SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 20, 2025

As is frequently the case when the court denies review in cases that have been relisted repeatedly, denial occasioned dissent, this time from Justice Clarence Thomas, joined by Justice Neil Gorsuch. Relisted after the Jan. 28 and Mar. 7 conferences.) Relisted after the Jan. 28 and Mar. 7 conferences.)

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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. King sued them under the Federal Tort Claims Act and under Bivens v. The district court dismissed both, King appealed only the Bivens action, and the U.S.

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SCOTUSBlog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Share The Petitions of the Week column highlights a selection of cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. Sineneng-Smith , the justices reversed a circuit-court decision that struck down a federal law criminalizing the act of “encourag[ing] or induc[ing]” noncitizens to enter or remain in the United States for financial gain.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court decision that vacated the listing of the Beringia distinct population segment (DPS) of the Pacific bearded seal subspecies as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Climate Litigation Chart (Update #92): FEATURED CASE. Alaska Oil & Gas Association v.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 23, 2025

While the Supreme Court routinely throws out lower-court decisions granting prisoners habeas relief, its fairly uncommon for the justices to summarily grant relief to habeas petitioners. Lewis , 24-473 Issue : Whether Maryland v. Relisted after the Jan. 10 and Jan. 17 conferences.) Relisted after the Jan. 10 and Jan.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

OCTOBER 7, 2019

The court also temporarily enjoined two felony riot statutes because they went “far beyond” the State’s “appropriate interest” in criminalizing participation in a riot with acts of force or violence. Minnesota Supreme Court Declined to Review Claims Regarding Environmental Review for Oil Pipeline. 97182-0 (Wash. County of Butte v.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 16, 2025

The constitutionality of assault-weapons bans On Monday, the justices turned down a challenge to Marylands gun-licensing requirement. In 2020, a group of Maryland residents, gun-rights groups, and a firearms dealer sued to challenge the ban. A federal district court rejected this challenge, and the U.S. In Snope v.

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