October Sitting Archives - Legal Blotterca https://legalblotterca.com/category/october-sitting/ US Suprem Court Cases Sat, 24 Sep 2022 07:35:42 +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 October Sitting Archives - Legal Blotterca https://legalblotterca.com/category/october-sitting/ 32 32 214693178 Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency https://legalblotterca.com/sackett-v-environmental-protection-agency/ Thu, 10 Mar 2022 08:45:00 +0000 https://legalblotterca.com/?p=228 Issue: Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit set forth the proper test for determining whether wetlands are “waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act,…

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]]> Issue: Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit set forth the proper test for determining whether wetlands are “waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1362(7).

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]]> 228 Wooden v. United States https://legalblotterca.com/wooden-v-united-states/ Mon, 07 Mar 2022 06:07:00 +0000 https://legalblotterca.com/?p=157 Holding: William Dale Wooden’s ten burglary offenses arising from a single criminal episode did not occur on different “occasions” and thus count as only one prior conviction under the Armed…

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]]> Holding: William Dale Wooden’s ten burglary offenses arising from a single criminal episode did not occur on different “occasions” and thus count as only one prior conviction under the Armed Career Criminal Act.

Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 9-0, in an opinion by Justice Kagan on March 7, 2022. Justice Kagan delivered the opinion of the court, in which Chief Justice Roberts and Justices Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kavanaugh joined, and in which Justices Thomas, Alito, and Barrett joined as to all but Part II-B. Sotomayor filed a concurring opinion. Kavanaugh filed a concurring opinion. Barrett filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment, in which Thomas joined. Justice Gorsuch filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Sotomayor joined as to Part II, III, and IV.

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]]> 157 Hemphill v. New York https://legalblotterca.com/hemphill-v-new-york/ Thu, 20 Jan 2022 06:15:00 +0000 https://legalblotterca.com/?p=163 Holding: The trial court’s admission—over Hemphill’s objection—of the plea allocution transcript of an unavailable witness violated Hemphill’s Sixth Amendment right to confront the witnesses against him. Judgment: Reversed and Remanded, 8-1,…

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]]> Holding: The trial court’s admission—over Hemphill’s objection—of the plea allocution transcript of an unavailable witness violated Hemphill’s Sixth Amendment right to confront the witnesses against him.

Judgment: Reversed and Remanded, 8-1, in an opinion by Justice Sotomayor on January 20, 2022. Justice Alito filed a concurring opinion, in which Justice Kavanaugh joined. Justice Thomas filed a dissenting opinion.

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]]> 163 Mississippi v. Tennessee https://legalblotterca.com/mississippi-v-tennessee/ Mon, 22 Nov 2021 06:02:00 +0000 https://legalblotterca.com/?p=153 Holding: The waters of the Middle Claiborne Aquifer are subject to the judicial remedy of equitable apportionment; Mississippi’s complaint is dismissed without leave to amend. Judgment: Dismissed, 9-0, in an opinion…

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]]> Holding: The waters of the Middle Claiborne Aquifer are subject to the judicial remedy of equitable apportionment; Mississippi’s complaint is dismissed without leave to amend.

Judgment: Dismissed, 9-0, in an opinion by Chief Justice Roberts on November 22, 2021.

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]]> 153 Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia https://legalblotterca.com/bostock-v-clayton-county-georgia/ Mon, 15 Jun 2020 07:22:00 +0000 https://legalblotterca.com/?p=584 Holding: An employer who fires an individual merely for being gay or transgender violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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]]> Holding: An employer who fires an individual merely for being gay or transgender violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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]]> 584 R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission https://legalblotterca.com/r-g-g-r-harris-funeral-homes-inc-v-equal-employment-opportunity-commission/ Mon, 15 Jun 2020 06:57:00 +0000 https://legalblotterca.com/?p=581 Holding: An employer who fires an individual merely for being gay or transgender violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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]]> Holding: An employer who fires an individual merely for being gay or transgender violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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]]> 581 U.S. v. Aurelius Investment, LLC https://legalblotterca.com/u-s-v-aurelius-investment-llc/ Mon, 01 Jun 2020 07:29:00 +0000 https://legalblotterca.com/?p=596 Holding: The Constitution’s appointments clause does not restrict the appointment or selection of members of Puerto Rico’s Financial Oversight and Management Board, who are appointed by the president without the…

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]]> Holding: The Constitution’s appointments clause does not restrict the appointment or selection of members of Puerto Rico’s Financial Oversight and Management Board, who are appointed by the president without the Senate’s advice and consent.

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]]> 596 UTIER v. Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico https://legalblotterca.com/utier-v-financial-oversight-and-management-board-for-puerto-rico/ Mon, 01 Jun 2020 07:27:00 +0000 https://legalblotterca.com/?p=593 Holding: The Constitution’s appointments clause does not restrict the appointment or selection of members of Puerto Rico’s Financial Oversight and Management Board, who are appointed by the president without the…

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]]> Holding: The Constitution’s appointments clause does not restrict the appointment or selection of members of Puerto Rico’s Financial Oversight and Management Board, who are appointed by the president without the Senate’s advice and consent.

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]]> 593 Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico v. Aurelius Investment, LLC https://legalblotterca.com/financial-oversight-and-management-board-for-puerto-rico-v-aurelius-investment-llc/ Mon, 01 Jun 2020 07:25:00 +0000 https://legalblotterca.com/?p=590 Holding: The Constitution’s appointments clause does not restrict the appointment or selection of members of Puerto Rico’s Financial Oversight and Management Board, who are appointed by the president without the…

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]]> Holding: The Constitution’s appointments clause does not restrict the appointment or selection of members of Puerto Rico’s Financial Oversight and Management Board, who are appointed by the president without the Senate’s advice and consent.

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]]> 590 Barton v. Barr https://legalblotterca.com/barton-v-barr/ Sat, 23 May 2020 10:03:00 +0000 https://legalblotterca.com/?p=578 Holding: In determining eligibility for cancellation of removal of a lawful permanent resident who commits a serious crime, an offense listed in 8 U. S. C. § 1182(a)(2) committed during the initial…

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]]> Holding: In determining eligibility for cancellation of removal of a lawful permanent resident who commits a serious crime, an offense listed in 8 U. S. C. § 1182(a)(2) committed during the initial seven years of residence need not be one of the offenses of removal.

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