Supreme Court Report: United States v. Vaello Madero, 20-303
May 4, 2022 Volume 29, Issue 12 This Report summarizes opinions issued on April 21, 2022 (Part I). Opinion: United States v. Vaello Madero, 20-303 In an 8-1 decision, the Court reversed the First Circuit and held that Congress’s refusal “to make Supplemental Security Income benefits available to residents of Puerto Rico to the same…
Supreme Court Report: Cassirer v. Thyssen Bornemisza Collection Foundation, 20-1566
May 4, 2022 Volume 29, Issue 12 This Report summarizes opinions issued on April 21, 2022 (Part I). Opinion: Cassirer v. Thyssen Bornemisza Collection Foundation, 20-1566 The Court unanimously held that the substantive law in a case brought under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA) raising non-federal claims should be decided by the…
Supreme Court Report: Boechler v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Service, 20-1472
May 4, 2022 Volume 29, Issue 12 This Report summarizes opinions issued on April 21, 2022 (Part I). Opinion: Boechler v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Service, 20-1472 The Court unanimously held that the deadline to petition the Tax Court for review of a collection due process determination is not jurisdictional, and can be equitably tolled…
Supreme Court Report: Brown v. Davenport, 20-826
May 4, 2022 Volume 29, Issue 12 This Report summarizes opinions issued on April 21, 2022 (Part I). Opinion: Brown v. Davenport, 20-826 Brown v. Davenport, 20-826. In a 6-3 opinion, the Court held that when a state court has ruled that a trial error was harmless, a federal habeas court must review that decision…
Supreme Court Report: Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith, 21-869
April 11, 2022 Volume 29, Issue 11 This Report summarizes opinions issued on March 23, 24, and 31, and April 4, 2022 (Part I); and cases granted review on March 28, 2022 (Part II). Cases Granted Review: Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith, 21-869 Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts,…
Supreme Court Report: Cruz v. Arizona, 21-846
April 11, 2022 Volume 29, Issue 11 This Report summarizes opinions issued on March 23, 24, and 31, and April 4, 2022 (Part I); and cases granted review on March 28, 2022 (Part II). Cases Granted Review: Cruz v. Arizona, 21-846 Cruz v. Arizona, 21-846. The Court limited the grant of certiorari to the following…
Supreme Court Report: National Pork Producers Council v. Ross, 21-468
April 11, 2022 Volume 29, Issue 11 This Report summarizes opinions issued on March 23, 24, and 31, and April 4, 2022 (Part I); and cases granted review on March 28, 2022 (Part II). Cases Granted Review: National Pork Producers Council v. Ross, 21-468 National Pork Producers Council v. Ross, 21-468. The Court will resolve…
Supreme Court Report: Badgerow v. Walters, 20-1143
April 11, 2022 Volume 29, Issue 11 This Report summarizes opinions issued on March 23, 24, and 31, and April 4, 2022 (Part I); and cases granted review on March 28, 2022 (Part II). Opinion: Badgerow v. Walters, 20-1143 Badgerow v. Walters, 20-1143. In an 8-1 decision, the Court held that the “look-through” approach adopted…
Supreme Court Report: Thompson v. Clark, 20-659
April 11, 2022 Volume 29, Issue 11 This Report summarizes opinions issued on March 23, 24, and 31, and April 4, 2022 (Part I); and cases granted review on March 28, 2022 (Part II). Opinion: Thompson v. Clark, 20-659 Thompson v. Clark, 20-659. In a 6-3 decision, the Court held that a Fourth Amendment claim…
Supreme Court Report: Houston Community College System v. Wilson, 20-804
April 11, 2022 Volume 29, Issue 11 This Report summarizes opinions issued on March 23, 24, and 31, and April 4, 2022 (Part I); and cases granted review on March 28, 2022 (Part II). Opinion: Houston Community College System v. Wilson, 20-804 Houston Community College System v. Wilson, 20-804. The Court unanimously held that the…
