- Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta (No. 21-429), holding that the federal and state governments have concurrent jurisdiction to prosecute crimes committed by non-Indians in Indian country; and
- Torres v. Texas Dep’t of Public Safety (No. 20-603), holding that states cannot invoke sovereign immunity against lawsuits under a federal law permitting veterans to
Vega v. Tekoh (No. 21-499), Nance v. Ward (No. 21-439)
New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen (No. 28-843), Berger v. North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP (No. 21-248)
The Court returned today with two more decisions, including the biggest in decades: In Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (No. 19-1392), a majority of five justices overruled Roe and Casey, holding that the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion. On first glance, Justice Alito’s majority opinion largely tracks the draft that was leaked in May. As many predicted, Chief Justice
Read More New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen (No. 28-843), Berger v. North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP (No. 21-248)Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (No. 19-1392)
As we previewed this morning, the day many have been dreading, and others eagerly anticipating, has arrived: The Supreme Court today overruled Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992), and expressly held that the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion at any stage of pregnancy. As expected, the vote in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (No. 19-1392), was
Read More Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (No. 19-1392)United States v. Washington (No. 21-404), United States v. Taylor (No. 20-1459)
As we predicted last week, it was only a matter of time before the Court started issuing decisions in some of this term’s big cases. And today, we got one of the biggest: In New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen (No. 20-843), an ideologically divided 6-3 Court held that New York’s concealed carry firearms regulations—which limit concealed carry licenses to those
Read More United States v. Washington (No. 21-404), United States v. Taylor (No. 20-1459)Carson v. Makin (No. 20-1088), Marietta v. DaVita, Inc. (No. 20-1641), Shoop v. Twyford (No. 21-511)
- United States v. Taylor (No. 1459) held 7-2 that attempted Hobbs Act robbery is not a “crime of violence”