Torres v. Texas DPS: The New War Powers Waiver to State Sovereign Immunity
Written By: James Tulp Following a deployment to Iraq and an honorable discharge, Captain Le Roy Torres sought to do something no one had ever…
Category: U.S. Supreme Court
Freedom of Religion or Freedom from Religion: Kennedy v. Bremerton School District Yields Triumph for Government Officials to Engage in Religious Observances in Schools
Written By: Riley Bridges On June 27, 2022, nearing the last day of the term, the United States Supreme Court clarified its Establishment Clause jurisprudence…
Denezpi v. United States: One Defendant, One Criminal Act, and Two Prosecutions—but No Double Jeopardy Violation
Written By: Giulia Hintz In a recent opinion authored by one of the United States Supreme Court’s newest justices, Amy Coney Barrett, the United States…
“Protecting” Religious Liberty During Executions: Ramirez v. Collier Provides a Small Win for Death Row Prisoners
Written By: Erienne Reniajal “RJ” Lewis At the end of 2021, the United States Supreme Court heard a case with a seemingly simple question: do…
West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency: Coal Plants, Clean Power, and Climate Change
Written By: Emily Brennan On June 30th, the last day of the term, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)…
To Litigate or Arbitrate: Can A Losing Party Choose Both?
By: Stephanie Durr Given the ever-increasing litigation costs, parties often turn to alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, including arbitration. Nevertheless, if a party suffers an adverse…
Mississippi v. Tennessee: The Fight for Sovereign Groundwater
By: Cindy Denley Water is the driving force behind all life, including lawsuits. For example, in June 2014, Mississippi filed an original action in the…
Roe, Roe, Roe Your Boat Right Back Up to D.C.: Mississippi’s Plea to Overturn Roe v. Wade
Written By: McKenna Stone Cloud Mississippi is urging the United States Supreme Court to overturn nearly half a century of precedent establishing women’s constitutional right…
Nestlé USA/Cargill v. Doe: Using Civil Procedure to Shirk Corporate Responsibility
Written By: Stephanie Durr On June 17, 2021, the Supreme Court ruled against trafficking survivors in their efforts to hold companies in the United States…
NCAA v. Alston: Tackling College Athlete Compensation
Written By: Kord Wilkerson In NCAA v. Alston, the United States Supreme Court sought to even the playing field between college athlete compensation and the…
