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Recent Decisions
Nance v. Ward (June 23, 2022)
A prisoner who challenges a state’s proposed method of execution under the Eighth Amendment must identify a readily available alternative method that would significantly reduce the risk of severe pain. Nance brought suit under 42 U.S.C. 1983 to enjoin Georgia from executing him by lethal injection...
Berger v. North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP (June 23, 2022)
North Carolina amended its Constitution to require photographic identification for in-person voting. S.B. 824 was enacted to implement the amendment. In a federal constitutional challenge, the Board of Elections was defended by the state’s attorney general, a former state senator who had opposed an...
New York State Rifle & Pistol Association., Inc. v. Bruen (June 23, 2022)
United States v. Taylor (June 21, 2022)
Attempted Hobbs Act robbery does not qualify as a “crime of violence” for purposes of enhanced sentencing under 18 U.S.C. 924(c)(3)(A) because no element of the offense requires proof that the defendant used, attempted to use, or threatened to use force.
Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan v. DaVita Inc. (June 21, 2022)
The Medicare Secondary Payer statute does not authorize disparate-impact liability; a benefits plan that offers all of its participants the same limited coverage for outpatient dialysis does not violate the statute.
Shoop v. Twyford (June 21, 2022)
A transportation order that allows a prisoner to search for new evidence is not “necessary or appropriate in aid of” a federal court’s adjudication of a habeas corpus action when the prisoner has not shown that the desired evidence would be admissible in connection with a claim for relief.
United States v. Washington (June 21, 2022)
Applying sovereign immunity, the Supreme Court invalidates a Washington law that discriminated against the federal government and its contractors at a particular federal site.
Carson v. Makin (June 21, 2022)
Maine’s “nonsectarian” requirement for otherwise generally available secondary school tuition assistance payments violates the Free Exercise Clause.
Latest Supreme Court News
Supreme Court Strikes Down New York Law Limiting Guns in Public
The New York Times,
The decision, based on a broad interpretation of the Second Amendment, will make it harder for states and localities to restrict guns outside the home.
Hochul Prepares New Legislation in Response to New York Gun Law Ruling
The New York Times,
In the aftermath of the Supreme Court ruling, Gov. Kathy Hochul will call a special legislative session to look for ways to maintain New York’s restrictive gun laws.
Maine’s End Run Around the Supreme Court Is an Example for Other States
The New York Times,
The move in a religion case offers hopes to those worried about the dominance of the court’s conservative majority.
Police Officers Can’t Be Sued for Miranda Violations, Supreme Court Rules
The New York Times,
In a second decision, the justices sided with a death row inmate who sought to be executed by firing squad rather than lethal injection.
The Peculiar Historical Methodology of the SCOTUS Handgun Carry Case
Justia's Verdict,
Cornell Law professor Michael C. Dorf comments on the Supreme Court’s opinion in New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn., Inc. v. Bruen invalidating a New York law restricting licenses to carry concealed handguns to persons able to demonstrate a “special need” for one. Professor Dorf explains that the majority opinion adopts a methodology that focuses exclusively on history, which he argues could make it nearly impossible for government to protect people from new threats due to gun violence.
Press Release
Supreme Court of the United States,
Yesterday, a news organization published a copy of a draft opinion in a pending case. Justices circulate draft opinions internally as a routine and essential part of the Court’s confidential deliberative work. Although the document described in yesterday’s reports is authentic, it does not represent a decision by the Court or the final position of any member on the issues in the case. Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., provided the following statement: To the extent this betrayal...
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