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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Opinion: Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Org., 13-1392
Volume 29, Issue 19 This Report summarizes opinions issued on June 23 and 24, 2022 (Part I). Opinion: Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Org., 13-1392 Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Org., 19-1392. By a 5-1-3 vote, the Court overturned Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973), and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. Casey, 505 U.S….
Supreme Court Report: Bittner v. United States, 21-1195
Volume 29, Issue 18 This Report summarizes opinions issued on June 21, 2022 (Part I); and cases granted review on that date (Part II). Case Granted Review: Bittner v. United States, 21-1195 Bittner v. United States, 21-1195. The question presented is whether a violation under the Bank Secrecy Act, 31 U.S.C. 5311 et seq., is…
Supreme Court Report: United States, ex rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources, Inc., 21-1052
Volume 29, Issue 18 This Report summarizes opinions issued on June 21, 2022 (Part I); and cases granted review on that date (Part II). Case Granted Review: United States, ex rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources, Inc., 21-1052 United States, ex rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources, Inc., 21-1052. This case addresses “[w]hether the government…
