Supreme Court Report: Federal Bureau of Investigation v. Fazaga, 20-828
March 23, 2022 Volume 29, Issue 10 This Report summarizes opinions issued on March 3, 4, and 7 2022 (Part I); and cases granted review on February 28, 2022 (Part II). Opinion: Federal Bureau of Investigation v. Fazaga, 20-828 Federal Bureau of Investigation v. Fazaga, 20-828. The Court unanimously held that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance…
Supreme Court Report: United States v. Zubaydah, 20-827
March 23, 2022 Volume 29, Issue 10 This Report summarizes opinions issued on March 3, 4, and 7 2022 (Part I); and cases granted review on February 28, 2022 (Part II). Opinion: United States v. Zubaydah, 20-827 United States v. Zubaydah, 20-827. In a 7-2 decision, the Court held that the state secrets privilege required…
Supreme Court Report: United States v. Tsarnaev, 20-443
March 23, 2022 Volume 29, Issue 10 This Report summarizes opinions issued on March 3, 4, and 7 2022 (Part I); and cases granted review on February 28, 2022 (Part II). Opinion: United States v. Tsarnaev, 20-443 United States v. Tsarnaev, 20-443. In a 6-3 decision, the Court reversed the First Circuit and reinstated Dzhokhar…
Supreme Court Report: Cameron v. EMW Women’s Surgical Center, 20-601
March 23, 2022 Volume 29, Issue 10 This Report summarizes opinions issued on March 3, 4, and 7 2022 (Part I); and cases granted review on February 28, 2022 (Part II). Opinion: Cameron v. EMW Women’s Surgical Center, 20-601 Cameron v. EMW Women’s Surgical Center, 20-601. In an 8-1 decision, the Court held that the…
Supreme Court Report: Arellano v. McDonough, 21-432
March 9, 2022 Volume 29, Issue 9 This Report summarizes an opinion issued on February 24, 2022 (Part I); and cases granted review on February 7, 18, and 22, 2022 (Part II). Opinion: Arellano v. McDonough, 21-432 Arellano v. McDonough, 21-432. The Court will determine whether the doctrine of equitable tolling applies to the one-year…
Supreme Court Report: Biden v. Texas, 21-954
March 9, 2022 Volume 29, Issue 9 This Report summarizes an opinion issued on February 24, 2022 (Part I); and cases granted review on February 7, 18, and 22, 2022 (Part II). Opinion: Biden v. Texas, 21-954 Biden v. Texas, 21-954. The Court will determine whether the Biden Administration complied with both the Immigration and…
Supreme Court Report: Merrill v. Milligan, 21-1086; Merrill v. Caster, 21-1087
March 9, 2022 Volume 29, Issue 9 This Report summarizes an opinion issued on February 24, 2022 (Part I); and cases granted review on February 7, 18, and 22, 2022 (Part II). Opinion: Merrill v. Milligan, 21-1086; Merrill v. Caster, 21-1087 Merrill v. Milligan, 21-1086; Merrill v. Caster, 21-1087. In these consolidated cases, the Court…
Supreme Court Report: 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, 21-476
March 9, 2022 Volume 29, Issue 9 This Report summarizes an opinion issued on February 24, 2022 (Part I); and cases granted review on February 7, 18, and 22, 2022 (Part II). Opinion: 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, 21-476 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, 21-476. This case examines a question left undecided by the Court…
Supreme Court Report: Unicolors, Inc. v. H&M Hennes & Mauritz, L.P., 20-915
March 9, 2022 Volume 29, Issue 9 This Report summarizes an opinion issued on February 24, 2022 (Part I); and cases granted review on February 7, 18, and 22, 2022 (Part II). Opinion: Unicolors, Inc. v. H&M Hennes & Mauritz, L.P., 20-915 Unicolors, Inc. v. H&M Hennes & Mauritz, L.P., 20-915. A safe harbor provision…
Kansas Attorney General May Appeal Trial Court Decision After Intervening
The Kansas supreme court recently issued a decision on mask mandates which addressed the attorney general’s right to appeal after having intervened in the case. Butler v. Shawnee Mission Sch. Dist. Bd. of Educ., 2022 Kan. LEXIS 4 (Kan. Jan. 7, 2022). The school board of Shawnee Mission, Kansas adopted a mask mandate to address…
