Upcoming Cases
Court takes case on privacy of text messages (Dec. 14, 2009)
The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether the Fourth Amendment protects the privacy of text messages that a government employee sends by an electronic paging device. More...
Justices will hear sentencing modification case (Dec. 7, 2009)
The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether the federal sentencing guidelines are binding when a federal judge imposes a new sentence. More...
Court will hear student religious group case (Dec. 7, 2009)
Justices take Sentencing Reform Act case (Nov. 30, 2009)
The Supreme Court has agreed to determine whether the Sentencing Reform Act requires the federal prison system to calculate good timed served credits based on the sentence imposed. More...
Court accepts 6th Circuit double jeopardy case (Nov. 30, 2009)
The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether the Michigan Supreme Court erred in denying a defendant's appeal on double jeopardy grounds where he was convicted of second-degree murder after hi More...
Recently Decided
Justices rule on RICO lawsuit about online tobacco sales (Jan. 25, 2010)
The Supreme Court held today that a city does not have the right to sue under federal anti-racketeering law for a failure to pay city taxes. More...
Court releases per curiam opinion in crime lab case (Jan. 25, 2010)
The Supreme Court issued a per curiam decision today in a case that tested the limits of a Confrontation Clause decision from last term. More...
Justices roll back campaign spending limits in landmark case (Jan. 21, 2010)
A Supreme Court divided along ideological lines today struck down several key provisions of landmark campaign finance legislation, which held that corporations can be prohibited from using money from More...
Divided court rules in Catawba River dispute (Jan. 20, 2010)
Justices hold federal courts can review motions to reopen immigration cases (Jan. 20, 2010)
The Supreme Court held today that the 2005 REAL ID Act does not strip courts of jurisdiction over discretionary decisions made by the Board of Immigration Appeals. More...