… und willkommen zurück! Oktober Term 2015 kicks off today with argument in OBB Personenverkehr AG v. Sachs (13-1067), a case which explores the contours of the commercial-activity exception to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act and is an early frontrunner for the title of “most fun caption to say out loud.” But, believe it or not, the immunity of German state railroads from suit
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Michigan v. EPA (14-47) and Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Comm’n (13-1314)
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The last day of school is always anticlimactic, with finals done and yearbooks already signed. That may have described the atmosphere on First Street yesterday, but make no mistake: The Court ended October Term 2014 term with three decisions that would likely have been the highlights of a sleepier term. In this Update, we’ll provide summaries of two of these decisions: Michigan
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. The Inclusive Communities Project (13-1371) and Johnson v. United States (13-7120)
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A few hours ago, the gavel banged a close to October Term 2014, after the release of the final three decisions of the term—Glossip v. Gross (14-7955), holding that the use of a particular drug in a three-drug execution cocktail likely does not violate the Eighth Amendment; Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission (13-1314), holding that the
Obergefell v. Hodges (14-556)
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In a week that saw the Court hold that facial challenges are available under the Fourth Amendment, that disparate-impact claims are available under the Fair Housing Act, and that tax credits are available on Obamacare’s Federal Exchanges, Friday took the progressive cake, when the Court in Obergefell v. Hodges (14-556), made marriage licenses constitutionally available to same-sex couples in all fifty
King v. Burwell (14-114)
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The Supreme Court once again came to the rescue of Obamacare—or as Justice Scalia now calls it, in light of the Court’s second intervention, “SCOTUScare”. This Update will bring you analysis of this morning’s decision in King v. Burwell (14-114), holding 6-3 that, notwithstanding language in the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) suggesting that tax credits are available only to individuals who
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Horne v. Dep’t of Agriculture (14-275), Kimble v. Marvel Entertainment (13-720), Patel v. City of Los Angeles (13-1175) and Kingsley v. Hendrickson (14-6368)
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Raisins, radioactive wrists, Red Roof registries, and reformatory roughhousing were all on the Court’s radar Monday (it’s a very broad radar horizon), as it issued decisions in Horne v. Dep’t of Agriculture (14-275), holding that the seizure of personal property requires just compensation under the Fifth Amendment; Kimble v. Marvel Entertainment (13-720), holding that stare decisis precludes the inventor of