The Supreme Court

TikTok Free Speech Case

TIKTOK, INC. v. GARLAND

Does a law that regulates foreign-controlled apps like TikTok violate the right to free speech? The Court is considering whether the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act restricts TikTok's freedom of expression.

Student Loan Repayment Rules

Department of Education v. Career Colleges and Schools of Texas

Can the Department of Education assess borrower defenses to repayment before default, in administrative proceedings, or on a group basis? Can a court order preliminary relief on a universal basis in this case?

ERISA Fiduciary Duty

Anderson v. Intel Corporation Investment Policy Committee

Does a plaintiff need to allege a 'meaningful benchmark' to claim that an ERISA fiduciary breached their duty of prudence when investing plan assets due to fund underperformance?

Video Privacy Protection

Salazar v. Paramount Global

Does the Video Privacy Protection Act's definition of 'consumer' refer to all goods or services from a video provider, or only audiovisual ones?

Energy Company Tax Dispute

Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc. v. County Commissioners of Boulder County

Does the Supreme Court have the authority to hear this case about a tax dispute between an energy company and a county?

Hazardous Waste Permit Review

Department of the Air Force v. Prutehi Guahan

Is the federal government's submission of a hazardous waste permit renewal application to a state regulator immediately reviewable, and must the government follow general environmental review procedures before submitting such an application?

Civil Procedure Rule

Younge v. Fulton Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office, Georgia

Can a defendant use an affirmative defense in a summary judgment motion without first including it in their initial answer, and can they do so even if adding it later would be barred by the rules?

Veterans Benefits Lawsuit

Johnson v. United States Congress

Can district courts hear challenges to the constitutionality of laws affecting veterans' benefits, or did a specific act take away that power?

Catholic Preschool Exclusion

St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy

Does Colorado's universal preschool program unfairly exclude Catholic preschools by not allowing them to admit only families who support Catholic beliefs, and what rules should apply to determine if a government program is generally applicable or unfairly targets religious groups?

Firearm Possession Law

Beaird v. United States

Does a federal law banning people with felony convictions from having guns violate the right to bear arms, and are the rules for enforcing this law fair and clear?

Labor Department vs Farm

Department of Labor v. Sun Valley Orchards, LLC

Can Congress let the Labor Department decide cases against employers who break rules for temporary farm workers from other countries?

Sex Discrimination in Education Jobs

Crowther v. Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia

Can employees of schools that receive federal funding sue for sex discrimination in their employment under Title IX?

Prisoner Transfer Rights

Maxwell v. Thomas

Can a prisoner bring a claim about early transfer to a halfway house or home confinement under the First Step Act in a habeas petition, and does the prisoner need to exhaust all administrative remedies before doing so?

Immigration Case Dismissal

Genalo v. Black

Is the case of G.M. now moot?

Habeas Corpus Rule

Guerrero v. Johnson

Does a claim rely on a new rule of constitutional law if it could have been raised earlier but would not have succeeded?

Jury Size For Serious Felonies

Kian v. Florida

Does the Constitution guarantee a 12-person jury for someone charged with a serious felony?

Prison Medical Care Lawsuit

Nielsen v. Watanabe

Did the lower court wrongly allow a lawsuit for poor medical care in prison, when the Supreme Court has said that creating such lawsuits is up to Congress, not courts?

Natural Gas Pipeline Compensation

Hoffmann v. WBI Energy Transmission, Inc.

Should the amount of just compensation for land taken for natural gas infrastructure be determined by state law or the federal constitutional minimum?

Parents' Rights Over Children's Care

International Partners for Ethical Care, Inc. v. Ferguson

Do parents have the right to challenge a law that allows their children to receive gender-affirming treatment without their consent, and can they sue in federal court to stop this law?

Immigration Detention Fees

Montoya Palacios v. Liggins

Does the Equal Access to Justice Act allow courts to award fees and costs to people who win cases challenging their civil immigration detention?

Voter Registration Rules

Republican National Committee v. Mi Familia Vota

Can Arizona require proof of U.S. citizenship for voter registration, and can it cancel registrations of non-citizens near elections?

Trademark Confusion Case

RiseandShine Corporation v. PepsiCo, Inc.

Is the strength of a trademark a question of fact or law when determining if its use is likely to cause confusion?

Asylum Seekers' Path to Residency

Wassily v. Blanche

Can people who were granted asylum, but later had it terminated, still get lawful permanent resident status?

Apple vs Epic Games

Apple Inc. v. Epic Games, Inc.

Can a court hold a party in contempt for violating the spirit of an injunction, and has the Ninth Circuit correctly applied antitrust exceptions to existing equitable principles?

Religious Freedom Case

Grand v. City of University Heights, Ohio

Can government threats before and after a planning meeting stop people from exercising their religious rights, and is that a separate constitutional injury?

County Jail Conditions

Viramontes v. Cook County, Illinois

What are the responsibilities of a county in maintaining its jail facilities, and how do these responsibilities relate to the well-being of inmates?

Immigration Removal Policy

Department of Homeland Security v. D. V. D.

Did the district court have the power to decide this case and order changes to the government's immigration removal policy, and is that policy lawful?

Religious Land Use Dispute

Missionaries of Saint John the Baptist, Inc. v. Frederic

Does a local law that stops a religious group from building on its own land unfairly limit their religious freedom, and does the law treat religious groups differently than non-religious groups?

Veteran Divorce Pay

Marschner v. Marschner

Does a federal law require state courts to refuse enforcement of agreements where a veteran pays their ex-spouse for lost retirement pay due to disability benefits?

Immigration Detention Rules

Rhoney v. Barbosa da Cunha

Does a federal law require the detention of immigrants who are in the U.S. without being officially admitted, while their removal proceedings are pending?