Williams v. Secretary Pa. DOC, U.S. App. LEXIS 2414, (U.S. Ct. of App., 3d Cir., September 20, 2024)(McKee, J.) McKEE, Circuit Judge. Roy Lee Williams, a death-row prisoner with a history of mental illness, was held in solitary confinement on the Capital Case Unit (CCU) of a Pennsylvania state correctional institution for twenty-six years. Williams […]

Nunez v. Wolf, U.S. App. LEXIS 21772 (U.S. Ct. of Appeals, 3d. Cir., August 27, 2024) (Krause, J.) Muslim inmate claimed the RLUIPA was violated by denying him religious accommodations to consummate his marriage and to have ongoing conjugal visits to engage in congregational prayers of visitors and to be circumcised. The Court reversed, saying […]

City of Grants Pass v. Johnson, Supreme Court of the United States, decided June 28, 2024. Justice Gorsuch delivered the opinion of the Court. Many cities across the American West face a homelessness crisis. The causes are varied and complex, the appropriate public policy responses perhaps no less so. Like many local governments, the city […]

SEC v. Jarkesy, 2024. U.S. LEXIS 2847 (S. Ct. June 27, 2024) SEC v. Jarkesy, 2024, Supreme Court of the United States, decided June 27, 2024. Chief Justice Roberts delivered the opinion of the Court. In 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission initiated an enforcement action against respondents George Jarkesy, Jr., and Patriot28, LLC, seeking […]

Murthy v. Missouri, 2024. U.S. LEXIS 2842 (S. Ct. June 26, 2024) Murthy v. Missouri, 2024, Supreme Court of the United States, decided June 26, 2024. Following a grant of panel rehearing, the Fifth Circuit affirmed in part and reversed in part. Missouri v. Biden, 83 F. 4th 350 (2023). It first held that the […]

Abigail P., v. Old Forge School District, 2024. U.S. LEXIS 15488 (S. Ct. June 26, 2024) Abigail P. v. Old Forge Sch. Dist., Supreme Court of the United States, decided June 26, 2024. This appeal requires us to decide whether a disabled child received a free appropriate public education (FAPE) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through […]

Gonzalez v. Trevino, 2024 U.S. LEXIS 2708 (S. Ct. June 20, 2024) Gonzalez v. Trevino, Supreme Court of the United States, decided June 20, 2024. PER CURIAM In Nieves v. Bartlett, the Supreme Court held that, as a general rule, a plaintiff bringing a retaliatory-arrest claim must plead and prove the absence of probable cause […]

Department of State v. Munoz,2024 U.S. LEXIS 2716 (S. Ct. June 21, 2024) (Barrett, J.) Department of State v. Munoz, Supreme Court of The United States, decided June 21, 2024. Justice Barrett delivered the opinion of the Court. Luis Asencio-Cordero seeks to enter the United States to live with Sandra Muñoz, his wife. To obtain […]

United States v. Zackey Rahimi, 2024 U.S. LEXIS 2714 (S. Ct. June 21, 2024) (Roberts, J.) United States v. Zackey Rahimi, Supreme Court of The United States, decided June 23, 2024. Chief Justice Roberts delivered the opinion of the Court. A federal statute prohibits an individual subject to a domestic violence restraining order from possessing […]

State of Arizona v. Smith 2022, 2024 U.S. LEXIS 2712 (S. Ct. June 13, 2024) (Kagan, J.) State of Arizona v. Smith 2022, Supreme Court of The United States, decided June 13, 2024. Justice Kagan delivered the opinion of the Court. The Sixth Amendment’s Confrontation Clause guarantees a criminal defendant the right to confront the […]