Constitutional Law Reporter

APRIL 11, 2023

Pennsylvania and Wisconsin , 598 U.S. _ (2023), the U.S. Supreme Court held that uncashed MoneyGram checks are governed by the Disposition of Abandoned Money Orders and Traveler’s Check Act (FDA) and should be returned to the state where they were issued. In Delaware v. It was Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s first opinion.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

JULY 19, 2023

Colorado , 600 U.S. _ (2023), the U.S. Supreme Court held that to establish that a statement is a “true threat” unprotected by the First Amendment, the state must prove that the defendant had some subjective understanding of the statements’ threatening nature, based on a showing no more demanding than recklessness. In Counterman v.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

MAY 30, 2023

Supreme Court’s decision in Axon Enterprise, Inc. Federal Trade Commission , 598 U.S. _ (2023), allows federal district courts to consider constitutional challenges to administrative proceedings prior to the issuance of final rulings. Cochran’s and Axon’s suits were both dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

MARCH 14, 2023

Buckley , 598 U.S. _ (2023), the U.S. Supreme Court held that debts incurred by fraud can’t be discharged in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, even if a debtor wasn’t culpable for the fraud. Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote on behalf of the unanimous Court. In Bartenwerfer v.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

AUGUST 28, 2023

600 U.S. _ (2023), the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of state laws requiring corporations operating within their borders to consent to personal jurisdiction when they register to do business in those states. According to the Court, such laws do not offend the Constitution’s Due Process Clause.

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Conflict of Laws

DECEMBER 21, 2023

SYMPOSIUM: Fundamental Rights and Private International Law Ralf Michaels: Einleitung zum Symposium: Grundrechte und IPR im Lichte der Entscheidung des Bundesverfassungsgerichts zum Kinderehenbekämpfungsgesetz, 707–713, DOI: [link] [Open Access: CC BY-SA 4.0]

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Constitutional Law Reporter

AUGUST 2, 2023

Nebraska , 600 U.S. _ (2023), the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Biden Administration’s student loan forgiveness program. Supreme Court’s Decision By a vote of 6-3, the Supreme Court agreed with the states that the HEROES Act does not authorize the loan cancellation plan. In Biden v.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

JULY 12, 2023

Texas , 599 U.S. _ (2023), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Texas and Louisiana lacked standing to challenge a Biden Administration immigration enforcement policy. The Constitution affords federal courts considerable power, but it does not establish ‘government by lawsuit,’” Gorsuch wrote. In United States v.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

JUNE 1, 2023

Goertz , 598 U.S. _ (2023), the U.S. Supreme Court held that death row inmate Rodney Reed did not wait too long to seek DNA testing of the evidence in his case. 1983 procedural due process claim begins to run at the end of the state-court litigation. The District Court dismissed Reed’s complaint.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

JULY 25, 2023

Elenis , 600 U.S. _ (2023), a divided U.S. Supreme Court held that the First Amendment prohibits Colorado from forcing a website designer to create expressive designs speaking messages with which the designer disagrees. Today, this court shrinks.” In 303 Creative LLC v. to reserve from all official control.” Until today.

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Above The Law

MARCH 7, 2025

Whether shaping debate through meticulous legal reasoning or sweeping historical framing, both justices bring intellectual firepower that shapes the Courts direction in ways both subtle and profound. 2023/2024 Term * Tools for analysis included Tableau and R Toots (QDap, TM, and tidytext) along with Jake Truscotts parsed transcripts.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 24, 2025

However, Arroyos ADA claim had already been decided in his favor, and the only remaining issue was his state law claim for damages under the Unruh Act. Decision The Ninth Circuit reversed the district courts decision to dismiss the Unruh Act claim, ruling that the federal court should have kept jurisdiction over it.

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