2024 Constitutional Law Court Decisions Laws 
Constitutional Law Reporter
JUNE 10, 2024
601 U.S. _ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the funding scheme that supports the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau). Facts of the Case The case centers on the Constitution’s Appropriation Clause, which commands that “[n]o Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law.
Constitutional Law Reporter
APRIL 30, 2024
Georgia , 601 U.S. _ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the State of Georgia can’t retry a defendant acquitted of murder by reason of insanity. The court vacated both the malice-murder and felony-murder verdicts pursuant to Georgia’s so-called repugnancy doctrine, and authorized retrial. In McElrath v.
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Constitutional Law Reporter
JULY 9, 2024
Suski , 602 U.S. _ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court held that where parties have agreed to two contracts — one sending arbitrability disputes to arbitration, and the other either explicitly or implicitly sending arbitrability disputes to the courts — a court must decide which contract governs. In Coinbase, Inc.
Constitutional Law Reporter
MAY 14, 2024
LLC , 601 U.S. _ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Federal Arbitration Act’s (FAA) exemption for transportation workers in interstate commerce applies to transportation workers regardless of whether they work in the transportation industry. In Bissonnette v. LePage Bakeries Park St.,
Constitutional Law Reporter
JUNE 17, 2024
Nealy , 601 U.S. _ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Copyright Act entitles a copyright owner to obtain monetary relief for any timely infringement claim, no matter when the infringement occurred. The Court did not address when copyright infringement claims accrue with regard to the statute of limitations. Martinelli.
Constitutional Law Reporter
JUNE 25, 2024
Vullo , 602 U.S. _ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the National Rifle Association (NRA) may continue its First Amendment lawsuit against the former head of New York’s Department of Financial Services. The Supreme Court remanded the case back to the Second Circuit to evaluate the NRA’s claims in accordance with its opinion.
Constitutional Law Reporter
MAY 29, 2024
County of El Dorado , 601 U.S. _ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a traffic impact fee imposed by the County of El Dorado based on a fee schedule in the County’s General Plan ran afoul of the Constitution’s Takings Clause. That is incorrect,” Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote on behalf of the unanimous Court.
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