by Janiel Jones | Jun 16, 2022
Greetings, Court Fans! We’re back with summaries of three more of this week’s cases: Ysleta del Sur Pueblo v. Texas (No. 20-493), holding that Texas’s gaming regulations did not apply to an Indian Tribe’s gaming activities on Tribal land; Kemp v. United States (No....
by Janiel Jones | Jun 15, 2022
Greetings, Court Fans! As we’ve been harping on for the last few weeks, the Court’s OT21 term has crept along at a snail’s pace, with a nearly unprecedented number of cases yet to be decided this late in the term. But this week, the Court took a huge leap forward,...
by Janiel Jones | Jun 9, 2022
Greetings, Court Fans! Just like we promised, we’re back to talk about Egbert v. Boule (No. 21-147). As Court watchers like you likely know, in Bivens v. Six Unknown Federal Narcotics Agents (1971), the Court authorized a damages cause of action against federal...
by Janiel Jones | Jun 8, 2022
Greetings, Court Fans! With just four weeks to go before the end of the Court’s term and nearly three dozen cases yet to be decided, it’s going to be a busy June at One First Street. But this week, the Court took some small steps toward working through the remaining...
by Janiel Jones | Jun 7, 2022
Greetings, Court Fans! Two decisions to report this week, which illustrate the spectrum of accord and division among The Nine, depending on subject matter. In Shinn v. Martinez Ramirez (No. 20-1009), a bitterly divided Court ruled (6-3 on ideological lines) that the...
