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U.S. v. Cooley

August 7, 2023August 31, 2021

The Supreme Court addresses tribal authority in a case that centers on a drug bust of a non-Indian driving through the Crow Reservation.

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Categories Legal Docket Tags Battle of the Little Bighorn, Crow Reservation, law enforcement, Montana, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, tribal authority, tribal jurisdiction, US v Cooley

Jones v. Mississippi

August 7, 2023August 17, 2021

The Supreme Court addresses the 8th Amendment in this case about a 15-year-old who got a life sentence after killing his grandfather.

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Categories Legal Docket Tags constitutional law, JLWOP, Jones v Mississippi, juvenile justice, life without parole, Mississippi prison, murder, SCOTUS, Supreme Court

Mandatory Vaccine Laws

August 7, 2023February 28, 2021

A review of a 1905 Supreme Court case that decided the constitutionality of vaccine mandates and cases that have expanded on it. 

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Categories Legal Docket Tags constitutional law, COVID-19, due process clause, Jacobson v Massachusetts, SCOTUS, smallpox, Supreme Court, vaccine injury, vaccine laws, vaccine mandate

Admitting Privileges 

August 7, 2023September 22, 2020

The Supreme Court issues a surprising plurality decision in a case that challenges a state law that requires abortion doctors to have admitting privileges at a local hospital.

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Categories Legal Docket Tags abortion law, constitutional law, incrementalism, June Medical Services v Russo, maternal health laws, persuasion laws, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, undue burden

Bivens Remedy

August 7, 2023September 8, 2020

The Supreme Court addresses whether a Bivens remedy is available in a case where a border patrol agent killed a Mexican teenager in a cross-border shooting.

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Categories Legal Docket Tags 5th Amendment, Bivens remedy, constitutional law, due process, Hernandez v Mesa, Paso Del Norte Bridge, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, U.S. Border Patrol agents

The Insanity Defense

August 7, 2023August 25, 2020

The Supreme Court considers the limits of a complex and controversial defense to crimes: insanity.

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Categories Legal Docket Tags 14th Amendment, 8th Amendment, constitutional law, criminal law, insanity defense, Kahler v Kansas, mens rea, mental illness, SCOTUS, Supreme Court

The Clean Water Act

August 7, 2023August 11, 2020

The Supreme Court addresses the scope of the Clean Water Act in a case about a wastewater facility that wants to dispose of sewage into the ocean without a permit.

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Categories Legal Docket Tags Clean Water Act, coral reefs, County of Maui v Hawaii Wildlife Fund, DC Water, functional equivalent test, navigable waters, pollutants, SCOTUS, sewage plant, Supreme Court, toilet flush
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