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The United States Supreme Court is the highest court of the United States and is charged with interpreting federal law, including the United States Constitution. The Court's docket is largely discretionary with only a limited number of cases granted review each term.  The Court is comprised of one chief justice and eight associate justices, who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate to hold lifetime positions. less -
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The Supreme Court Update - April 7, 2025

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Today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in two cases: Ellingburg v. United States, No. 23-3129: This case addresses the Ex Post Facto Clause of the U.S. Constitution, which the government...more

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The Supreme Court Update - January 21, 2025

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The Supreme Court of the United States issued one decision today: Andrew v. White, No. 23-6573: In this case, the Court addressed whether the State violated petitioner Brenda Andrew’s due process rights when, during her...more

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The Supreme Court Update - February 29, 2024

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On February 28, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in one case: Trump v. United States, No. 23-939: This case concerns the criminal prosecution of former President Donald Trump in Special...more

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Supreme Court to Weigh in on Scope of Federal Bribery Statute

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In Snyder v. United States, the Supreme Court of the United States could redefine the legal boundaries regarding federal bribery as it prepares to answer whether the primary federal bribery statute, 18 U.S.C. § 666,...more

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The Supreme Court Update - January 13, 2023

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On Friday, January 13, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in eight cases: U.S. ex rel. Schutte v. SuperValu Inc.; U.S. ex rel. Proctor v. Safeway, Inc., Nos. 21-1326, 22-111: These consolidated...more

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The Supreme Court Update - December 13, 2022

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Today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in three cases: Slack Technologies, LLC v. Pirani, No. 22-200: This case presents an issue of federal securities law. After the messaging software company,...more

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Supreme Court To Hear Argument Addressing Doctors’ Good Faith Defense To Pill Mill Prosecutions

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The Supreme Court will hear argument next week in two consolidated cases that will decide what standard applies when a doctor asserts a good faith defense to a criminal prosecution for unlawful drug distribution. ...more

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2020 Supreme Court Update

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s October term started earlier this month, and promises to be an unprecedented session. How is the Court responding to the pandemic and adapting to a virtual environment? Which cases should you be...more

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The Ups And Downs (And Up Again?) Of A Batson Challenge

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In Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79 (1986), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment prevents prosecutors in criminal cases from exercising peremptory challenges to excuse...more

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The Supreme Court - April 20, 2020

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Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued the following three opinions: Thryv, Inc. v. Click-To-Call Technologies, LP, No. 18-916: Patent challengers are able to ask the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”)...more

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The Supreme Court - December 16, 2019

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On Friday afternoon, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in the following cases: Trump v. Vance, No. 19-635: Whether as part of a district attorney’s criminal investigation targeting the President of...more

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The Supreme Court - December 10, 2018

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The Supreme Court of the United States issued the following decision today: United States v. Stitt, No. 17-765; United States v. Sims, No. 17-766: Respondents in these two consolidated cases were both convicted in federal...more

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The Supreme Court - May 14, 2018

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The Supreme Court of the United States issued five decisions today: Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Assn., No. 16-476: In the 1990s, Congress enacted the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (“PASPA”), 28...more

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The Supreme Court - June 2016 #7

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The Supreme Court of the United States issued decisions in three cases today: McDonnell v. United States, No. 15-474: Former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell and his wife, Maureen McDonnell, were federally indicted...more

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The Supreme Court - May 2016

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The Supreme Court of the United States issued one decision on May 2, 2016: Ocasio v. United States, No. 14-361: Petitioner Samuel Ocasio, a former police officer, was tried and convicted under the Hobbs Act for...more

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