Tag:Supreme Court opinions

The nation’s high court upheld the 2022 federal rule interpreting that the Gun Control Act of 1968 covers weapon parts kits that can be used to assemble untraceable “ghost guns.”

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

A divided Supreme Court found an independent investigation by law firm Reed Smith and the attorney general’s discovery that the prosecutor knowingly elicited false testimony and failed to correct it was enough to overturn the conviction and death sentence of Richard Glossip for directing the 1997 murder of Barry Van Treese by Justin Sneed.

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.

The U.S. Supreme Court overruled its 40-year-old Chevron doctrine, stating courts not statutory agencies have a duty to say what the law is.

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.

The U.S. Supreme Court found an American citizen didn’t have fundamental liberty interest in her noncitizen spouse being admitted to the U.S.

The U.S. Supreme Court found the ATF exceeded its statutory authority when it classified bump stocks as machine guns.