HowAppealing

JUNE 6, 2025

“‘Reverse Discrimination’ Ruling Is a Win for the Rule of Law; The Supreme Court decision isn’t a victory for conservatives or liberals”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion. This Supreme Court ruling makes it clear that the laws on discrimination apply to everybody equally.”

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The US Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism (SCDPR) challenging a lower court ruling that found the state had waived sovereign immunity by participating in a federal antitrust lawsuit against Google.

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JURIST

MAY 24, 2025

The US Supreme Court split evenly Thursday over a challenge to the attempted establishment of the countrys first religious charter school, leaving in place a ruling from the Oklahoma Supreme Court that found the proposed Catholic school unconstitutional. The US Supreme Courts opinion did not explain its ruling.

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JURIST

MARCH 26, 2025

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday over a challenge to Louisiana’s recently redrawn voting map and its two Black-majority districts. But this has became life as usual for the states under this Court’s voting cases.” It is unclear how the court will rule in the case.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

APRIL 14, 2025

Supreme Court held that in awarding the defendants profits to the prevailing plaintiff in a trademark infringement suit under the Lanham Act, a court can award only profits ascribable to the defendant itself. A divided Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed. Supreme Courts Decision The Supreme Court disagreed.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MAY 23, 2025

State of Norway (EFTA Court Advisory Opinion) could have sweeping consequences for fossil fuel development across Europe, especially in Norway, a major oil producer outside the European Union but deeply integrated into its legal framework through the EEA. What Is the EFTA Court? 3(2) ESA and EFTA Court Agreement ).

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 27, 2025

The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to weigh in on the bid for compassionate release by a New York man convicted of murder for hire a quarter-century ago. The justices decision to grant review in Fernandez v. Both denials spurred dissents from the denial of review by some of the courts conservative justices.

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JURIST

MARCH 4, 2025

A Nigerian government official on Sunday addressed the Supreme Court’s annulment of local elections, after months of silence, with the view that while he disagreed with the decision, he would respect the court’s ruling.The Supreme Court of Nigeria nullified the local government elections in the Rivers State on October 5, 2024.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 24, 2025

Share At oral arguments earlier this week the Supreme Court was skeptical of the Food and Drug Administrations effort to block a North Carolina-based company from challenging the denial of its application to market e-cigarettes in the conservative U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, based in Louisiana.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 27, 2025

Share The Supreme Court on Monday turned down a plea to reinstate an Ohio mans conviction for attempted murder. Justice Clarence Thomas dissented from the courts announcement that it would not intervene in the case, in an eight-page opinion joined by Justice Samuel Alito. Thomas was sharply critical of the Cincinnati-based U.S.

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LawInSport

DECEMBER 3, 2024

In September the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs v Professional Game Match Officials Ltd [2024] UKSC 29 ( PGMOL ) , concerning the employment status of part-time football referees. The article analyses the court's decision and the reasoning adopted.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JULY 1, 2025

On Friday, June 27, the Supreme Court’s term closed and the Court handed down its final opinions, including in a case called Trump v. Namely, it restricts federal courts from issuing most nationwide, or “universal,” injunctions. Namely, it restricts federal courts from issuing most nationwide, or “universal,” injunctions.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

APRIL 24, 2025

Credit: Christine Olsson/TT On February 19, 2025, the Swedish Supreme Court dismissed the Aurora case ( Anton Foley and others v Sweden ), the first systemic climate change case brought in Sweden. It sheds light on how national courts may interpret KlimaSeniorinnen , particularly on separation of powers.

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NewmanFerraraLLP

JUNE 16, 2025

The Appellate Division, First Department, upheld the New York County Supreme Court's decision to dismiss the case under the doctrine of "forum non conveniens." " The court emphasized that the plaintiffs, as Kazakhstani citizens residing in Kazakhstan, had their strongest legal ties to that jurisdiction.

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JURIST

MARCH 26, 2025

US District Judge Stephen Locher issued the preliminary injunction after reconsidering the law, known as Senate File 496 , under instructions from a federal appeals court that had vacated his earlier injunction. That standard, Judge Locher wrote, went beyond the US Supreme Court’s well-established precedent on obscenity for minors.

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OCTOBER 24, 2024

This decision was prompted by a recent Supreme Court ruling in City of Grants Pass v. They explore the implications of this order, the recent Supreme Court decision in City of Grants Pass v. Johnson , and the impact that this decision may have on the homeless community.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Last Friday, December 20, 2024, the Sabin Center submitted an amicus brief to the New York State Court of Appeals the states highest court in support of the City of New York in Glen Oaks Village Owners, Inc., The initial complaint, which brought five claims challenging Local Law 97s lawfulness, was dismissed by the trial court.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 13, 2025

Share A trade group for the adult entertainment industry will appear at the Supreme Court on Wednesday in its challenge to a Texas law that requires pornography sites to verify the age of their users before providing access for example, by requiring a government-issued identification. A federal district court in Austin, Tex.,

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NewmanFerraraLLP

JUNE 29, 2025

The Civil Court ruled in the landlord's favor, awarding possession of the unit and implicitly dismissing the tenant's counterclaim. However, the appellate court determined that these arguments had been waived, as the tenant had not raised them in her answer or through a pre-trial motion.

