April Sitting Archives - Legal Blotterca https://legalblotterca.com/category/april-sitting/ US Suprem Court Cases Thu, 06 Jul 2023 07:12:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://i0.wp.com/legalblotterca.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/cropped-BalLegal.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 April Sitting Archives - Legal Blotterca https://legalblotterca.com/category/april-sitting/ 32 32 214693178 Vega v. Tekoh https://legalblotterca.com/vega-v-tekoh/ Thu, 23 Jun 2022 08:30:00 +0000 https://legalblotterca.com/?p=219 Holding: A violation of the prophylactic rules described in Miranda v. Arizona does not provide a basis for a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 6-3, in an opinion by…

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]]> Holding: A violation of the prophylactic rules described in Miranda v. Arizona does not provide a basis for a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 6-3, in an opinion by Justice Alito on June 23, 2022. Justice Kagan filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Breyer and Sotomayor joined.

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]]> 219 United States v. Washington https://legalblotterca.com/united-states-v-washington/ Tue, 21 Jun 2022 08:18:00 +0000 https://legalblotterca.com/?p=210 Holding: Washington’s workers’ compensation law is unconstitutional under the supremacy clause because it facially discriminates against the federal government and does not fall within the scope of the federal waiver…

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]]> Holding: Washington’s workers’ compensation law is unconstitutional under the supremacy clause because it facially discriminates against the federal government and does not fall within the scope of the federal waiver of immunity contained in 40 U.S.C. § 3172.

Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 9-0, in an opinion by Justice Breyer on June 21, 2022.

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]]> 210 George v. McDonough https://legalblotterca.com/george-v-mcdonough/ Wed, 15 Jun 2022 08:29:00 +0000 https://legalblotterca.com/?p=216 Holding: The invalidation of a Department of Veterans Affairs regulation after a veteran’s benefits decision becomes final cannot support a claim for collateral relief permitting revision of that decision based…

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]]> Holding: The invalidation of a Department of Veterans Affairs regulation after a veteran’s benefits decision becomes final cannot support a claim for collateral relief permitting revision of that decision based on “clear and unmistakable error” under 38 U.S.C. §§ 5109A and 7111.

Judgment: Affirmed, 6-3, in an opinion by Justice Barrett on June 15, 2022. Justice Sotomayor filed a dissenting opinion. Justice Gorsuch filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Breyer joined, and in which Justice Sotomayor joined as to all but Part II-C.

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]]> 216 Kemp v. United States https://legalblotterca.com/kemp-v-united-states/ Mon, 13 Jun 2022 08:24:00 +0000 https://legalblotterca.com/?p=213 Holding: The term “mistake” in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(1) includes a judge’s errors of law; because Dexter Kemp’s motion alleged such an error, it was cognizable under Rule 60(b)(1) and…

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]]> Holding: The term “mistake” in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(1) includes a judge’s errors of law; because Dexter Kemp’s motion alleged such an error, it was cognizable under Rule 60(b)(1) and untimely under Rule 60(c)’s one-year limitations period.

Judgment: Affirmed, 8-1, in an opinion by Justice Thomas on June 13, 2022. Justice Sotomayor filed a concurring opinion. Justice Gorsuch filed a dissenting opinion.

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]]> 213 Siegel v. Fitzgerald https://legalblotterca.com/siegel-v-fitzgerald/ Mon, 06 Jun 2022 08:15:00 +0000 https://legalblotterca.com/?p=207 Holding: Congress’ enactment of a significant fee increase that exempted debtors in two states violated the uniformity requirement of the bankruptcy clause. Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 9-0, in an opinion by…

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]]> Holding: Congress’ enactment of a significant fee increase that exempted debtors in two states violated the uniformity requirement of the bankruptcy clause.

Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 9-0, in an opinion by Justice Sotomayor on June 6, 2022.

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]]> 207 Sharp v. Murphy https://legalblotterca.com/sharp-v-murphy/ Thu, 09 Jul 2020 08:02:00 +0000 https://legalblotterca.com/?p=305 Holding: The judgment of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit is affirmed for the reasons stated in McGirt v. Oklahoma. Judgment: Affirmed in a per curiam opinion on July 9,…

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]]> Holding: The judgment of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit is affirmed for the reasons stated in McGirt v. Oklahoma.

Judgment: Affirmed in a per curiam opinion on July 9, 2020. Justice Gorsuch took no part in the consideration or decision of this case. Justice Thomas and Justice Alito dissent.

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