Happy Thursday Everyone!

The justices will convene at 10amET to announce one or more opinions in argued cases this term.

Following such, the justices will convene to hear their final oral argument of the term:

1). Trump v. CASA
Trump v. Washington
Trump v. New Jersey

- The consolidation of cases relates to the Trump administration’s attempt to end birthright citizenship. Though the justices won’t be ruling on the merits itself, a decision in the case could temporarily dissolve birthright citizenship.

For those interested in the case, here is a link to listen to the oral arguments when they begin: https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/live.aspx

- Case: Barnes v. Felix

- Authored by: Justice Kagan

- Joined by: Unanimous Court

- Holding:A claim that a law enforcement officer used excessive force during a stop or arrest is analyzed under the Fourth Amendment, which requires that the force deployed be objectively reasonable from “the perspective of a reasonable officer at the scene.”

- Dissent: N/A

- Link to opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/23-1239_onjq.pdf

That is the only opinion of the day from the Supreme Court, sorry for the delay, the opinion was just uploaded to the website moments ago.

JUST IN: Supreme Court will release one or more opinions in argued cases Thursday May 22, at 10amET.

BREAKING: Supreme Court, in what appears to be a 7-2 decision, has overturned a fifth circuit decision which dismissed an appeal from a group of immigrants from Venezuela that the Trump administration deemed members of a terrorist group and set to be deported under the Alien Enemies Act. The government, for now, it’s prohibited from removing the group until the fifth circuit court issues a new decision. Justice Thomas and Alito both dissented.

Here is a link to the Per Curiam: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24a1007_g2bh.pdf

JUST IN: Supreme Court, in what appears to be an 8-1 decision, permits the Trump administration to end Biden-era temporary deportation protections for Venezuelan migrants during ongoing court challenges. Justice Jackson was the lone dissenter.

NEW: Supreme Court issues injunction against Maine State Legislatures’s refusal to allow Rep. Libby from voting following a censure vote against her for posting about a trans athlete. Justice Sotomayor would’ve blocked the injunction, and Justice Jackson dissented from the granting of an injunction: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24a1051_h3ci.pdf

Happy Thursday Everyone!

We’re back for another opinion day at the Supreme Court. The last few opinion days, the Court has only released one opinion, for each of the said days. As we hope for more than one opinion today, we will find out more at 10amET when the justices convene to announce them. As always, we will be here with a detailed look at the opinion as soon as it’s released on the website. See you all at 10amET!

- Case: Kousisis v. United States

- Authored by: Justice Barrett

- Joined by: Chief Justice Roberts, Justices: Thomas, Alito, Kagan, Kavanaugh, and Jackson. Justice Gorsuch and Sotomayor both filed an opinion concurring in the judgment.

- Holding:: A defendant who induces a victim to enter into a transaction under materially false pretenses may be convicted of federal fraud even if the defendant did not seek to cause the victim economic loss

- Dissent: None.

- Link to opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/23-909_f2q3.pdf


*Not the final opinion of the day*

- Case:OK Charter School Board v. Drummond

- Authored by: No one.

- Joined by: No one.

- Holding: By a 4-4 vote, the Court is equally divided, with Justice Barrett's recusal. the judgment of the Oklahoma Supreme Court is automatically affirmed.

Link to the document: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24-394_9p6b.pdf

That is all for today, if you all have questions, we'll be sure to answer them in the chat board.

JUST IN: the Supreme Court allows President Trump to dismiss heads of independent agencies NLRB and MSPB without cause as their legal cases proceed. The vote appears to be 6-3, with Justice Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson dissenting. Here is a link to the order and opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24a966_1b8e.pdf

NEW: Supreme Court will release one or more opinions in argued cases on Thursday May 29 at 10amET.

Happy Thursday Everyone!

We are back with another opinion day on our hands, the justices will convene at 10amET to deliver one or more opinions in argued cases this term.

As we come closer to June, being that June 1st is this Sunday, the final stretch of opinions will be coming up. This means the more controversial cases, including ones argued even just a few weeks ago will all be up for release. In layman’s terms, the likelihood of a controversial opinion being released increases every opinion day from here on out.

As is the routine, as soon as the opinion is available on the website, we will provide it here for all to see.

- Case: Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County

- Authored by: Justice Kavanaugh

- Joined by: Unanimous Court.

- Holding:The D. C. Circuit failed to afford the Board the substantial judicial deference required in NEPA cases and incorrectly interpreted NEPA to require the Board to consider the environmental effects of upstream and downstream projects that are separate in time or place from the
Uinta Basin Railway.

- Dissent: None

- Link to opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/23-975_m648.pdf

That is the only opinion of the day from the Supreme Court. Have a great day everyone!!

JUST IN: Supreme Court will have another opinion day next Thursday June 5, at 10amET.

BREAKING: Supreme Court allows Trump administration to deport over 500k illegal immigrants who are currently on a Biden-era immigration parole program. Justice Jackson and Justice Sotomayor dissented. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24a1079_p86b.pdf

Happy Thursday Everyone!

It’s another opinion day, and it’s finally June! This means we’ve officially hit the “anything up for grabs” period of opinion season. In layman’s terms, any opinion, whether controversial or not, could be released at any given opinion day, the odds increase every week for each case not released.

We will see you back here at 10amET for the first (and hopefully not the last) opinion of the day.

- Case: Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services

- Holding:The Sixth Circuit’s “background circumstances” rule—which requires members of a majority group to satisfy a heightened evidentiary standard to prevail on a Title VII claim—cannot be squared with the text of Title VII or the Court’s precedents.

- Case: Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos

- Holding: : Because Mexico’s complaint does not plausibly allege that the defendant gun manufacturers aided and abetted gun dealers’ unlawful sales of firearms to Mexican traffickers, PLCAA bars the lawsuit.

- Case: Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. v. Wisconsin Labor and Industry Review Comm’n.

- Holding: The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s application of §108.02(15)(h)(2) to petitioners violates the First Amendment.

- Case: CC/Devas (Mauritius) Ltd. v. Antrix Corp.

- Holding: Personal jurisdiction exists under the FSIA when an immunity exception applies and service is proper. The FSIA does not require proof of “minimum contacts” over and above the contacts already required by the Act’s enumerated exceptions to foreign sovereign immunity.

- Case: BLOM Bank SAL v. Honickman

- Holding: Relief under Rule 60(b)(6) requires extraordinary circumstances, and this standard does not become less demanding when the movant seeks to reopen a case to amend a complaint. A party must first satisfy Rule 60(b) before Rule 15(a)’s liberal amendment standard can apply.

Sorry for the late posting, the channel was not allowing us to post for an extended period of time, reason unknown. That's all for today!