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Supreme Court to hear cases on 9/11 liability, cross-border shooting
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday granted certiorari in three cases. In the three consolidated cases of Ziglar v. Turkmen, Ashcroft v. Turkmen and Hasty v. Turkmen , the court will decide whether government...
JURIST Guest Columnist Glenn C. Smith of the California Western School of Law discusses what a four-four Supreme Court split means for the future of President Obama's immigration policy...As a professor of complex constitutional and statutory law issues, I'm not...
Supreme Court upholds firearm prohibitions for reckless domestic violence
The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled 6-2 in Voisine v. United States that a state law conviction on reckless domestic assault is sufficient to bar possession of a firearm under federal law. Stephen...
Supreme Court clarifies criteria for using state convictions to impose enhanced federal sentences
The US Supreme Court ruled 5-3 Thursday in Mathis v. United States that a prior crime can be used for imposing enhanced federal sentences in a new conviction under the Armed Career Criminal Act...
Supreme Court limits scope of blood alcohol tests for drunk drivers
The US Supreme Court ruled 7-1 Thursday in Birchfield v. North Dakota that governments can require suspected drunk drivers to undergo breath tests without first obtaining a warrant, but cannot require them to take...
The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in Utah v. Strieff that evidence seized incident to a lawful arrest on an outstanding warrant is not excluded because that warrant was discovered during an unlawful stop....
Supreme Court rules for tobacco company in racketeering case
The US Supreme Court ruled 4-3 Monday in RJR Nabisco, Inc. v. The European Community for RJ Reynolds in a challenge by EU countries accusing the company of a money laundering scheme....
After Texas: What's at Stake for the Rest of the Country in Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt
JURIST Guest Columnist B. Jessie Hill of Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, discusses the newest Supreme Court abortion rights case...Only a few weeks remain in...
Supreme Court rules against Puerto Rico on debt restructuring
The US Supreme Court ruled 5-2 Monday in Puerto Rico v. Franklin California Tax-Free Trust that Section 903(1) of the Bankruptcy Code preempts Puerto Rico's Recovery Act. The federal bankruptcy code preempts state...
