Recent Decisions
LeDure v. Union Pacific Railroad Co. (April 28, 2022)
Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller, P.L.L.C. (April 28, 2022)
Emotional distress damages are not recoverable in a private action to enforce either the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 or the Affordable Care Act.
Boechler v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue (April 21, 2022)
The Tax Code's 30-day time limit to file a petition with the Tax Court for review of a collection due process determination is a non-jurisdictional deadline subject to equitable tolling.
Cassirer v. Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation (April 21, 2022)
In a Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act suit raising non-federal claims against a foreign state or instrumentality, a court should determine the substantive law by using the same choice-of-law rule applicable in a similar suit against a private party..
City of Austin v. Reagan National Advertising of Austin, LLC (April 21, 2022)
An ordinance distinguishing between on-premises signs and off-premises signs is not facially content-based for purposes of First Amendment review.
Latest Supreme Court News
Musk Joins Moguls to Kill S.E.C. ‘Gag Orders’ at the Supreme Court
The New York Times,
Elon Musk joined an amicus brief that could have big implications for how the S.E.C. brings cases and whether defendants who settle can ever talk about them.
Court splits 4-4 on what it means to “use” a locomotive
SCOTUSblog,
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued its decision in LeDure v. Union Pacific Railroad Company. But the resolution was a single sentence stating that the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit was “affirmed by an equally divided Court.” As is... The post Court splits 4-4 on what it means to “use” a locomotive appeared first on SCOTUSblog.
In dispute over discovery requests in international arbitration, justices weigh text, comity, academic literature, and their own role
SCOTUSblog,
On March 23, the Supreme Court considered the appropriate scope of 28 U.S.C. § 1782, which authorizes a federal district court to compel individuals and companies within its jurisdiction to provide discovery to proceedings pending in “foreign and international tribunals.” In an oral argument that... The post In dispute over discovery requests in international arbitration, justices weigh text, comity, academic literature, and their own role appeared first on SCOTUSblog.
Prayer on a School Football Field: Awaiting a Supreme Court Ruling
The New York Times,
Readers discuss whether a high school coach had the right to kneel and pray after games. Also: Genocide in Ukraine; Amazon’s response; Republican lies.
What Did the Justices Say About Football Prayer? The Oral Argument in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District
Justia's Verdict,
UNLV Boyd School of Law professor Leslie C. Griffin comments on Monday’s oral argument in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, which presents a question about the intersection between the Free Exercise Clause, the Establishment Clause, and government speech jurisprudence. Professor Griffin describes how various Justices approached the case and what we might learn about how they are inclined to vote.
Justice John Paul Stevens Bar Memorial
Supreme Court of the United States,
The Supreme Court of the United States will honor the memory of the late Justice John Paul Stevens on Monday, May 2, with a meeting of the Supreme Court’s Bar, followed by a special sitting of the Court. The Bar meeting – at 1:45 p.m. in the Upper Great Hall – will feature remarks by the Honorable Elizabeth B. Prelogar, Solicitor General of the United States; the Honorable David J. Barron, Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit; the Honorable...
Current Supreme Court Justices
Chief Justice of the United States
Associate Justice
Associate Justice
Associate Justice
Associate Justice
Associate Justice
Associate Justice
Associate Justice
Associate Justice
Photos of the justices courtesy of the Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States