U.S. Supreme Court Case Commentaries

Rehaif v. United States: Supreme Court Establishes Dual Knowingly Requirement in Firearm Possession Laws

Date: Jun 22, 2019

Rehaif v. United States: Supreme Court Establishes Dual Knowingly Requirement in Firearm Possession Laws Introduction Rehaif v. United States (139 S. Ct. 2191, 2019) represents a landmark decision by...

Minimum Connection Requirement for State Taxation of Trusts Under the Due Process Clause

Date: Jun 22, 2019

Minimum Connection Requirement for State Taxation of Trusts Under the Due Process Clause Introduction In the landmark case North Carolina Department of Revenue v. Kimberley Rice Kaestner 1992 Family...

Reaffirming Batson: Striking Down Discriminatory Peremptory Challenges in Flowers v. Mississippi

Date: Jun 22, 2019

Reaffirming Batson: Striking Down Discriminatory Peremptory Challenges in Flowers v. Mississippi Introduction Flowers v. Mississippi (139 S. Ct. 2228, 2019) represents a pivotal moment in U.S....

Knick v. Township of Scott: Overruling State-Litigation Requirement for Federal Takings Claims

Date: Jun 22, 2019

Knick v. Township of Scott: Overruling State-Litigation Requirement for Federal Takings Claims Introduction Knick v. Township of Scott, 139 S. Ct. 2162 (2019), is a landmark decision by the United...

No Violation of the Nondelegation Doctrine: Gundy v. United States Analysis

Date: Jun 21, 2019

No Violation of the Nondelegation Doctrine: Gundy v. United States Analysis Introduction Gundy v. United States, 139 S. Ct. 2116 (2019), represents a pivotal case in the interpretation and...

Supreme Court Vacates Fourth Circuit Decision in PDR Network v. Carlton Harris: Implications for Hobbs Act Jurisdiction

Date: Jun 21, 2019

Supreme Court Vacates Fourth Circuit Decision in PDR Network v. Carlton Harris: Implications for Hobbs Act Jurisdiction Introduction In PDR Network, LLC v. Carlton Harris Chiropractic, Inc., the...

Presumption of Constitutionality for Historic Religious Symbols: American Legion v. AHA

Date: Jun 21, 2019

Presumption of Constitutionality for Historic Religious Symbols: American Legion v. AHA Introduction In the landmark case The American Legion v. American Humanist Association (2019), the Supreme...

Presumption of Constitutionality for Longstanding Religious Monuments: American Legion v. American Humanist Association

Date: Jun 21, 2019

Presumption of Constitutionality for Longstanding Religious Monuments: American Legion v. American Humanist Association Introduction American Legion v. American Humanist Association is a landmark...

McDonough v. Smith: Supreme Court Establishes Clear Accrual Date for § 1983 Fabricated-Evidence Claims

Date: Jun 21, 2019

McDonough v. Smith: Supreme Court Establishes Clear Accrual Date for § 1983 Fabricated-Evidence Claims Introduction McDonough v. Smith, 139 S. Ct. 2149 (2019), is a landmark decision by the United...

Gamble v. United States: Affirmation of the Dual Sovereignty Doctrine in Double Jeopardy

Date: Jun 18, 2019

Gamble v. United States: Affirmation of the Dual Sovereignty Doctrine in Double Jeopardy Introduction Gamble v. United States (2019) is a landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court that...

State-Action Doctrine in Cable Public Access: Insights from Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck

Date: Jun 18, 2019

State-Action Doctrine in Cable Public Access: Insights from Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck Introduction Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck, 139 S.Ct. 1921 (2019), is a pivotal...

Institutional Standing in Redistricting Appeals: Virginia House of Delegates v. Bethune-Hill

Date: Jun 18, 2019

Institutional Standing in Redistricting Appeals: Virginia House of Delegates v. Bethune-Hill Introduction Virginia House of Delegates v. Bethune-Hill, 139 S. Ct. 1945 (2019), is a landmark decision...

Uranium Mining Preemption Clarified: Virginia Uranium, Inc. v. Warren Sets New Boundaries under the Atomic Energy Act

Date: Jun 18, 2019

Uranium Mining Preemption Clarified: Virginia Uranium, Inc. v. Warren Sets New Boundaries under the Atomic Energy Act Introduction In Virginia Uranium, Inc. v. Warren (2019), the U.S. Supreme Court...

Clarifying State Law Applicability under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act: Parker Drilling Management Services, Ltd. v. Newton

Date: Jun 11, 2019

Clarifying State Law Applicability under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act: Parker Drilling Management Services, Ltd. v. Newton Introduction The Supreme Court case Parker Drilling Management...

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U.S. Supreme Court Case Commentaries

Rehaif v. United States: Supreme Court Establishes Dual Knowingly Requirement in Firearm Possession Laws

Minimum Connection Requirement for State Taxation of Trusts Under the Due Process Clause

Reaffirming Batson: Striking Down Discriminatory Peremptory Challenges in Flowers v. Mississippi

Knick v. Township of Scott: Overruling State-Litigation Requirement for Federal Takings Claims

No Violation of the Nondelegation Doctrine: Gundy v. United States Analysis

Supreme Court Vacates Fourth Circuit Decision in PDR Network v. Carlton Harris: Implications for Hobbs Act Jurisdiction

Presumption of Constitutionality for Historic Religious Symbols: American Legion v. AHA

Presumption of Constitutionality for Longstanding Religious Monuments: American Legion v. American Humanist Association

McDonough v. Smith: Supreme Court Establishes Clear Accrual Date for § 1983 Fabricated-Evidence Claims

Gamble v. United States: Affirmation of the Dual Sovereignty Doctrine in Double Jeopardy

State-Action Doctrine in Cable Public Access: Insights from Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck

Institutional Standing in Redistricting Appeals: Virginia House of Delegates v. Bethune-Hill

Uranium Mining Preemption Clarified: Virginia Uranium, Inc. v. Warren Sets New Boundaries under the Atomic Energy Act

Clarifying State Law Applicability under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act: Parker Drilling Management Services, Ltd. v. Newton

Quarles v. United States: Defining Remaining-in Burglary under the Armed Career Criminal Act

Exclusion of Federal Agencies as "Persons" in AIA Post-Issuance Patent Review Proceedings

Mont v. United States: Supreme Court Establishes Tolling of Supervised Release During Pretrial Detention

Mandating Notice-and-Comment for Medicare Substantive Policy Changes: Azar v. Allina Health Services

Taggart v. Lorenzen: Establishing an Objective Standard for Civil Contempt in Bankruptcy Discharge Violations

Title VII Charge-Filing Requirement: Non-Jurisdictional Precondition in Fort Bend County v. Davis