At the end of this month, the Supreme Court will hear what may be one of the most significant challenges of the Roberts Era – the Affordable Care Act Cases. Prof. Kent Streseman of the IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law discusses the first, somewhat obscure question the Court will hear.
Oyez is now putting the finishing touches on a special feature that will delve deeper into the origins of the ACA cases and clarify the questions they raise. Stay tuned!
Case: The Affordable Care Act Cases There’s been a great deal of coverage in the media about the amount of time the Court has allocated to arguments in the ACA challenges, which it will hear at the end of this month. Just how significant is it that the Court granted six hours of arguments to … Continue reading The Affordable Care Act Arguments
Prof. Richard Kling previews the complicated double jeopardy case of Blueford v. Arkansas.
The Court’s recent opinion in United States v. Jones has potentially far-reaching implications in future search and seizure case. Prof. Douglas Godfrey recaps the opinion and discusses the impact.
Case: United States v. Jones In a significant Fourth Amendment decision, the Court today found that law enforcement authorities must obtain warrants before using GPS tracking devices to monitor a vehicle. The decision was unanimous. The case is No. 10-1259, United States v. Jones.
The Oyez Project at Chicago-Kent has posted audio and transcripts of this week’s oral arguments. The Court heard arguments this week in the following cases: United States v. Home Concrete & Supply Filarsky v. Delia Holder v. Gutierrez Vartelas v. Holder
The Supreme Court on Friday issued an unsigned, per curiam opinion in Perry v. Perez halting the implementation of a congressional district map drawn by a Federal district court, after the lower court rejected the Texas legislature’s map. Check out Oyez’s summary of the case.
Recordings and transcripts of this week’s oral arguments are now available from Oyez. This week, the Court heard arguments in: Kappos v. Hyatt Sackett v. EPA Perry v. Perez Knox v. Service Employees International Union FCC v. Fox Television Stations Coleman v. Maryland Court of Appeals Roberts v. Sea-Land Services
Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories, Inc.
Prof. David Schwartz of the IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law discusses an important patent case, heard by the Court on December 7.
The Court today granted review in the Federal government’s challenge to Arizona’s controversial immigration reform law, with Justice Kagan recusing herself from the case. SCOTUSblog has a nice summary of the law. Update: Oyez’s summary of the case is now available.