Supreme Court Updates

Updates on Supreme Court decisions and legal happenings. (Private account.)

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@HSimplyme14 This is not an official Twitter account of the Supreme Court. It is simply an account that attempts to present what cases the court is hearing, what the people bringing those cases are claiming, and what the court ultimately decides at the end

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After a long hiatus, @ScotusU is back!

First up, we’ll follow the Supreme Court’s case about medical treatment of trans youth.

1️⃣ First time SCOTUS focuses on state law about trans people

1️⃣ First time a trans attorney (below) argues before Supreme Court

Stay tuned!

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Calcutt v FDIC (5/22/23): Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) says Calcutta, former CEO of a bank, mismanaged their loans and lost $12 million. Supreme Court tells FDIC they can't punish CEO for bad loans *unless* the loans were a direct result of CEO's actions.

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West Virginia v. EPA (6/13/23): Supreme Court rules the Environmental Protection Agency cannot regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants-- they can only regulate emissions that have a "direct impact" on air quality.

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Tennessee v. Lane (5/23/23): The Supreme Court ruled that states cannot require people to pay a fee to vote in person. The Court held that this requirement violates the Twenty-fourth Amendment, which prohibits poll taxes in federal elections.

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Gonzalez v. Google (5/18/23): Parents of Nohemi Gonzalez, killed in 2015 Paris attack, sued Google for allowing ISIS to spread propaganda. Court says ruling doesn't stand -- sending it back to lower court. Keep an eye on this one... 👀#InternetFreeSpeech

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Amgen v. Sanofi (5/18/23): Supreme Court says Amgen's patent on antibodies is invalid because it doesn't provide enough info to make and use the drug (lack of enablement). Big win for generic drug makers!

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Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith (5/18/23): Supreme Court says Andy Warhol's Prince portraits weren't "fair use". That is, the portraits used copyrighted material in an illegal way. This could have implications for other artists who use copyrighted material in their work.

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Twitter v. Taamneh (5/18/23): SCOTUS decides social media companies aren't responsible for "aiding and abetting" terrorist attacks even though terrorists use their platforms to communicate.

This is a significant victory for social media companies.

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Ohio Adjutant General v Federal Labor Authority (5/18): Does Civil Service Reform Act let Federal Labor Relations Authority regulate labor practices of state militias? SCOTUS says: When hiring civilians to work for them, Ohio National Guard acts as federal agency. (So, yes.)

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Polselli v IRS (5/18/23): The IRS has can summon people who have info about delinquent taxpayers. But, in most cases, they have to give notice *first* so people have a chance to fight the summons. In this case, the Supreme Court clarifies when summons are and are not required.

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Zacaria v Merrick Garland (5/11): Zacaría petitioned court to stay in US; was dismissed on grounds that they did not exhaust administrative remedies. SCOTUS says: exhaustion rule is non jurisdictional & non citizens don’t have to request discretionary administrative review.

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“While the Constitution addresses many weighty issues, the type of pork chops California merchants may sell is not on that list.” <— from the Supreme Court opinion! Read the full text here: https://t.co/LHjlu3rn0H

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National Pork Producers v California Food & Agriculture (5/11/23): Out-of-state pork producers sue over Cali’s ban of pork from pigs raised in cages too small to lie down, stand up, turn around. SCOTUS: Denied! Law does not intentionally discriminate against out of state commerce

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The lawsuit pertains to the disclosure of internal board documents and increased transparency. The Biden administration wrote an amicus brief in support of sovereign immunity for the board.

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Oversight Board for Puerto Rico v CPI (5/11/23): “Puerto Rico’s status…took center stage…as the Supreme Court considered whether its congressionally-appointed oversight body is entitled to the same kind of immunity from lawsuits that U.S. states have.” SCOTUS decides: Yep.

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Quoted: https://t.co/czcFX7Xu14

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Percoco v U.S. (5/11): Percoco worked for governor Cuomo (NY) in a government job but briefly quit to work for Cuomo’s Re-election campaign. In that time, he used his sway to get a real estate deal approved by a government agency. Illegal? SCOTUS says: No. #honestservices

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this counters 2nd Circuit's right-to-control theory->"the right to valuable economic information needed to make discretionary economic decisions is not a traditional property interest...right-to-control theory cannot form the basis for a conviction under..federal fraud statutes."

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Ciminelli v UnitedStates (5/11): US indicted Ciminelli for scheming to rig the bidding for state funded projects in NY; claimed "wire fraud" bc Ciminelli schemed to deprive NY of valuable economic information -- a kind of "property". SCOTUS says: Sorry, info is not property