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Supreme Court Clarifies Bond Eligibility for Noncitizens Facing Re-Deportatio
In Johnson v. Guzman Chavez, 594 U. S. ____ (2021), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the detention of noncitizens ordered removed from the United States who reenter without authorization is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1231, which means such noncitizens ...
SCOTUS Holds “Hot Pursuit” for Misdemeanors Doesn’t Always Justify Warrantless Entry into Home
In Lange v. California, 594 U.S. ____ (2021), the U.S. Supreme Court clarified when police may enter the home without a warrant. It held that, under the Fourth Amendment, the pursuit of a fleeing misdemeanor suspect does not always (or categorically...
US Supreme Court Sides with Student in Free Speech Case
The U.S. Supreme Court held in Mahanoy Area School Dist. v. B.L., 594 U.S. ____ (2021), that a school district’s decision to suspend a student from the cheerleading team for posting vulgar language and gestures critical of the school to social med...
Supreme Court Sides with Catholic Adoption Agency in Narrow Ruling
In Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, 593 U.S. ____ (2021), the U.S. Supreme Court issued a narrow opinion in favor Catholic Social Services (CSS), a foster care agency that refused to certify same-sex couples to be foster parents because of its religi...
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SCOTUS Wraps Up Oral Arguments for the Term
by DONALD SCARINCI on May 17, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court has concluded its oral arguments for the October 2021 Term. The justices hea...
SCOTUS Rules Censure of Elected Board Member Didn’t Violate First Amendment
by DONALD SCARINCI on May 10, 2022
In Houston Community College System v. Wilson, 595 U.S. ____ (2022), the U.S. Supreme Court held th...
Supreme Court Breach Is Not the First Involving Roe v. Wade
by DONALD SCARINCI on
The recent disclosure of Justice Samuel Alito’s decision purporting to overturn Roe v. Wade is ar...
