Supreme Court Report, Volume 31, Issue 14

This Report summarizes opinions issued on June 6, 2024 (Part I); and cases granted review on June 10, 2024 (Part II).

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Supreme Court Report, Volume 31, Issue 13

This Report summarizes opinions issued on May 9 and 16, 2024 (Part I).

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Supreme Court Report, Volume 31, Issue 12

This Report summarizes opinions issued on May 9 and 16, 2024 (Part I).

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Supreme Court Report, Volume 31, Issue 11

This Report summarizes cases granted review on April 19 and 26, 2024 (Part I).

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Garland v. VanDerStok, 23-852. | Supreme Court Report, Volume 31, Issue 11

This case involves the federal government’s attempted regulation of “firearms parts kits,” otherwise known as “ghost guns.” The Gun Control Act of 1986 (Act) imposes various licensing, background-check, recordkeeping, and serialization requirements on individuals engaged in the business of importing, manufacturing, or dealing in firearms.

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Lackey v. Stinnie, 23-621. | Supreme Court Report, Volume 31, Issue 11

Under 42 U.S.C. §1988(b), the “prevailing party” in certain civil rights actions can recover reasonable attorney’s fees.

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Supreme Court Report, Volume 31, Issue 10

This Report summarizes opinions issued on April 12, 16, and 17, 2024 (Part I).

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Supreme Court Report: Volume 31, Issue 9

This Report summarizes opinions issued on March 15 and 19, 2024 (Part I). Opinions Lindke v. Freed, 22-611. The Court unanimously held that a public official who prevents someone from commenting on his social media page engages in state action under §1983 only if the official (1) had actual authority to speak on the state’s…

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Supreme Court Report: Volume 31, Issue 8

Trump v. Anderson, 23-719. In a per curiam opinion, the Court held that the states do not have authority to enforce Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment against federal officeholders and candidates; Section 3 may be enforced against federal officeholders only through legislation enacted by Congress.

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Supreme Court Report: Volume 31, Issue 7

McElrath v. Georgia, 22-721. The Court unanimously held that the Double Jeopardy Clause bars retrial of a defendant for a crime on which he was previously acquitted―even where the jury’s verdict of acquittal on one criminal charge and its verdict of guilty on a different criminal charge arising from the same facts were logically and legally impossible to reconcile.

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