The Supreme Court addresses jury selection and mitigating evidence in a case about the Boston Marathon bombers.
constitutional law
Level Praying Field
The Supreme Court tackles the First Amendment in this case about a praying football coach.
U.S. v. Arthrex
The Supreme Court decides a case about the AIA’s P-TAB of APJs hearing IPRs within the USPTO (don’t worry, we explain all that!)
Jones v. Mississippi
The Supreme Court addresses the 8th Amendment in this case about a 15-year-old who got a life sentence after killing his grandfather.
Mandatory Vaccine Laws
A review of a 1905 Supreme Court case that decided the constitutionality of vaccine mandates and cases that have expanded on it.
Admitting Privileges
The Supreme Court issues a surprising plurality decision in a case that challenges a state law that requires abortion doctors to have admitting privileges at a local hospital.
Bivens Remedy
The Supreme Court addresses whether a Bivens remedy is available in a case where a border patrol agent killed a Mexican teenager in a cross-border shooting.
The Insanity Defense
The Supreme Court considers the limits of a complex and controversial defense to crimes: insanity.