The ACS SCOTUS Updates blog offers rapid-response analysis for cases before the U.S. Supreme Court of interest to the progressive legal movement and central to our mission. ACS’s issue area experts breakdown oral arguments and opinions to provide crucial context and key takeaways. Check back often for updates.
Today, the Supreme Court released its final decisions of the 2023-2024 Term, including the long-awaited decision in Trump v. U.S., in which the Court held 6-3 that a former President enjoys immunity from criminal prosecution for conduct alleged to involve official acts during his tenure in office. Other decisions released today were Moody v. NetChoice, […]
Today, the Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision in Corner Post, Inc. v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, holding that the Administrative Procedures Act’s six-year statute of limitations for facial challenges of final regulations does not begin until the plaintiff is injured by the regulation, rather than at the time the regulation […]
Today, the Supreme Court overruled Chevron in a 6-3 decision in Relentless, Inc. v. Department of Commerce and 6-2 decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo (from which Justice Jackson recused herself). The Chevron doctrine has directed courts to respect agency authority for 40 years and has become a pillar of administrative law. However, the […]
Today, the Supreme Court dismissed as improvidently granted the writs of certiorari in Moyle v. United States, a case that was poised to determine whether the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) preempts Idaho’s Defense of Law Act, which criminalizes abortion only with an exception when “necessary to prevent the death of the […]
On Friday, the Supreme Court issued an 8-1 decision in United States v. Rahimi, upholding a federal law which disarms domestic abusers. The decision comes on the heels of the landmark 2022 decision, New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, which ruled that gun regulations are presumptively unconstitutional if they are not consistent […]
