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In Buck v Davis, 580 U. S. ____ (2017), the U.S. Supreme Court recently held that a death row inmate was likely prejudiced by expert witness testimony offered by his own defense team that suggested he was more likely to be dangerous in the future bec...

The U.S. Supreme Court has finally scheduled oral arguments in one of the Term’s most anticipated cases, Trinity Lutheran Church v Pauley. The case involves whether the state of Missouri violated the U.S. Constitution when it denied a church’s ap...

The U.S. Supreme Court returned from recess this week and heard oral arguments in three cases. In what could be a significant decision, the justices considered the constitutionality of the shooting of an unarmed Mexican citizen by U.S. border patrol....

In 2010, President Barak Obama nominated Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court to replace Justice John Paul Stevens. Her nomination was confirmed by the U.S. Senate by a 63–37 vote. Once sworn in, Kagan became the 112th justice and the fourth woman...

Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in Bristol-Myers Squibb Co v Superior Court of California, San Francisco County. The case involves an issue of great importance to U.S. businesses — the limits of specific jurisdiction.  ...

President Donald Trump has nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch to fill the long-standing vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court. If confirmed, the conservative justice is likely to shape the landscape of the Court for decades to come.   Legal Education ...

The U.S. Supreme Court recently granted certiorari in District of Columbia v Wesby. The case, which sprung from a wild D.C. party, addresses two important criminal law issues. The first is when the Fourth Amendment probable cause standard allows poli...

The U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari in Abbott v Veasey, which challenges a controversial voter identification law implemented by the State of Texas. Nonetheless, the justices did leave the door open to review the voter ID law in the future. &...

In its first decision of 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a New Mexico police officer was entitled to qualified immunity. As highlighted in the Court’s per curium opinion in White v Pauly, 580 U. S. ____ (2017), “qualified immu...

The U.S. Supreme Court kicked off the New Year with oral arguments in five cases. The issues before the justices ranged from tribal sovereignty to state laws regarding credit card payments. Below is a brief summary:   Nelson v. Colorado: C...