On Wednesday, the Supreme Court issued four more opinions in argued cases. With (in all likelihood) less than a week to go before the justices’ summer recess, the court still has eight opinions to go. Here is a brief summary of the issues in those cases:
Reading the tea leaves: Remaining cases as of June 24
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court issued four more opinions in argued cases, resolving cases on topics ranging from student speech and the Fourth Amendment to the separation of powers and property rights. As we come down to the last few days of June, the court still has eight more opinions to go, on topics ranging… Read More
Court declines to endorse warrantless entries in all “hot pursuits” for misdemeanors
The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that when police are pursuing someone for a misdemeanor, that pursuit does not automatically create the kind of emergency that allows the officer to follow the suspect into a home without a warrant. The court acknowledged that many cases will involve such emergencies – but that determination, Justice Elena… Read More
Court holds that regulation guaranteeing union access to employees is unconstitutional
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a California regulation that permits union organizers to enter the property of agricultural businesses to talk with employees about supporting a union is unconstitutional. By a vote of 6-3, the court agreed with the two businesses challenging the regulation that the rule violates the 5th Amendment, which bars… Read More
Despite constitutional violation, court rejects broad relief for shareholders of mortgage giants
The Supreme Court on Wednesday had mostly bad news for shareholders of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in their lawsuit seeking to unwind a 2012 agreement that required the companies to transfer profits to the federal government. The justices unanimously agreed that one of the shareholders’ claims could not go forward. And although… Read More
Court rules for high school cheerleader in First Amendment dispute over Snapchat profanity
A Pennsylvania school district on Wednesday may have won the war over regulating off-campus student speech, but it lost the battle over a cheerleader’s profanity-laden complaint on Snapchat. The justices ruled that the First Amendment allows schools to regulate at least some student speech that occurs off campus. But, by a vote of 8-1, the… Read More
Reading the tea leaves: Remaining cases as of June 22
On Monday, the Supreme Court issued three more opinions in argued cases, resolving cases involving the NCAA and antitrust law, securities law and the Constitution’s appointments clause. As we come down to the last week in June, the court still has 12 more opinions to go, on topics ranging from voting rights to whether schools… Read More
Justices dismiss challenge to “remain in Mexico” policy
On a day on which the court issued major rulings on college sports and securities law, the order list from the justices’ private conference last week made less of a splash on Monday morning. The court did not add any new cases to its docket for the fall, but it did ask the federal government… Read More
NCAA athletes get unanimous win on educational perks as Kavanaugh calls out limits on direct payments
The Supreme Court on Monday reshaped the relationship between universities and the athletes who play college sports. In an opinion by Justice Neil Gorsuch, the justices unanimously ruled that the National Collegiate Athletic Association cannot prohibit its member schools from providing athletes with certain forms of education-related benefits, such as paid post-graduate internships, scholarships for… Read More
In unanimous ruling, Court agrees with athletes that NCAA violated antitrust laws
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a major shift in the relationship between universities and the athletes who play sports for those schools. In an opinion by Justice Neil Gorsuch, the justices unanimously affirmed a lower-court decision holding that the NCAA, the umbrella group that regulates college sports, cannot restrict benefits related to education, such… Read More