Opinion: Torres v. Texas Dep’t of Public Safety, 20-603

Volume 29, Issue 20 This Report summarizes opinions issued on June 27, 29, and 30, 2022 (Part I). Opinion: Torres v. Texas Dep’t of Public Safety, 20-603 Torres v. Texas Dep’t of Public Safety, 20-603. By a 5-4 vote, the Court held that Congress has the authority to authorize suits against nonconsenting states pursuant to…

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Opinion: Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, 21-418

Volume 29, Issue 20 This Report summarizes opinions issued on June 27, 29, and 30, 2022 (Part I). Opinion: Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, 21-418 Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, 21-418. By a 6-3 vote, the Court held that a school district violated the Free Speech and Free Exercise Clause rights of a football coach…

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Opinion: Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta, 21-429

Volume 29, Issue 20 This Report summarizes opinions issued on June 27, 29, and 30, 2022 (Part I). Opinion: Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta, 21-429 Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta, 21-429. By a 5-4 vote, the Court held that “the Federal Government and the State have concurrent jurisdiction to prosecute crimes committed by non-Indians against Indians in Indian country.”…

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Opinion: Biden v. Texas, 21-954

Volume 29, Issue 20 This Report summarizes opinions issued on June 27, 29, and 30, 2022 (Part I). Opinion: Biden v. Texas, 21-954 Biden v. Texas, 21-954. The Court held by a 6-3 vote that (1) the Biden Administration’s attempt to terminate the Migrant Protection Protocols (the Trump Administration’s “remain in Mexico” policy) did not…

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Opinion: West Virginia v. EPA, 20-1530

Volume 29, Issue 20 This Report summarizes opinions issued on June 27, 29, and 30, 2022 (Part I). Opinion: West Virginia v. EPA, 20-1530 West Virginia v. EPA, 20-1530. By a 6-3 vote, the Court held that the EPA lacked the authority in 2015 to issue the Clean Power Plan, which sought aggressively to deal…

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Opinion: Becerra v. Empire Health Foundation, 20-1312

Volume 29, Issue 19 This Report summarizes opinions issued on June 23 and 24, 2022 (Part I). Opinion: Becerra v. Empire Health Foundation, 20-1312 Becerra v. Empire Health Foundation, 20-1312. In a 5-4 decision, the Court held that when calculating the “Medicare fraction” used to determine reimbursement rates to hospitals that serve disproportionately high numbers of…

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Opinion: Vega v. Tekoh, 21-499

Volume 29, Issue 19 This Report summarizes opinions issued on June 23 and 24, 2022 (Part I). Opinion: Vega v. Tekoh, 21-499 Vega v. Tekoh, 21-499. In a 6-3 opinion, the Court held that a plaintiff may not sue a police officer under 42 U.S.C. §1983 based on the allegedly improper admission of an un-Mirandized statement…

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Opinion: Berger v. North Carolina State Conf. of the NAACP, 21-248

Volume 29, Issue 19 This Report summarizes opinions issued on June 23 and 24, 2022 (Part I). Opinion: Berger v. North Carolina State Conf. of the NAACP, 21-248 Berger v. North Carolina State Conf. of the NAACP, 21-248. In an 8-1 decision, the Court held that two leaders of the North Carolina General Assembly were entitled…

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Opinion: Nance v. Ward, 21-439

Volume 29, Issue 19 This Report summarizes opinions issued on June 23 and 24, 2022 (Part I). Opinion: Nance v. Ward, 21-439 Nance v. Ward, 21-439. In a 5-4 decision, the Court held that a state prisoner who identifies an alternative method of execution not presently authorized by state law may challenge the state’s method of…

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Opinion: New York Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Bruen, 20-843

Volume 29, Issue 19 This Report summarizes opinions issued on June 23 and 24, 2022 (Part I). Opinion: New York Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Bruen, 20-843 New York Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Bruen, 20-843. By a 6-3 vote, the Court held that New York State violates the Second Amendment by conditioning an individual’s right…

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