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7.29.24

Decision Alert: Supreme Court Holds Government Must Show Jan. 6 Defendant Impaired or Attempted To Impair the Availability or Integrity of Evidence to Convict Him of Obstructing Congress’s Efforts To Certify the 2020 Election

On June 28, 2024, the Supreme Court held in Fischer v. United States that, to prove a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1512(c)(2), the government must establish a defendant impaired the availability or…

7.29.24

Decision Alert: Supreme Court Holds That Federal Anti-Corruption Statute Does Not Extend to Gratuities for State and Local Officials

On June 26, 2024, the Supreme Court held in Snyder v. United States that 18 U.S.C. § 666(a)(1)(B), an anti-corruption statute criminalizing bribes to state and local officials, does not extend to…

7.29.24

Decision Alert: Supreme Court Stays Federal Plan That Would Impose Emissions Standards on States

On June 27, 2024, in four consolidated cases (lead case: Ohio v. EPA), the Supreme Court held that states and other groups challenging a federal plan imposing emissions standards are likely to succeed…

7.29.24

Last Month at the Supreme Court | 2023 Term Conclusion

Our final edition of Last Month at the Supreme Court for the 2023 Term captures the outcomes of several critical cases in which the Justices tackle modern issues like the constitutionality of social…

7.18.24

Last Month at the Supreme Court | July 2024

The Supreme Court recently concluded a busy and historic term with a number of groundbreaking and important decisions.

5.28.24

Last Month at the Supreme Court | May 2024

This May 2024 edition of Last Month at the Supreme Court examines the Court’s recent unanimous decision allowing Texas property owners to pursue just compensation claims through a state law cause of…

7.29.24

Decision Alert: In Social Media “Jawboning” Case, Supreme Court Holds Individuals and States Lack Standing to Sue Federal Officials for Social Media Platforms’ Content Moderation

In Murthy v. United States, the Supreme Court held that private and state plaintiffs did not have Article III standing to sue federal officials who plaintiffs claimed violated their First Amendment…

7.29.24

Decision Alert: Supreme Court Does Not Resolve Whether Federal Law Preempts Certain State Abortion Restrictions, Remands for Further Consideration

The Supreme Court dismissed the consolidated cases Moyle v. United States and Idaho v. United States without reaching the merits of whether the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act…

7.29.24

Decision Alert: Supreme Court Holds Government Must Show Jan. 6 Defendant Impaired or Attempted To Impair the Availability or Integrity of Evidence to Convict Him of Obstructing Congress’s Efforts To Certify the 2020 Election

On June 28, 2024, the Supreme Court held in Fischer v. United States that, to prove a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1512(c)(2), the government must establish a defendant impaired the availability or…