’s oral arguments remotely from his home after testing positive for Covid-19 this week. All of the other Justices, including Justice Kennedy, tested negative in advance of today’s investiture. Per current Court testing protocols, all of the Justices are regularly tested.
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