Kennedy v. Braidwood Management, Inc. (Appointments Clause)

Kennedy v. Braidwood Management, Inc.In 1984, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) created the U. S. Preventive Services Task Force, a body that formu...

FCC v. Consumer Research (Nondelegation Doctrine)

FCC v. Consumers’ Research The Communications Act of 1934 established the FCC and instructed it to make available to “all the people of the United States,” re...

Mahmoud v. Taylor (LGBTQ+ Books / Parental Opt-Out)

Held: Parents challenging the Board’s introduction of the “LGBTQ+-inclusive” storybooks, along with its decision to withhold opt outs, are entitled to a preliminary injunction. Read by Jeff  Barnum. 

Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton (Texas Pornography Regulation)

Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton Texas, like many States, prohibits distributing sexually explicit content to children. In 2023, Texas enacted H. B. 118...

Hewitt v. United States

Hewitt v. United StatesBefore the First Step Act was enacted in 2018, federal judges were required to sentence first-time offenders convicted of violating 18 U. S...

Medina v. Planned Parenthood (Medicaid Funding)

Median v. Planned ParenthoodHeld: Section 1396a(a)(23)(A) does not clearly and unambiguously confer individual rights enforceable under §1983. 

Riley v. Bondi (Immigration Removal)

Riley v. Bondi The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sought to remove Pierre Riley, a citizen of Jamaica, from the United States under expedited proc...

Stanely v. City of Sanford (ADA)

Stanley v. City of SanfordKaryn Stanley worked as a firefighter for the City of Sanford, Florida, starting in 1999. When Ms. Stanley was hired, the City offered he...

Fuld v. Palestinian Liberation Organization (Due Process)

 Held: The PSJVTA’s personal jurisdiction provision does not violate the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause because the statute reasonably ties the assertion of jurisdiction over the PLO and PA to conduct involving the United States and ...

ESTERAS v. UNITED STATES (Revocation of Supervised release/factors courts may and may not consider)

Diamond Alternative Energy, LLC v. EPA (ARTICLE 3 STANDING, ADMIN LAW)

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24-7_8m58.pdf

United States v. Skrmetti (Transgender Treatment)

In 2023, Tennessee joined the growing number of States restricting sex transition treatments for minors by enacting the Prohibition on Medical Procedures Performed on Minors Related to Sexual Identity, Senate Bill 1 (SB1). SB1 prohibits healthc...

Rivers v. Guerrero (Habeus Petition)

Rivers v. GuerreroPetitioner Danny Rivers was convicted in Texas state court of continuous sexual abuse of a child and related charges. After unsuccessfully seeki...

Commissioner v. Zuch (Tax Court Jurisdiction)

Commissioner v. ZuchThis case involves the jurisdiction of the United States Tax Court over appeals from collection due process hearings when there is no longer an...

Parrish v. United States (Appellate Procedure)

Parrish v. United StatesFederal inmate Donte Parrish alleges that he was placed in restrictive segregated confinement for 23 months based on his suspected involvem...

Soto v. United States (VA Benefits)

Soto v. United States The Barring Act, 31 U. S. C. §3702, establishes default settlement procedures for claims against the Government and subjects most claims...

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY v. CALUMET SHREVEPORT REFINING, L.L.C (VENUE FOR CLEAN AIR ACT CASES)

PERTTU v. RICHARD (Prison Littigation Reform Act Exhaustion & Jury Trial Right)

AJT v. Osseo Area Schools (Education / Disability)

AJT v. Osseo Area SchoolsHeld: Schoolchildren bringing ADA and Rehabilitation Act claims related to their education are not required to make a heightened showing o...

Catholic Charities v. Wisconsin (First Amendment)

Catholic Charities v. WisconsinWisconsin law exempts certain religious organizations from paying unemployment compensation taxes. The relevant statute exempts n...

CC/Devas (Mauritius) Ltd. v. Antrix Corp. (Jurisdiction / Foreign Immunity)

Held: Personal jurisdiction exists under the FSIA when an immunity exception applies and service is proper. The FSIA does not require proof of “minimum contacts” over and above the contacts already required by the Act’s enumerated exceptions to...

Blom Bank v. Honickman (Civil Procedure)

Held: Relief under Rule 60(b)(6) requires extraordinary circumstances, and this standard does not become less demanding when the movant seeks to reopen a case to amend a complaint. A party must first satisfy Rule 60(b) before Rule 15(a)’s liber...

Seven County Infrastructure v. Eagle County

Held: The D. C. Circuit failed to afford the Board the substantial judicial deference required in NEPA cases and incorrectly interpreted NEPA to require the Board to consider the environmental effects of upstream and downstream projects that ar...

A. J. T. v. OSSEO AREA SCHOOLS (Public School Disability Accommodations)

Martin v United States (FTCA & Immunity)