The U.S. Court system has two main branches. Federal courts decide cases brought against the United States, and cases that involve federal laws. States also have their own court systems authorized to hear cases involving citizens and laws of a particular state or...
This edition of the SCOTUSblog “Round-Up” is written by Andrew Hamm, the manager of the site who generally oversees the research, composition, and publication of the blog’s content. In this week’s round-up, Hamm covers the three Supreme Court opinions that were issued...
Leah Litman, associate professor of law at the University of California, Irvine School of Law, shares some insight into an upcoming case: United States vs. Davis. She explains that this case is one of several that have arisen after the 2015 decision of Johnson vs....
There are a number of petitions to be seen by the Supreme Court. These petitions reflect the public desires to review government policy in specific cases. The petitions to be seen include Iancu v. NantKwest Inc. and Maguire v. Edrei among others. Featured in the...
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