Glossip v. Gross

Response by Dean Phyllis Goldfarb Geo. Wash. L. Rev. Docket (Oct. Term 2014) Glossip v. Gross, 575 U.S. ___ (2015). Docket No. 14-7955; April 29, 2015; June 29, 2015 Slip Opinion | New York Times | SCOTUSblog       Gross Imagery: Fracturing Legally Over Injecting Lethally With so many 5-4 rulings on fundamental issues...
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Michigan v. Environmental Protection Agency

Response by Professor Robert L. Glicksman Geo. Wash. L. Rev. Docket (Oct. Term 2014) Michigan v. Environmental Protection Agency, 575 U.S. ___ (2015). Docket Nos. 14-46, 14-47, and 14-49; argued March 25, 2015; decided June 29, 2015 Slip Opinion | New York Times | SCOTUSblog In Michigan v. Environmental Protection Agency,1 Justice Scalia, for a...
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King v. Burwell

Response by Professor Richard J. Pierce, Jr. Geo. Wash. L. Rev. Docket (Oct. Term 2014) King v. Burwell, 575 U.S. ___ (2015). Docket No. 14-114; March 4, 2015; June 25, 2015 Slip Opinion | New York Times | SCOTUSblog In King v. Burwell, a six-Justice majority held that The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act...
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Brumfield v. Cain

Response by Professor Christy H. DeSanctis Geo. Wash. L. Rev. Docket (Oct. Term 2014) Brumfield v. Cain, 575 U.S. ___ (2015). Docket No. 13-1433; March 30, 2015; June 18, 2015 Slip Opinion | New York Times | SCOTUSblog Nearing the twentieth anniversary of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA), the Court’s...
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Horne v. Department of Agriculture

Response by Professor Alan B. Morrison Geo. Wash. L. Rev. Docket (Oct. Term 2014) Horne v. Department of Agriculture, 575 U.S. ___ (2015). Docket No. 14-275; argued April 22, 2015; June 22, 2015 Slip Opinion | New York Times | SCOTUSblog By a vote of 8-1, the Supreme Court today dealt a significant blow to the...
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Ohio v. Clark

Response by Professor Joan S. Meier1 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. Docket (Oct. Term 2014) Ohio v. Clark, 575 U.S. ___ (2015). Docket No. 13-1352; March 2, 2015; June 18, 2015 Slip Opinion | SCOTUSblog In one fell swoop, and a unanimous one at that, the Supreme Court in Ohio v. Clark2 both helped ensure child...
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Reed v. Town of Gilbert

Response by Professor Alan B. Morrison Geo. Wash. L. Rev. Docket (Oct. Term 2014) Reed v. Town of Gilbert, 575 U.S. ___ (2015). Docket No. 13-502; argued January 12, 2015; June 18, 2015 Slip Opinion | SCOTUSblog Like many localities, the Town of Gilbert, which lies about 18 miles southeast of Phoenix, Arizona, concluded that a...
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Baker Botts, LLP v. ASARCO, LLC

Response by Professor Alan B. Morrison Geo. Wash. L. Rev. Docket (Oct. Term 2014) Baker Botts, LLP v. ASARCO, LLC, 575 U.S. ___ (2015). Docket No. 14-103; argued February 25, 2015; June 15, 2015 Slip Opinion | SCOTUSblog “Faced with falling copper prices, debt, cash flow deficiencies, environmental liabilities, and a striking workforce, ASARCO filed for...
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Zivotofsky v. Kerry

Response by Professor Edward T. Swaine Geo. Wash. L. Rev. Docket (Oct. Term 2014) Zivotofsky v. Kerry, 575 U.S. ___ (2015). Docket No. 13-628; argued November 3, 2014; June 8, 2015 Slip Opinion | NY Times | SCOTUSblog Zivotofsky and the “Own Voice” DoctrineLike many summer blockbusters, Zivotofsky v. Kerry—which held unenforceable a statute enabling U.S....
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