Questions tagged [us-supreme-court]
For questions related to the Supreme Court of the United States of America.
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What proportion of Supreme Court decisions are on the substance of the underlying claim, as opposed to technicalities?
In the recent decision on FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION ET AL. v.
ALLIANCE FOR HIPPOCRATIC MEDICINE ET AL (the mifeprestone case), the Supreme Court ruled against the Alliance on the grounds that they ...
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How often have unanimous decisions been overturned?
With the recent Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless,Inc. v. Department of Commerce decision overturning of the unanimous 1984 decision in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, ...
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What are the standards for mandatory review by the US supreme court?
According to my MBE Critical pass flashcards (flashcard #6 in the Constitutional Law category titled "supreme court jurisdiction and review"):
Methods of Supreme Court review:
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Has the Supreme Court given any examples where presumptive immunity would be overcome?
In the recent US Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity, Trump v. United States, the Court found that there is absolute immunity for actions within the president's "exclusive sphere", ...
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Can the U. S. Supreme Court decide on agencies, laws, etc., that are not in front of them for a decision?
Current streaming news indicates that Justice Clarence Thomas wants to "go after" OSHA. Can the court do this ad hoc without cases regarding OSHA being argued in front of them for a decision?...
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Why did the Supreme Court have original jurisdiction in United States v. Shipp
United States v. Shipp, 20 U.S. 563 (1906) was the only case in history in which the Supreme Court conducted a criminal trial (as opposed to reviewing a matter of law arising in a criminal case that ...
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What effect might recent US Supreme Court decisions/revelations have on extradition requests to the US? [closed]
As a lay-person with regards to the law, I am most definitely speaking from a position of ignorance. Hence my hypothetical question.
Assuming a European court (for the sake of this hypothetical) is ...
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Does Justice Sotomayor's "Seal Team 6" example, in and of itself, explicitly give the President the authority to execute opponents? If not, why not?
This is less a question about the SCOTUS ruling itself, and more about how SCOTUS rulings are interpreted in applying the law.
In the SCOTUS ruling in Trump v. United States (23-939) on July 1st, 2024,...
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Did the SCOTUS immunity decision grant immunity for using the military to assassinate a political opponent?
In her dissent in Trump v. United States, 603 U.S. ___ (2024), Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote
When he uses his official powers in any way, under
the majority’s reasoning, he now will be insulated from
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Can someone explain the Trump immunity ruling?
The US Supreme Court handed down their ruling in the presidential immunity case regarding Donald Trump and the January 6 insurrection. From what I've been able to tell from news reports, they said ...
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Why has the recent Chevron ruling by SCOTUS generated so much controversy? [duplicate]
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) recently overruled a previous ruling which has commonly been referred to as "Chevron". At the time this question was posted, there is a ...
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What will happen to Federal regulations once Chevron is eliminated?
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless, Inc. v. Department of Commerce (https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/01/chevron-deference-faces-...
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Does the U.S. Supreme Court have unlimited ability to interpret the Constitution? [closed]
Is there any legal mechanism stopping a Supreme Court justice from concocting any interpretation of law they want, no matter how outlandish?
What are the de facto buffers against this? Can the other ...
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Fischer v. United States defense arguments based on literal reading of "Obstructing an official proceeding" vs "What they actually meant was..."?
Oral arguments for Fischer v. United States (Docket No. 23-5572) were recently heard at the US Supreme court, and there have been written filings as well.
Wikipedia's Obstructing an official ...
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In the SCOTUS case yesterday on Mifepristone and FDA, why was *Twiqbal* and prohibition on 3rd party standing not raised?
Yesterday [March 26, 2024], SCOTUS heard oral arguments on whether FDA exceeded its role in easing the rules on the drug mifepristone that can be used for medication abortion. Many justices across the ...
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