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SCOTUS Digest

Jul 17, 2019

Statutory Interpretation

A federal statute, 18 U. S. C. §922(g), provides that “[i]t shall be unlawful” for certain individuals to possess firearms.

Jul 17, 2019

5th Amendment Violation

The Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment states that “private property [shall not] be taken for public use, without just compensation.”

Jul 17, 2019

Nondelegation Doctrine

The nondelegation doctrine bars Congress from transferring its legislative power to another branch of Government.

Jul 17, 2019

Sufficiency of Evidence

Petitioner Edward McDonough alleges that respondent Youel Smith fabricated evidence and used it to pursue criminal charges against him.

Jul 17, 2019

1st Amendment Violation

Since 1925, the Bladensburg Peace Cross (Cross) has stood as a tribute to 49 area soldiers who gave their lives in the First World War.

Jul 17, 2019

Statutory Interpretation

This case concerns two federal statutes, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (Telephone Act) and the Administrative Orders Review Act (Hobbs Act).

Jul 17, 2019

1st Amendment Violation

New York state law requires cable operators to set aside channels on their cable systems for public access.

Jul 17, 2019

Supremacy Clause

Virginia Uranium, Inc., wants to mine raw uranium ore from a site near Coles Hill, Virginia, but Virginia law flatly prohibits uranium mining in the Commonwealth.

Jul 17, 2019

Double Jeopardy

We consider in this case whether to overrule a longstanding interpretation of the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment.

Jul 17, 2019

Standing

The Court resolves in this opinion a question of standing to appeal.

Jul 10, 2019

Statutory Interpretation

Section 924(e) of Title 18, also known as the Armed Career Criminal Act, mandates a minimum 15-year prison sentence for a felon who unlawfully possesses a firearm and has three prior convictions for a “serious drug offense” or “violent felony.”

Jul 10, 2019

Statutory Interpretation

In the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act of 2011, 35 U. S. C. §100 et seq., Congress created the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and established three new types of administrative proceedings before the Board that allow a “person” other than the patent owner to challenge the validity of a patent post-issuance.

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