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The U.S. Supreme Court recently agreed to consider a potential blockbuster case involving the First Amendment. The issue in The American Legion v. American Humanist Association i...

In its first published decision of the term, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) applies to state and local governments, rega...

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in six cases this week. The issues before the justices were extremely varied, ranging from whether hovercrafts should be allowed on A...

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in six cases this week. The Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) took center stage, with two cases involving the statute. Other highlights i...

The U.S. Supreme Court is back to full strength. On October 8, 2018, Brett M. Kavanaugh was sworn in as the 114th  Justice of the Supreme Court. The nine justices heard...

The U.S. Supreme Court returned to the bench this week, with oral arguments in six cases. The issues before the justices ranged from federal takings claims to endangered ani...

While it is still unclear whether the U.S. Supreme Court will be comprised of eight members or nine, the justices will begin holding oral arguments for the October 2018 Term in a...

In Rosales-Mireles v United States, 585 U. S. ____ (2018), the U.S. Supreme Court considered how to remedy a clear error by the district court in calculating a defendant’s Unit...

In Jennings v Rodriquez, 583 U. S. ____ (2018), a divided U.S. Supreme Court held that detained immigrants do not have the right to periodic bond hearings during the course of th...

The Supreme Court addressed the Constitution’s Contracts Clause for the first time in 25 years in Sveen v Melin, 584 U. S. ____ (2018). By a vote of 8-1, the Court held that th...