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…
Supreme Court Report: Wisconsin Legislature v. Wisconsin Elections Commission, 21A471
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: Wisconsin Legislature v. Wisconsin Elections Commission, 21A471 Wisconsin Legislature v. Wisconsin Elections Commission, 21A471. The Court summarily held that the…
Supreme Court Report: Ramirez v. Collier, 21-5592
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: Ramirez v. Collier, 21-5592 Ramirez v. Collier, 21-5592. By an 8-1 vote, the Court held that a prisoner facing execution…
Supreme Court Report: Haaland v. Brackeen, 21-376; Cherokee Nation v. Brackeen, 21-377; Texas v. Haaland, 21-378; Brackeen v. Haaland, 21-380
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: Haaland v. Brackeen, 21-376; Cherokee Nation v. Brackeen, 21-377; Texas v. Haaland, 21-378; Brackeen v. Haaland, 21-380 Haaland v. Brackeen, 21-376; Cherokee Nation…
Supreme Court Report: Wooden v. United States, 20-5279
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: Wooden v. United States, 20-5279 Wooden v. United States, 20-5279. Without dissent, the Court held that petitioner’s burglary of ten units in a…
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…