February Sitting Archives - Legal Blotterca https://legalblotterca.com/category/february-sitting/ US Suprem Court Cases Wed, 14 Sep 2022 07:43:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://i0.wp.com/legalblotterca.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/cropped-BalLegal.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 February Sitting Archives - Legal Blotterca https://legalblotterca.com/category/february-sitting/ 32 32 214693178 West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency https://legalblotterca.com/west-virginia-v-environmental-protection-agency/ Mon, 28 Feb 2022 07:26:00 +0000 https://legalblotterca.com/?p=183 Holding: Congress did not grant the Environmental Protection Agency in Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act the authority to devise emissions caps based on the generation-shifting approach the agency took in…

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Holding: Congress did not grant the Environmental Protection Agency in Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act the authority to devise emissions caps based on the generation-shifting approach the agency took in the Clean Power Plan.

Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 6-3, in an opinion by Chief Justice Roberts on June 30, 2022. Justice Gorsuch filed a concurring opinion, in which Justice Alito joined. Justice Kagan filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Breyer and Sotomayor joined.

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The American Legion v. American Humanist Association https://legalblotterca.com/the-american-legion-v-american-humanist-association/ Fri, 26 Jul 2019 13:22:00 +0000 https://legalblotterca.com/?p=127 Disclosure: Goldstein & Russell, P.C., whose attorneys contribute to this blog in various capacities, is counsel on an amicus brief in support of the petitioners in this case. Holding: The…

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Disclosure: Goldstein & Russell, P.C., whose attorneys contribute to this blog in various capacities, is counsel on an amicus brief in support of the petitioners in this case.

Holding: The Bladensburg Cross does not violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment.

Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 7-2, in an opinion by Justice Alito on June 20, 2019. Justice Alito announced the judgment of the Supreme Court and delivered the opinion of the court with respect to Parts I, II–B, II–C, III, and IV, in which Chief Justice Roberts and Justices Breyer, Kagan, and Kavanaugh joined, and an opinion with respect to Parts II–A and II–D, in which Chief Justice Roberts and Justices Breyer and Kavanaugh joined. Justice Breyer filed a concurring opinion, in which Justice Kagan joined. Justice Kavanaugh filed a concurring opinion. Justice Kagan filed an opinion concurring in part. Justice Thomas filed an opinion concurring in the judgment. Justice Gorsuch filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Justice Thomas joined. Justice Ginsburg filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Sotomayor joined.

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Return Mail Inc. v. United States Postal Service https://legalblotterca.com/return-mail-inc-v-united-states-postal-service/ Mon, 10 Jun 2019 13:13:00 +0000 https://legalblotterca.com/?p=124 Holding: The federal government is not a “person” capable of petitioning the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to institute patent review proceedings under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act. Judgment: Reversed and…

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Holding: The federal government is not a “person” capable of petitioning the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to institute patent review proceedings under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act.

Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 6-3, in an opinion by Justice Sotomayor on June 10, 2019. Justice Breyer filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Ginsburg and Kagan joined

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