- Biden v. Nebraska (No. 22-506) and Department of Education v. Brown (No. 22-535), where the Court held that some plaintiffs had standing to challenge the Biden Administration’s student-loan forgiveness plan (while others did not) and that the plan exceeded the Secretary of Education’s statutory
303 Creative LLC v. Elenis (No. 21-476), Groff v. DeJoy (No. 22-174)
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In this installment, we bring you summaries of two cases that address accommodations for religious beliefs and practices without invoking either the Free Exercise or Establishment clauses of the First Amendment. In 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis (No. 21-476), a 6-3 Court held that the Free Speech clause of the First Amendment prohibits Colorado from using its public-accommodations law to compel a Christian website…
Read More 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis (No. 21-476), Groff v. DeJoy (No. 22-174)Students for Fair Admission, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College (No. 20-119)
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As promised last week, we’re back today with a summary of Students for Fair Admission, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College (No. 20-119), where a 6-3 Court held that Harvard’s and the University of North Carolina’s race-conscious admission policies violated the Equal Protection Clause. Given the case’s importance—to say nothing of the sheer volume of the opinions, concurrences, and dissents, which collectively…
Read More Students for Fair Admission, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College (No. 20-119)Moore v. Harper (No. 21-1271)
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- 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis (No. 21-476), where the Court held 6-3 that the First Amendment bars Colorado from using its public-accommodations law to require a website designer to create wedding websites for same-sex couples, because that would compel her to “speak” contrary to her personal
Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co. (No. 21-1168), Counterman v. Colorado (No. 22-138), Coinbase, Inc. v. Bielski (No. 22-105)
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- In Students for Fair Admission v. President and Fellows of Harvard College (No. 20-1199), a 6-3 Court declared the admissions programs of Harvard College and the University of North Carolina unconstitutional, concluding that race-conscious admission programs do not
Arizona v. Navajo Nation (No. 21-1484), Yegiazaryan v. Smagin (No. 22-381), Pugin v. Garland (No. 22-23)
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- In Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railroad (No. 22-1168), the Court’s three most conservative justices united with its two most liberal ones to uphold a Pennsylvania statute providing that companies that register to do business in the state thereby consent to the Pennsylvania courts exercising general personal jurisdiction