Recent Decisions
West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency (June 30, 2022)
The “best system of emission reduction” identified by the EPA in the Clean Power Plan was not within the authority granted to the Agency in Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act.
Biden v. Texas (June 30, 2022)
The rescission of the Migrant Protection Protocols (Remain in Mexico policy) did not violate the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Torres v. Texas Department of Public Safety (June 29, 2022)
In a case under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, Texas is not protected by sovereign immunity; by ratifying the Constitution, the state agreed that its sovereignty would yield to the national power to raise and support the Armed Forces.
Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta (June 29, 2022)
The federal government and the state have concurrent jurisdiction to prosecute crimes committed by non-Indians against Indians in Indian country.
Concepcion v. United States (June 27, 2022)
The First Step Act of 2018 allows district courts to consider intervening changes of law or fact in exercising their discretion to reduce a sentence.
Latest Supreme Court News
Justices debate bankruptcy treatment of debts incurred by fraud
SCOTUSblog,
Unless they find another case in the next few weeks, the argument Tuesday in Bartenwerfer v. Buckley will bring a close to this term’s encounters with the Bankruptcy Code. As I explained in my preview of the argument, Bartenwerfer presents a statutory puzzle: whether the... The post Justices debate bankruptcy treatment of debts incurred by fraud appeared first on SCOTUSblog.
Supreme Court Faces Increasing Scrutiny From Congress After Leaks
The New York Times,
The House Judiciary Committee is set to hear from a whistle-blower who says he was tipped off about a religious freedom ruling.
What to Know About Moore v. Harper, the Supreme Court’s Elections Case
The New York Times,
The Supreme Court heard arguments today on a legal theory that holds that state courts cannot review their legislatures’ rules for federal elections, even when the rules violate the state constitution.
Supreme Court Seems Split Over Case That Could Transform Federal Elections
The New York Times,
The justices are considering whether to adopt the “independent state legislature” theory, which could give state lawmakers nearly unchecked power over federal elections.
Can SCOTUS Prevent Free Speech from Swallowing Anti-discrimination Law?
Justia's Verdict,
Cornell Law professor Michael C. Dorf explains the options available to the U.S. Supreme Court as it considers 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, which presents a clash between a Colorado law forbidding places of public accommodation from discriminating based on sexual orientation and a conservative Christian web designer’s objection to creating material that, she says, tacitly expresses approval of same-sex marriage. Professor Dorf points out that the Court could conclude that the case does not implicate free speech at all, but instead it will almost surely rule against Colorado, which could pose a potentially existential threat to anti-discrimination law.
Revisions to the Rules of the Court
Supreme Court of the United States,
The Supreme Court of the United States has adopted a revised version of the Rules of the Court. The new Rules will take effect on January 1, 2023. In addition to a number of technical changes, there are three more substantive amendments included in the revisions. First, a new Rule 34.7 sets forth procedures to be followed when a party seeks to file documents under seal. Second, amendments to Rule 37 remove the requirement that a party seeking to file an amicus curiae brief either obtain consent...
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