Articles Posted in US Supreme Court

Supreme Court Denies Emergency Relief in New York Gun Law Case Updated: Published by:

A New York law restricting firearms that took effect last fall will remain enforceable as litigation challenging its validity under the Second Amendment proceeds through federal courts.

Supreme Court to Hear Jack Daniel’s Case Involving Trademark and Free Speech Rights Updated: Published by:

On Monday, November 21, 2022, the United States Supreme Court granted a petition for a writ of certiorari in Jack Daniel's Properties, Inc. v. VIP Products LLC. The lawsuit seeks to clarify whether VIP's Jack Daniel's themed dog-toys are protected from trademark infringement claims due to VIP's First Amendment interest…

Supreme Court Prepares to Review Identity Theft Sentencing Rule Updated: Published by:

A defendant convicted of Medicaid fraud argues that the two-year sentence enhancement for identity theft under federal law should not apply to his case, which did not involve misrepresenting another person's identity.

Supreme Court Ruling Permits Public Funding for Religious Schools Updated: Published by:

On Tuesday, June 21, 2022, the United States Supreme Court issued a ruling that requires Maine to provide tuition assistance payments to nonsectarian schools. Justice Sonia Sotomayor, dissenting, wrote that "the Court leads us to a place where separation of church and state becomes a constitutional violation."

Supreme Court Rules in International Custody Dispute Updated: Published by:

The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that a court need not consider all possible ameliorative measures before denying a child's return to their home country under the Hague Convention once it has found that the return would pose a grave risk of harm.

U.S. Supreme Court Ruling in Student Free Speech Case Evolves Jurisprudence for the Internet Era Updated: Published by:

The United States Supreme Court ruled 8-1 in favor of protecting public school students' free speech rights on Wednesday, June 23, 2021, in Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L. The ruling expounds upon Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, bringing student free speech jurisprudence into the internet era.…

Supreme Court Rules Philadelphia’s Treatment of Catholic Foster Agency Violated the First Amendment Updated: Published by:

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday in favor of a Philadelphia Catholic foster agency accused of discrimination by the City of Philadelphia.