U.S. Supreme Court Case Commentaries

“No Sentence Means No Bar” – Hewitt v. United States and the Present-Perfect Test for First-Step-Act Retroactivity

Date: Jun 30, 2025

“No Sentence Means No Bar” – Hewitt v. United States (2025) and the Present-Perfect Test for Retroactivity under §403(b) of the First Step Act 1. Introduction In Hewitt v. United States, 606 U.S. ___...

Medina v. Planned Parenthood: A Landmark Restriction on Private §1983 Actions Under Spending-Clause Statutes

Date: Jun 30, 2025

Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic (2025): The Supreme Court Narrows §1983 Enforcement of Spending-Clause Statutes Introduction On 26 June 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Medina v....

Riley v. Bondi: Clarifying “Final Orders of Removal” and Re-branding the §1252(b)(1) Deadline as a Non-Jurisdictional Claims-Processing Rule

Date: Jun 30, 2025

Riley v. Bondi: Clarifying “Final Orders of Removal” and Re-branding the §1252(b)(1) Deadline as a Non-Jurisdictional Claims-Processing Rule 1. Introduction In Riley v. Bondi, 606 U.S. ____ (2025),...

“From Notice to Nowhere:” DHS v. D.V.D. and the Supreme Court’s Expansion of Executive Latitude in Third-Country Removals

Date: Jun 30, 2025

“From Notice to Nowhere:” DHS v. D.V.D. and the Supreme Court’s Expansion of Executive Latitude in Third-Country Removals Introduction In Department of Homeland Security v. D.V.D., 606 U.S. ___...

Re-Drawing the Boundaries of Equitable Relief: DHS v. D.V.D. and the Supreme Court’s Expanded Deference to Executive Removal Authority

Date: Jun 24, 2025

Re-Drawing the Boundaries of Equitable Relief: Department of Homeland Security v. D.V.D. (606 U.S. ___, 2025) Introduction On 23 June 2025 the U.S. Supreme Court, acting on an emergency application,...

“Commonsense Redressability” — Diamond Alternative Energy v. EPA and the Expansion of Article III Standing

Date: Jun 23, 2025

“Commonsense Redressability” — Diamond Alternative Energy, LLC v. EPA and the Expansion of Article III Standing 1. Introduction Diamond Alternative Energy, LLC v. Environmental Protection Agency, 606...

“No Retribution on Revocation” – The Supervised-Release Principle in Esteras v. United States (2025)

Date: Jun 23, 2025

“No Retribution on Revocation” – The New Supervised-Release Principle in Esteras v. United States (606 U.S.___ 2025) I. Introduction On 20 June 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Esteras v. United...

“Any Person Adversely Affected” Means What It Says: FDA v. R. J. Reynolds Vapor Co. and the Expansion of Statutory Standing Under the Tobacco Control Act

Date: Jun 23, 2025

“Any Person Adversely Affected” Means What It Says: FDA v. R. J. Reynolds Vapor Co. (2025) and the Expansion of Statutory Standing Under the Tobacco Control Act 1. Introduction The United States...

Beyond “Minimum Contacts” – The U.S. Supreme Court Widens the Fifth-Amendment Horizon for Federal Personal-Jurisdiction in Anti-Terrorism Litigation

Date: Jun 23, 2025

Beyond “Minimum Contacts” – The Fifth Amendment, Foreign Affairs, and the New Constitutional Standard for Federal Personal-Jurisdiction 1. Introduction In Fuld v. Palestine Liberation Organization,...

“Exclusive” No More? McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates, Inc. v. McKesson Corp. and the Re-Opening of District-Court Review under the Hobbs Act

Date: Jun 23, 2025

“Exclusive” No More? McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates, Inc. v. McKesson Corp. and the Re-Opening of District-Court Review under the Hobbs Act 1. Introduction On 20 June 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court...

