Class Notes feb. 16

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• How Does a Case Get to the Supreme Court 

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Class Notes: July 5

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Overview of 2022 Supreme Court decisions

• All 2022 Supreme Court Decisions 

• $NYT: How the Supreme Court ruled in the significant decisions of 2022 

• $Economist: SCOTUS, an end-of-term report 

• $NYT: The Supreme Court Is the Final Word on Nothing 

Abortion/reproductive rights

• Decision: DOBBS, STATE HEALTH OFFICER OF THE  MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, ET AL. v.  JACKSON WOMEN’S HEALTH ORGANIZATION ET AL. 

• $NYT: Dobbs v. Jackson Decision, Annotated 

• CBS News poll: Americans react to the overturning of Roe v. Wade 

Aid to religious schools

• Decision: CARSON, AS PARENT AND NEXT FRIEND OF O. C., ET AL. v. MAKIN  

Gun owner rights

• Decision: NEW YORK STATE RIFLE & PISTOL ASSOCIATION, INC., ET AL. v. BRUEN, SUPERINTENDENT OF NEW YORK STATE POLICE, ET AL.  

Other

• Prayer decision: KENNEDY v. BREMERTON SCHOOL DISTRICT 

• Power Plant decision: WEST VIRGINIA ET AL. v. ENVIRONMENTAL  PROTECTION AGENCY ET AL.  

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2021 Notes 

Class Notes: april 6

• Justice Thomas opinion on Trump twitter ban 

• Justices try to draw lines in California property-rights dispute 

• Will the Supreme Court uphold the NCAA version of amateurism? 

• Should college athletes be compensated?  

• Warrant requirement exception 

• Suing police over unauthorized search 

• California Supreme Court bail ruling 

Class Notes: March 2

Religious Liberty

• Video: Constitution Center: FIRST AMENDMENT RELIGION PART I 

• Video: . . . PART II 

Supreme Court Cases

• Justices hear argument on whether “hot pursuit” for misdemeanors allows police to enter home without a warrant 

• District Court Decision: Harvard affirmative action  

• Arizona elections case  

• Gay adoption case (religious objectons) 

• Voting Rights Act limits (Shelby County case) 

• Gay adoption agency case (adoption agency objection) 

Eviction Moratorium

• District Court opinion voiding CDC housing eviction moratorium 

Class Notes: February 2

• Impeaching Officials While They're in Office, but Trying Them After They Leave 

• House trial managers trail memorandum

• President's defense team answer to impeachment charges