Clark v. Sweeney (Party Presentation)
Send us a text In Clark v. Sweeney, the Supreme Court reversed a Fourth Circuit decision that had granted habeas relief on a theory the petitioner nev...
Pitts v. Mississippi (Confrontation Clause)
Send us a text The United States Supreme Court reversed a decision of the Mississippi Supreme Court upholding the use of a physical screen that preven...
Goldey v. Field (Bivens / Excessive Force)
Send us a text Goldey v. Fields PER CURIAM. In Bivens v. Six Unknown Fed. Narcotics Agents, 403 U. S. 388 (1971), this Court recognized an implied cau...
Trump v. CASA, Inc. (Universal Injunction / Birthright Citizenship)
Send us a text Trump v. CASA, Inc. Held: Universal injunctions likely exceed the equitable authority that Congress has given to federal courts. The Co...
Kennedy v. Braidwood Management, Inc. (Appointments Clause)
Send us a text Kennedy v. Braidwood Management, Inc. In 1984, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) created the U. S. Preventive Services ...
FCC v. Consumer Research (Nondelegation Doctrine)
Send us a text FCC v. Consumers’ Research The Communications Act of 1934 established the FCC and instructed it to make available to “all the people of...
Mahmoud v. Taylor (LGBTQ+ Books / Parental Opt-Out)
Send us a text Held: Parents challenging the Board’s introduction of the “LGBTQ+-inclusive” storybooks, along with its decision to withhold opt outs, ...
Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton (Texas Pornography Regulation)
Send us a text Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton Texas, like many States, prohibits distributing sexually explicit content to children. In 2023, T...
Hewitt v. United States
Send us a text Hewitt v. United States Before the First Step Act was enacted in 2018, federal judges were required to sentence first-time offenders co...
Medina v. Planned Parenthood (Medicaid Funding)
Send us a text Median v. Planned Parenthood Held: Section 1396a(a)(23)(A) does not clearly and unambiguously confer individual rights enforceable unde...