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SCOTUS Makes Unanimous Ruling in Hungary v. Simon

Constitutional Law Reporter

Simon , 604 U.S. _ (2025), the U.S. In support of its decision, the Court cited the FSIAs structure, history, and purpose of the statute, emphasizing that Court interprets the FSIA to avoid producing friction in international relations or inviting reciprocal actions against the United States in foreign courts. In Hungary v.

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Supreme Court Kicks Off February Argument Session

Constitutional Law Reporter

United States: The supervised-release statute, 18 U.S.C. In that list, Congress omitted the factors set forth in section 3553(a)(2)(A) the need for the sentence to reflect the seriousness of the offense, promote respect for the law, and provide just punishment for the offense. Goertz , 598 U.S. 3583(e) , lists factors from 18 U.S.C.

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SCOTUS to Revisit Non-Delegation Doctrine

Constitutional Law Reporter

In its petition for certiorari, the agency argued that the fund relies on a constitutional delegation of congressional power because the relevant statute provides several intelligible principles to guide the FCCs actions when setting fees. Oral arguments are scheduled for March 26, 2025.

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First Amendment Issues Dominant Busy Week at the Supreme Court

Constitutional Law Reporter

Sections 401 and 403 of the statute apply to offenses committed after the FSA’s enactment on December 21, 2018, and to “any offense that was committed before the date of enactmentif a sentence for the offense has not been imposed as of such date of enactment.” Thompson v. Please check back for updates.

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SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments in FDA Vaping Challenge and Three Other Cases

Constitutional Law Reporter

Cornell University : The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) prohibits a plan fiduciary from engag[ing] in a transaction, if he knows or should know that such transaction constitutes a direct or indirect furnishing of goods, services, or facilities between the plan and a party in interest.

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Divided By Principle: How Justices Barrett And Jackson Are Shaping The Future Of Constitutional Law

Above The Law

The two graphs below track the Justices word counts across all argument in the 2023/2024 Term and those already completed in this 2024/2025 Term. The remainder of this piece proceeds by breaking down and comparing their argument styles across eight oral arguments, four from the 2023/2024 Term and four from the 2024/2025 Term.

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Comparing Recent Federal Circuit Judges

Above The Law

Biden appointed the most judges to the Second Circuit in 2021, to the Ninth in 2022, and even had one judge begin active service in 2025 ( Embry Kidd in the Eleventh Circuit). strict comparator requirements in discrimination claims), and uphold conservative interpretations of statutes (e.g., 1983), and qualified immunity.