Tag: Supreme Court
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U.S. Supreme Court issues three rulings on June 17
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued rulings in three cases on June 17. Two of the cases, Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and California v. Texas, were argued during the court’s November 2020 sitting. The third case, Nestlé USA v. Doe I, was argued during the court’s December 2020 sitting. Fulton…
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U.S. Supreme Court decides three cases in two rulings on June 14
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued rulings in three cases on June 14. Two of the cases, Greer v. United States and United States v. Gary, were decided in one consolidated opinion, though they were argued separately. The cases were argued during the court’s April sitting. The third case, Terry v. United…
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SCOTUS decides case concerning Armed Career Criminal Act in 5-4 opinion
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued an opinion in one case on June 10, Borden v. United States, which involved the use-of-force clause in the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA). The case was argued during the November argument sitting. Charles Borden Jr. pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a felon. The…
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U.S. Supreme Court issues opinion in case regarding grants of Temporary Protected Status to non-citizens
The U.S. Supreme Court issued orders on June 7 emanating from their June 3 conference and issued an opinion in one case. The court accepted one new case to be argued during the upcoming 2021-2022 term, Federal Bureau of Investigation v. Fazaga. The case concerns the state-secrets privilege and originated from the U.S. Court of…
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Supreme Court issues opinion in case concerning civil procedure
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued an opinion in one case, City of San Antonio, Texas v. Hotels.com, L.P. on May 27. The case involved Rule 39 of the Federal Rules for Appellate Procedure. The case was argued before SCOTUS during the April argument sitting last month. A class of 173 Texas…
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SCOTUS issues rulings in two cases argued during April sitting
The U.S. Supreme Court issued rulings in two cases on May 24, United States v. Palomar-Santiago and Guam v. United States. As of this writing, the court had issued opinions in 38 cases this term. Seven cases were decided without argument. United States v. Palomar-Santiago was argued before the court on April 27 and originated…
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SCOTUS issues four opinions in cases argued this term
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued opinions in four cases on May 17 that were argued during the 2020-2021 term. Edwards v. Vannoy • The case: A non-unanimous jury found Thedrick Edwards guilty of nine counts of armed robbery, one count of attempted armed robbery, two counts of aggravated kidnapping, and one…
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Unanimous U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of pre-enforcement challenge against IRS regulation
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously in CIC Services v. Internal Revenue Service that CIC Services, a risk management consulting firm, may challenge an IRS records reporting regulation without first violating the new regulation and paying a tax penalty. At issue was whether the Anti-Injunction Act (AIA), a federal law that bars lawsuits to prevent…
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U.S. Supreme Court dismisses case challenging regulations related to abortion under Title X family planning program
The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed American Medical Association v. Becerra in its order list published on May 17. The case concerned whether the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) violated the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) and federal healthcare laws when it issued a 2019 rule that placed abortion-related restrictions on healthcare providers receiving…
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SCOTUS accepts three new cases for its 2021-2022 term
The U.S. Supreme Court accepted three new cases for review during its 2021-2022 term on May 17. With the addition of these cases, the court has agreed to hear 17 cases during the term, which is scheduled to begin on October 4, 2021. • Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization concerns the constitutionality of a…