Recent Decisions
Thompson v. Clark (April 4, 2022)
To demonstrate a favorable termination of criminal prosecution for purposes of a section 1983 Fourth Amendment malicious prosecution claim, a plaintiff need not show that the criminal prosecution ended with some affirmative indication of innocence but need only show that his prosecution ended without a conviction.
Badgerow v. Walters (March 31, 2022)
The “look-through” approach to determining federal jurisdiction does not apply to requests to confirm or vacate arbitral awards under sections 9 and 10 of the Federal Arbitration Act.
Ramirez v. Collier (March 24, 2022)
A death row inmate is likely to succeed on his claims under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act because Texas’s restrictions on religious touch and audible prayer in the execution chamber burden religious exercise and are not the least restrictive means of furthering the state’s compelling interests.
Houston Community College System v. Wilson (March 24, 2022)
A member of a public institution's board of trustees does not possess an actionable First Amendment claim arising from the board’s purely verbal censure of his board-related conduct.
Wisconsin Legislature v. Wisconsin Elections Commission (March 23, 2022)
Supreme Court strikes the Wisconsin Supreme Court's selection of a map of State Assembly districts that created an additional majority-black district; the state failed to conduct an adequate analysis under the Voting Rights Act.
Latest Supreme Court News
When a Supreme Court Justice Probably Endorsed Perjury
The New York Times,
Taking a close look at John Marshall and the Marbury v. Madison case.
Press Release Regarding April Oral Argument Session
Supreme Court of the United States,
The Court will hear all oral arguments scheduled for the April session in the Courtroom. Courtroom access will be limited to the Justices, essential Court personnel, counsel in the scheduled cases, and journalists with full-time press credentials issued by the Supreme Court. Out of concern for the health and safety of the public and Supreme Court employees, the Courtr oom session will not be open to the public. The Court will continue to closely monitor public health guidance in determining...
‘We’ve Made It,’ Judge Jackson Says on Supreme Court Confirmation
The New York Times,
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson said the path to her historic confirmation had been cleared by generations of Black Americans driving change in the country.
Jackson Confirmation Aside, G.O.P. Sees an Opening With Black Voters
The New York Times,
With inflation, war and the pandemic looming larger, Democrats who hope that the browbeating of Ketanji Brown Jackson will rally Black voters behind their candidates may be disappointed.
Criminal proceedings reach “favorable termination” when they end without conviction
SCOTUSblog,
A plaintiff bringing a damages claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for constitutional violations arising in the criminal-justice process “need only show that his prosecution ended without a conviction” and not “with some affirmative indication of innocence,” Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote for a six-justice majority... The post Criminal proceedings reach “favorable termination” when they end without conviction appeared first on SCOTUSblog.
Does Judge Jackson Have a Judicial Philosophy and if so is it Originalism?
Justia's Verdict,
In light of the recent Supreme Court confirmation hearing of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, Cornell Law professor Michael C. Dorf explains why judges across the ideological spectrum embrace the judicial philosophy of originalism. Professor Dorf points out that today’s version of originalism leaves judges and justices substantial room to make judgments based on their values.
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