In Murthy v. Missouri (No. 23-411) and Moyle v. United States (No. 23-726), Justice Barrett cemented her new role as the leader of a Coalition of the Unwilling (to adjudicate on the merits), joined by Justices Sotomayor and Kagan (and sometimes
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The Supreme Court Update blog, published by Wiggin and Dana LLP, focuses on recent and significant developments in U.S. Supreme Court jurisprudence. It covers a range of constitutional law issues including voting rights, criminal procedure, confrontation clause rights, and procedural aspects of federal and state court cases. The blog also previews upcoming Supreme Court arguments and analyzes the Court's docket trends, highlighting cases involving federal authority, civil rights, and high-profile cultural and legal disputes. It provides summaries and critical insights into decisions affecting election law, criminal justice, and constitutional protections.
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Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P. (No. 23-124), Fischer v. United States (No. 23-5572)
This morning, the Court issued the final three decisions of OT23:
- In Trump v. United States (No. 23-939), a 6-3 Court held that a former President enjoys absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for actions within his conclusive and preclusive constitutional
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Vidal v. Elster (No. 22-704) and Chiaverini v. City of Napoleon, Ohio (No. 23-50)
The Court issued four significant decisions this morning:
- Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P. (No. 23-124), holding (5-4, with an interesting “horseshoe” alignment) that the Bankruptcy Code does not authorize nonconsensual releases of claims against nondebtors, thereby scuttling
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Moore v. United States (No. 22-800), Diaz v. United States (No. 23-14), Gonzalez v. Trevino (No. 22-1025), Campos-Chaves v. Garland (No. 22-674)
While we await the Court’s issuance of more decisions on Wednesday, we have four recaps of cases decided in the last week or so:
- Moore v. United States (No. 22-800), in which a 7-2 Court held that a one-time
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Office of the United States Trustee v. John Q. Hammons Fall 2006, LLC (No. 22-1238)
This morning, the Court announced five decisions, all of which are heavily divided, at least as to the analysis:
- United States v. Rahimi (No. 22-915), an 8-1 decision written by the Chief Justice, holding that the Second Amendment allows
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Garland v. Cargill (No. 22-976), Becerra v. San Carlos Apache Tribe (No. 23-250)
We’re now at the business end of the Supreme Court’s term, with 23 decisions (and the majority of the most-watched cases) to be decided likely by next Friday. The Court made some headway on that today, issuing four opinions:
- In
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FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine (No. 23-235), Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney (No. 23-367), Truck Insurance Exchange v. Kaiser Gypsum Co. (No. 22-1079), Coinbase, Inc. v. Suski (No. 23-3), Brown v. United States (No. 22-6389)
Yesterday, the Court announced three opinions, including one that’s already making headlines:
- In FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine (No. 23-235), a unanimous Court held that a group of emergency-room doctors and medical associations lacked standing to challenge the
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Connelly v. United States (No. 23-146), Cantero v. Bank of America (No. 22-529), Thornell v. Jones (No. 22-982)
Yesterday, the Court issued three decisions that, while not likely to get a lot of media attention, were closely watched by lawyers in the insurance, bankruptcy, trusts and estates, and Indian law sectors:
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Alexander v. South Carolina Conference of the NAACP (No. 22-807), Smith v. Spizzirri (No. 22-1218), Harrow v. Department of Defense (No. 23-21)
We’re back to summarize three more of the decisions the Court has issued in the last few weeks:
- Alexander v. South Carolina Conference of the NAACP (No. 22-807), A 6-3 decision holding that a three-judge District Court clearly erred
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Community Financial Services Association of America, Ltd. (No. 22-448), National Rifle Association v. Vullo (No. 22-842), Warner Chappell Music, Inc. v. Nealy (No. 22-1078), and Culley v. Marshall (No. 22-585)
It’s the First Monday of June, meaning the Court’s about to step on the gas with respect to decisions. Despite the Court’s somewhat lethargic output to date, we’ve still managed to find ourselves buried beneath a pile of decisions. Here’s…