Stanley v. City of Sanford — Cementing a Temporal Limit on “Qualified Individual” Status under ADA Title I

Date: Jun 23, 2025

Stanley v. City of Sanford (2025): The Supreme Court Imposes a Temporal Boundary on Who Qualifies as a “Qualified Individual” under ADA Title I 1. Introduction Stanley v. City of Sanford, 606 U.S....

Beyond the Job: Stanley v. City of Sanford and the Temporal Limits of “Qualified Individual” Status Under the ADA

Date: Jun 21, 2025

Beyond the Job: Stanley v. City of Sanford and the Temporal Limits of “Qualified Individual” Status Under the ADA Introduction Stanley v. City of Sanford, 606 U.S. ___ (2025), is the Supreme Court’s...

From Local Petitions to National Venue: The Supreme Court’s Two-Step Test for the CAA’s “Nationwide Scope or Effect” Exception — Commentary on EPA v. Calumet Shreveport Refining, L.L.C. (2025)

Date: Jun 20, 2025

From Local Petitions to National Venue: The Supreme Court’s Two-Step Test for the Clean Air Act’s “Nationwide Scope or Effect” Exception I. Introduction EPA v. Calumet Shreveport Refining, L.L.C.,...

Hobbs Act Party Status Clarified: NRC v. Texas (2025)

Date: Jun 20, 2025

“Only Applicants and Successful Intervenors May Sue”: Supreme Court Tightens the Hobbs Act’s “Party Aggrieved” Test in NRC v. Texas (2025) Introduction In Nuclear Regulatory Commission et al. v....

Oklahoma v. EPA: Individual SIP Disapprovals Are Regionally Reviewable – Refining the Venue Framework Under CAA §7607(b)(1)

Date: Jun 20, 2025

Oklahoma v. EPA: Individual SIP Disapprovals Are Regionally Reviewable – Refining the Venue Framework Under CAA §7607(b)(1) 1. Introduction In Oklahoma v. Environmental Protection Agency, 605 U.S....

“Intertwined-Issue Jury Right” — Perttu v. Richards Recasts the PLRA Exhaustion Debate

Date: Jun 20, 2025

“Intertwined-Issue Jury Right” — Perttu v. Richards Recasts the PLRA Exhaustion Debate 1 Introduction Perttu v. Richards, 605 U.S. ___ (2025), is the Supreme Court’s first major encounter with the...

Transgender Treatment Bans and Equal Protection: United States v. Skrmetti Establishes Rational-Basis Review for State Restrictions on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors

Date: Jun 20, 2025

Transgender Treatment Bans and Equal Protection: United States v. Skrmetti (2025) Sets the Rational-Basis Benchmark Introduction In United States v. Skrmetti, No. 23-477 (June 18 2025), the U.S....

“One Standard for All” – The Supreme Court Abolishes the “Bad-Faith or Gross-Misjudgment” Hurdle in ADA & §504 Education Cases

Date: Jun 18, 2025

“One Standard for All” – The Supreme Court Abolishes the “Bad-Faith or Gross-Misjudgment” Hurdle in ADA & §504 Education Cases Introduction In A. J. T. v. Osseo Area Schools, Indep. Sch. Dist....

“When the Levy Vanishes, So Does Jurisdiction” – Commissioner v. Zuch and the New Limits on Tax Court Review under 26 U.S.C. § 6330

Date: Jun 18, 2025

“When the Levy Vanishes, So Does Jurisdiction” – Commissioner v. Zuch and the New Limits on Tax Court Review under 26 U.S.C. § 6330 I. Introduction Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Zuch, 605 U.S....

Narrowing the FTCA Exceptions: Martin v. United States Establishes that the “Law-Enforcement Proviso” Overrides Only §2680(h) and Rejects a Supremacy-Clause Defense

Date: Jun 18, 2025

Narrowing the FTCA Exceptions: Martin v. United States (2025) Clarifies the Limited Reach of the “Law-Enforcement Proviso” and Eliminates the Eleventh Circuit’s Supremacy-Clause Defense I....

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