Court Decisions Criminal Law Statute 
Constitutional Law Reporter
JULY 6, 2023
Supreme Court narrowed the scope of a federal aggravated identity theft statute. The justices unanimously held that a defendant “uses” another person’s means of identification “in relation to” a predicate offense when the use is at the crux of what makes the conduct criminal. In Durbin v.
Constitutional Law Reporter
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
Supreme Court’s Decision The Supreme Court reversed by a vote of 7-2, holding that because §1324(a)(1)(A)(iv) forbids only the purposeful solicitation and facilitation of specific acts known to violate federal law, the clause is not unconstitutionally overbroad. Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote on behalf of the majority.
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SCOTUSBlog
OCTOBER 5, 2023
Several of them are sequels to earlier high court decisions. First Amendment The current court is very solicitous of First Amendment rights. Criminal law We are now in the home stretch. Below we briefly discuss those 14 cases. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc. , relisted after the Sept.
SCOTUSBlog
JANUARY 12, 2022
Oklahoma that Congress had not clearly disestablished a Creek Nation reservation covering much of eastern Oklahoma, and thus the area remained Native American territory for the purposes of a federal criminal law, eliminating the state’s ability to prosecute crimes there. They invoke Rapanos v.
SCOTUSBlog
DECEMBER 31, 2020
Cohen – who first met the Lovings when he was just 29 – filed a lawsuit on their behalf, challenging the Virginia law and similar state statutes as violating the 14th Amendment. He and his co-counsel, Philip Hirschkop, took the case to the Supreme Court. Virginia , the court did find the statute unconstitutional.
Above The Law
MARCH 21, 2025
In a series of recent decisions, federal courts across the United States have addressed a range of significant legal issues, from civil rights and constitutional law to administrative authority and criminal justice. Area of Law: Constitutional Law, Civil Rights, Federal Authority: 25 points. Ludlow Sch.
Above The Law
MARCH 7, 2025
Jackson also inquired about the potential impact of a ruling on the statute of limitations and how courts should approach medical expertise when evaluating agency decisions, especially regarding the safety and efficacy of drugs.
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