by uslawessentials | Jun 2, 2021 | Caselaw, Supreme Court News, The Constitution, Uncategorized, video
Two recent Supreme Court decisions provide an excellent example of how case law develops in the United States and when decisions have retroactive application. We’ll first the 2020 decision in Ramos v. Louisiana, and then summarize the Supreme...
by uslawessentials | Apr 24, 2020 | Caselaw, Supreme Court News, The Constitution
Abortion Rights Supporters and others were Concerned by the Supreme Court’s Decision in Ramos v Louisiana The Supreme Court’s decision in Ramos v. Louisiana concerned advocates of a woman’s right to terminate her pregnancy because some Justices on...
by uslawessentials | Jun 18, 2019 | Supreme Court News, The Constitution, video, What does . . . mean?
The Supreme Court Upholds the Separate Sovereigns Doctrine in Gamble v. United States On June 17, 2019, the Supreme Court, in Gamble v. United States, affirmed the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals and held that successive prosecution by state and federal governments...
by uslawessentials | Aug 15, 2017 | Supreme Court News, The Constitution
Ziglar v. Abbasi Holding that plaintiffs, former detainees of Guantanamo Bay, could not bring a so-called Bivens action to sue senior government officials and wardens, the Supreme Court in Ziglar v Abbasi established factors that courts should apply when...
by uslawessentials | Jul 29, 2017 | Civil Procedure, Supreme Court News, The Constitution, What does . . . mean?
What did the Supreme Court Decide in Town of Chester v. Laroe Estates? In Town of Chester v. Laroe Estates, the Supreme Court of the United States held that an intervenor as of right – – meaning a party asserting the right to intervention under F.R. Civ. P...
by uslawessentials | Jul 4, 2017 | Supreme Court News, The Constitution, video
Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer By a vote of 7-2, the Supreme Court of the United States held that it was unconstitutional under the Free Exercise clause of the First Amendment for the government to withhold funding from a church for a resurfacing project simply...
