Recently Decided Supreme Court Cases

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)

Case Reference: Briscoe v. Virginia

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)

Case Reference: Citizens United v. FEC

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...

Justices hold federal courts can review motions to reopen immigration cases (Jan. 20, 2010)

Case Reference: Kucana v. Holder

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...

Court rules on inadequate counsel claim in death row case (Jan. 20, 2010)

Case Reference: Wood v. Allen

The Supreme Court let stand the death sentence of a mentally impaired Alabama inmate convicted of killing his former girlfriend. More...

Justices rule in challenge to energy contracts (Jan. 13, 2010)

The Supreme Court today reversed an appeals court decision that allowed third parties to meet a lower standard for challenging electricity agreements than what contracting parties must meet. More...

Court reinstates death sentence for Ohio neo-Nazi (Jan. 12, 2010)

Case Reference: Smith v. Spisak

The Supreme Court held for the second time that a neo-Nazi convicted of murdering three men in Ohio could be sentenced to death. More...

Justices tells lower courts to reconsider death penalty for Pa. man (Dec. 8, 2009)

Case Reference: Beard v. Kindler

The Supreme Court held today that a discretionary state procedural rule can serve as an adequate ground to bar federal habeas review. More...

Unanimous court rules in railway labor arbitration case (Dec. 8, 2009)

The Supreme Court has agreed to clarify the scope of federal courts' authority to second-guess arbitration decisions made to resolve labor disputes in the railroad and airline industries. More...

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