Tag:Justice Sonia Sotomayor

Court Opinions: US Supreme Court Rules Voluntarily Dismissed Lawsuits May Be Reopened

The high court held that a case voluntarily dismissed without prejudice under Rule 41(a) counts as a “final proceeding” under Rule 60(b).

Court Opinions: A Split US Supreme Court Rules Some Section 1983 Claims Can’t be Denied on Failure-To-Exhaust Grounds

The high court ruled that for Section 1983 claims challenging delays in the administrative process, state courts can’t deny those claims on failure-to-exhaust grounds.

Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Rail Project That Would Transport Millions of Barrels of Crude Oil Through Colorado

The issue at the center of the arguments was a National Environmental Protection Act Review that was invalidated by the D.C. Circuit.

U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Tennessee’s Gender-Affirming Care for Minors Ban

Attorneys from the U.S., ACLU and Tennessee argued over whether laws passed in Tennessee and Kentucky banning gender-affirming care for minors were subject to heightened scrutiny under the equal protection clause.

US Supreme Court Denies Stay of Execution Application in the Nation’s First Shaken Baby Capital Punishment Case

In a statement, Justice Sonia Sotomayor asserted the expert testimony that contributed to Robert Leslie Roberson’s conviction has been called into question but because he didn't present a cognizable federal claim, the court couldn't intervene.

Court Opinions: Supreme Court Denies Stays on Preliminary Injunctions Against Expanded Sex Discrimination Definition for Title IX

The Supreme Court ruled the government didn’t meet its burden to disprove the new allegedly unlawful provisions impact others of the rule.

Colorado AG weighs formal role as Supreme Court reviews oil-train case

Proposed Uinta Basin rail project in Utah could result in surge of hazardous shipments along Colorado River

Court Opinions: US Supreme Court Says Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Plan Violates Codes by Releasing Sacklers From Future Claims

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Purdue Pharma’s proposed reorganization plan violates bankruptcy code because it would release the Sackler family from future claims.