SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Share On Tuesday, the court heard argument in Jones v. Hendrix , a case that exemplifies the Gordian knot that is the federal habeas corpus statute. Two decades into his prison term, the Supreme Court decided in Rehaif v. 922(g) and sentenced to more than 27 years’ incarceration. In 1948, Congress passed 28 U.S.C.

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JURIST

APRIL 19, 2022

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Monday in Siegle v. The District Court ruled in the Circuit City trustee’s favor, and the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reversed and remanded the case. Fitzgerald and United States v. Washington.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

MARCH 5, 2024

Supreme Court heard oral arguments in four cases last week. While the case centers on the EPA’s regulation of interstate air pollution under the Clean Air Act, the issues before the Court are largely procedural. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals denied the motions to stay and the States appealed to the Supreme Court.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

AUGUST 28, 2023

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. In Mallory v.

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JonathanTurley

JULY 3, 2022

In a rare move, Supreme Court Marshal Gail Curley has sent letters to Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich, and Virginia Gov. The letter seeks to use state laws to achieve what the Justice Department has clearly rejected under federal law. Under a federal law, 18 U.S.C.

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JonathanTurley

MAY 12, 2021

In a major but likely controversial victory for free speech, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit overturned the conviction of a retired Air Force Colonel for using a racial epithet at the shoe store on the Marine base at Quantico in Virginia. Bartow was charged under Virginia Code § 18.2-416,

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Bruen, the first major gun rights case before the Supreme Court in ten years. Justices have been openly discussing a case to push back on lower courts that have been chipping away at its Second Amendment jurisprudence. The court will soon take up New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. Penal Law § 400.00(2)(f)

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