Showing 1–50 of 101 items published in June 2021, most recent first.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a request by a group of Alabama real estate agents to block a federal moratorium on evictions that was imposed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at [email protected].
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued its opinion in Minerva Surgical Inc. v. Hologic Inc. The case sought to abolish the doctrine of patent assignor estoppel, which prohibits an inventor from challenging the validity of the patent on the inventor’s own invention.
A pipeline developer may use the federal government’s power of eminent domain to seize property controlled by New Jersey so that it can build a natural-gas pipeline through the state, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in a 5-4 vote.
On Thursday, July 1, at 2 p.m. EDT, the American Constitution Society will host a virtual panel discussion reviewing the current Supreme Court term as it draws to a close.
Congress provided that noncitizens who have been removed from the country but are found back in the United States should be expeditiously removed again. The second deportation occurs through a reinstatement of the first removal order, normally without further hearing, procedure or review.
We live blogged on Tuesday, June 29, as the court released opinions in Minerva Surgical v. Hologic, Johnson v. Guzman Chavez and PennEast Pipeline Co. v. New Jersey. Click here for a list of […]
The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that Alaska Native corporations constitute “Indian tribes” under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, making them eligible for $500 million in federal coronavirus relief.
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This article was updated on June 29 at 9:40 a.m. The Supreme Court said Monday it will not take up a dispute over whether transgender students must be allowed to use restrooms that match their gender identities.
On Wednesday, June 30, at 1 p.m.
When Congress says that a firm can apply for an “extension” of an exemption, is a firm that has allowed its exemption to lapse eligible to apply for the “extension?” That is the question that divided the Supreme Court justices Friday in HollyFrontier Cheyenne Refining v. Renewable Fuels Association.
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Alaska Native corporations are eligible for about $500 million in COVID-19 relief money that Congress earmarked for Native American tribes, the Supreme Court ruled Friday. Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote the opinion in Yellen v. Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation.
The Supreme Court ruled Friday in favor of oil refineries seeking exemptions from a federal program that requires renewable fuels to be blended into gasoline and diesel. Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the opinion in Hollyfrontier Cheyenne Refining v. Renewable Fuels Association.
The Supreme Court on Friday substantially narrowed a class action against TransUnion, one of the nation’s three major credit-reporting companies.
This week we highlight cert petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, the use of acquitted conduct in sentencing decisions, when a sentencing court must consider a defendant’s juvenile status as a mitigating factor, and compassionate release under the First Step Act.
We live blogged on Friday, June 25, as the court issued opinions in TransUnion, LLC v. Ramirez, HollyFrontier Cheyenne Refining, LLC v. Renewable Fuels Association and Yellen v. Confederated Tribes of […]
In Borden v. United States, the Supreme Court analyzed the Armed Career Criminal Act‘s force clause or elements clause. Under the ACCA, a person who has three violent felony convictions and is then convicted of possessing a firearm faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years.
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The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here.
On Monday, the justices ruled 5-4 that the “unreviewable authority” of administrative patent judges meant those APJs were appointed in violation of the Constitution’s appointments clause.
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A Pennsylvania school district on Wednesday may have won the war over regulating off-campus student speech, but it lost the battle over a cheerleader’s profanity-laden complaint on Snapchat.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday had mostly bad news for shareholders of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in their lawsuit seeking to unwind a 2012 agreement that required the companies to transfer profits to the federal government.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a California regulation that permits union organizers to enter the property of agricultural businesses to talk with employees about supporting a union is unconstitutional.
The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that when police are pursuing someone for a misdemeanor, that pursuit does not automatically create the kind of emergency that allows the officer to follow the suspect into a home without a warrant.
We live blogged on Wednesday, June 23, as the court issued opinions in Mahanoy Area School District v. B. L., Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid, Lange v. California and Collins […]
This article is the final entry in a symposium on the court’s decision in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia. Holly Hollman is general counsel and associate executive director of Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty.
The Supreme Court’s Monday decision in Goldman Sachs Group v. Arkansas Teacher Retirement System will not be remembered as one of the court’s seminal securities cases. Indeed, it might not even change the result in the case before it.
On a day on which the court issued major rulings on college sports and securities law, the order list from the justices’ private conference last week made less of a splash on Monday morning.
The Supreme Court on Monday reshaped the relationship between universities and the athletes who play college sports.
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Anna Salvatore started High School SCOTUS as a way to explain the Supreme Court’s work to high schoolers. After early success, the site has blossomed into a nationwide publication pulling in high school journalists from across the country – students like freshman Elise Spenner.
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SCOTUSblog is seeking a new blog manager. We are looking for a smart, creative person who is fascinated by the Supreme Court and dedicated to producing incisive and impartial legal journalism.
The Supreme Court on Monday sent a shareholder class-action lawsuit against Goldman Sachs back to a lower court for a closer look at whether alleged misstatements by the bank were too general to have affected its stock price.
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a major shift in the relationship between universities and the athletes who play sports for those schools. In an opinion by Justice Neil Gorsuch, the justices unanimously affirmed a lower-court decision holding that the NCAA, the umbrella group that regulates college sports, cannot restrict benefits related to education, such as free laptops or paid post-graduate internships.
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that more than 200 administrative patent judges in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office must be subject to greater supervision by the agency director in order to comply with the Constitution’s appointments clause.
We live blogged on Monday, June 21, as the court released orders from the June 17 conference and opinions in NCAA v. Alston, United States v. Arthrex and Goldman Sachs […]
This article is part of a symposium on the court’s decision in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia. Thomas C. Berg is the James L. Oberstar professor of law and public policy at the University of St. Thomas (Minnesota).
This week we highlight cert petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, how appeals courts should apply the “harmless error” rule in criminal cases, and whether police officers’ use of force can violate the Fourth Amendment if the force, viewed in isolation, was reasonable but the necessity to use force was created by the officers’ own deliberate or reckless action.
This article is part of a symposium on the court’s decision in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia. Andrea Picciotti-Bayer is the director of the Conscience Project and previously was the legal adviser to the Catholic Association. Anti-Catholic bigotry is not a thing of the past.
This article is the first entry in a symposium on the court’s decision in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia. Jim Oleske is a professor of law at Lewis & Clark Law School. His research focuses on the intersection of religious liberty and other constitutional values.
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