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SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Share The Supreme Court will hear arguments early next year in the latest chapter in a protracted dispute over race and redistricting in Louisiana. The court also sent Joseph Smith’s case from Alabama’s death row back to the court of appeals for more clarification of the basis for the lower court’s decision.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MARCH 6, 2025

On November 26, 2024, the Supreme Administrative Court of the Czech Republic dismissed the countrys first strategic climate case ( Klimatick aloba R v. The plaintiffs, partially successful in the first instance court (see here ), have already filed a constitutional complaint with the Czech Constitutional Court.

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SCOTUSBlog

JULY 14, 2025

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. McCarthy, National Review) Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Ban Faces New Peril: Class Actions (Adam Liptak, The New York Times) The post The morning read for Monday, July 14 appeared first on SCOTUSblog.

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JURIST

MARCH 8, 2025

Japan’s Nagoya High Court ruled on Friday that the country’s lack of legal recognition for same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. This ruling marks the fourth consecutive high court decision to declare the current government policy unconstitutional following similar verdicts in Tokyo , Fukuoka , and Sapporo.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Chip Brownlee, The Trace) How the 2024 Election Will Reshape the Supreme Court (Elie Honig, New York Magazine) Abortion Pills Are Safe. Post-Roe America Isn’t. 25 appeared first on SCOTUSblog.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 2, 2025

The Supreme Court on Monday morning added four new cases to its docket for the 2025-26 term, on issues ranging from whether a political candidate can bring a lawsuit challenging Illinoiss procedures for counting votes to the extent of police officers ability to enter ones home under the Fourth Amendment.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 23, 2025

Share The Supreme Court on Thursday afternoon granted the federal governments request to be allowed to enforce a federal anti-money-laundering law while the governments appeal moves forward in the conservative U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar to come to the Supreme Court on Dec.

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The Volokh Conspiracy

JUNE 26, 2025

Hodges , the landmark Supreme Court decision striking down laws banning same-sex marriage. The ruling was a great victory for liberty and equality, and a striking example of how progress can be achieved by a combination of litigation and political action. The Court got the right result. Only with Lawrence v.

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SCOTUSBlog

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Share The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Feb. But a federal appeals court ruled last year that Gutierrez does not have a legal right to sue, known as standing, to bring federal civil rights claims challenging the constitutionality of the Texas laws governing DNA testing. Now the Supreme Court will weigh in.

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The Volokh Conspiracy

JUNE 10, 2025

The trial court will now evaluate that question here. He May Finally Get His Day in Court. It is a significant legal victory when considering that such claims are often dead on arrival. Police seized Robert Reeves' Chevrolet Camaro and $2,000 in cash in 2019 on suspicion that he had stolen a skid steer from Home Depot.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 30, 2025

The Supreme Court on Monday morning added seven new cases, covering issues ranging from campaign-finance regulations to the flexibility of the deadline to move a case from state to federal court, to its docket for the 2025-26 term. The cases granted on Monday will likely be argued in the fall, with a ruling to follow sometime in 2026.

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 29, 2025

The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has relisted for its upcoming conference. The Supreme Court is making good progress in sorting through the current relists. The court is now holding a second relisted petition raising a similar issue, Elliott v. This week it disposed of four.

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SCOTUSBlog

JULY 1, 2025

Courtly Observations is a recurring series by Erwin Chemerinsky that focuses on what the Supreme Court’s decisions will mean for the law, for lawyers and lower courts, and for people’s lives. The court decided 56 cases with signed opinions after briefing and oral argument. This seems to be the new normal for the court.

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The Volokh Conspiracy

JUNE 13, 2025

Yesterday, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of an innocent Atlanta family, represented by IJ, whose home was mistakenly raided by an FBI SWAT team. So when people exposed to Agent Orange sued Dow in state court, Dow was able to have the case removed to federal court under the federal-officer removal statute.

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SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 20, 2025

Share The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has relisted for its upcoming conference. The Supreme Court is hitting its stride in sorting through the relists. The court also agreed to take up a twice-relisted challenge to Colorados ban on conversion therapy.

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The Volokh Conspiracy

JUNE 27, 2025

In today's Supreme Court ruling in FCC v. The Court rejected the argument that the 1996 law authorizing this levy violates the nondelegation doctrine, which constrains delegation of legislative power to the executive. And the Court's decision in Consumers Research seems to bar such things. AI-Generated Image.

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LegalReader

JUNE 27, 2025

Teller — June 27, 2025 Photo by Ron Lach from Pexels Share on Facebook Tweet this Story Wisconsin Supreme Court allows corrections officers’ pay lawsuit to proceed collectively. But the new ruling from the Wisconsin Supreme Court settles one question: whether the officers can proceed as a group.

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HowAppealing

JUNE 26, 2025

On the 10th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationally, supporters say they are secure but also wary and watchful.” ” Adam Nagourney and Jeremy W. Peters of The New York Times have this report. ” Steven Romo of NBC News reports that “ On the 10th anniversary of the U.S.

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