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Aug 26, 2020

Injunctive Relief – Louisiana’s Act 620

Louisiana’s Act 620, which is almost word-for-word identical to the Texas “admitting privileges” law at issue in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, 579 U. S. ___, requires any doctor who performs abortions to hold “active admitting privileges at a hospital . . . located not further than thirty miles from the location at which the abortion is performed or induced,” and defines “acti[...]

Aug 26, 2020

Free Exercise Clause Violation – No-aid Provision

The Montana Legislature established a program to provide tuition assistance to parents who send their children to private schools.

Aug 26, 2020

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau – Separation of Powers

In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, Congress established the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), an independent regulatory agency tasked with ensuring that consumer debt products are safe and transparent.

Aug 26, 2020

1st Amendment Violation – United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 – Policy Requirement

1st Amendment Violation – United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 – Policy Requirement

Aug 26, 2020

Trademark Registration

This case concerns eligibility for federal trademark registration.

Aug 19, 2020

Immigration – Asylum

Every year, hundreds of thousands of aliens are apprehended at or near the border attempting to enter this country illegally.

Aug 19, 2020

SEC Enforcement Action – Equitable Relief

In Kokesh v. SEC, 581 U. S. ___ (2017), this Court held that a disgorgement order in a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement action imposes a “penalty” for the purposes of 28 U. S. C. §2462, the applicable statute of limitations.

Aug 12, 2020

Due Process Violation – DACA

In 2012, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a memorandum announcing an immigration relief program known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), which allows certain unauthorized aliens who arrived in the United States as children to apply for a two-year forbearance of removal.

Aug 12, 2020

Writ of Certiorari – Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Death-sentenced petitioner Terence Andrus was six years old when his mother began selling drugs out of the apartment where Andrus and his four siblings lived.

Aug 12, 2020

Statutory Interpretation – Civil Rights Act of 1964

Sometimes small gestures can have unexpected consequences.

Aug 12, 2020

Statutory Interpretation – Mineral Leasing Act

We granted certiorari in these consolidated cases to decide whether the United States Forest Service has authority under the Mineral Leasing Act, 30 U. S. C. §181 et seq., to grant rights-of-way through lands within national forests traversed by the Appalachian Trail. 588 U. S. ___ (2019).

Jul 29, 2020

Immigration – Removal Proceedings

Under federal immigration law, noncitizens who commit certain crimes are removable from the United States. During removal proceedings, a noncitizen may raise claims under the international Convention Against Torture, known as CAT.

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