Tag: SCOTUS
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SCOTUS postpones case hearing
Department of Justice v. House Committee on the Judiciary, which was previously scheduled for argument before the Supreme Court of the United States on December 2, 2020, has been removed from the court’s December argument calendar after the court granted the House Judiciary Committee’s motion for the move. The case came on a writ of…
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U.S. Supreme Court announces circuit assignments
The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) announced circuit assignments for the chief justice and the associate justices on November 20. Under Title 28, United States Code, Section 42, each SCOTUS justice is assigned to one of the 13 U.S. courts of appeal. The U.S. courts of appeal are the intermediate appellate courts of the U.S. federal…
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SCOTUS grants review in two cases concerning law enforcement officers’ search-and-seizure authority
On November 20, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) granted review in two cases for a total of two hours of oral argument during its October Term for 2020-2021. The cases have not yet been scheduled for argument. Caniglia v. Strom • The case: In 2015, Edward Caniglia and his wife had…
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U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear Appointments Clause challenge to Social Security Administration ALJs
On November 9, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear Carr v. Saul, a case involving the president’s appointment and removal power and whether people may raise Appointments Clause arguments in court that they did not make during administrative proceedings. The Social Security Administration (SSA) denied Willie Carr’s application for Social Security disability benefits and…
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U.S. Supreme Court considers ACA’s individual mandate
On November 10, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear California v. Texas via teleconference with live audio. California v. Texas concerns the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare. President Barack Obama (D) signed the ACA into law in 2010. Section 5000A of the ACA, known as the individual mandate, established…
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SCOTUS to hear arguments in five cases in first week of November
On November 2, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States will begin its November sitting. All arguments during its November and December sittings will be conducted via teleconference with live audio. The court made the decision to hold proceedings this way in accordance with public health guidance in response to COVID-19. In the first…
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U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to DHS ‘remain in Mexico’ policy
On October 19, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear Wolf v. Innovation Law Lab. The case involves whether the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) properly implemented a policy called the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP). The MPP requires people seeking asylum in the United States who travel from a third country through Mexico to…
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U.S. Supreme Court accepts three new cases for its 2020–2021 term
On October 19, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) agreed to hear three new cases during its 2020-2021 term. These cases are Lange v. California, which came to the court on a writ of certiorari to the California First District Court of Appeal, and Wolf v. Innovation Law Lab and Trump v. Sierra…