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Supreme Court Hears Challenge to EPA’s Good Neighbor Rule

Constitutional Law Reporter

Supreme Court heard oral arguments in four cases last week. One of the most closely watched is Ohio v. While the case centers on the EPA’s regulation of interstate air pollution under the Clean Air Act, the issues before the Court are largely procedural. Environmental Protection Agency , which challenges the U.S.

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SCOTUS Kicks Off February Session With Four Cases

Constitutional Law Reporter

Supreme Court returned to the bench this week to begin their February session. In the most high-profile case of the week, the Court addressed the scope of the attorney-client privilege when an attorney provides both legal and non-legal advice. The Ohio Adjutant General’s Department v. Muth , 491 U.S.

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The “great chief” and the “super chief”: A final showdown in Supreme Court March Madness

SCOTUSBlog

Both reshaped American law and society. Both are legal titans who defeated a string of worthy contenders to reach the championship. But only one can be chosen by SCOTUSblog readers as the greatest justice in the court’s history. Those two landmark rulings stand as the most celebrated decisions the court has ever issued.

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Court to hear battle over animal welfare, the dormant commerce clause — and the price of bacon

SCOTUSBlog

Share In 2018, California voters approved Proposition 12, a ballot initiative that its supporters describe as the country’s strongest law to protect farm animals. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in a challenge to the constitutionality of the law.

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No Joke: Supreme Court Case Could Take a Big Bite Out of the First Amendment

JonathanTurley

Below is my column in The Hill on what is shaping up to be a major Supreme Court term on the issues of parody and satire under the First Amendment. The Court could reframe the constitutional limits for criminal and civil liability in two cases currently on the docket, including one recently granted review. VIP Products LLC.

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Seventh Circuit Upholds Termination of High School Teacher Who Objected to Pronoun Policy

JonathanTurley

There is an important ruling this month out of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, which ruled against former high school music teacher John Kluge for refusing to comply with the school’s pronoun policy for religious reasons. What is most curious about the ruling is the timing. Hardison , 432 U.S.

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Legal scholars urge Senate to reject Trump First Amendment impeachment defense

JURIST

A letter signed by 144 constitutional law scholars and circulated Friday characterizes as “legally frivolous” ex-President Donald Trump’s First Amendment -based defense in his impeachment trial slated to start in the US Senate on February 8.

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