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Today in Supreme Court History
with Dan Schiavetta, Jr.
a.k.a. “captcrisis”
Today in Supreme Court History: November 17
Dennis v. Sparks , 449 U.S. 24 (decided November 17, 1980): private parties who allegedly corruptly conspired with judge to deny oil...

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Nov 17, 20241 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: November 16
Louisville & Nashville R.R. Co. v. Mottley , 211 U.S. 149 (decided November 16, 1908): defendant’s assertion of defenses based on federal...

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Nov 16, 20241 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: November 15
The Harrisburg , 119 U.S. 199 (decided November 15, 1886): can’t sue in admiralty for wrongful death because Congress has not provided...

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Nov 15, 20241 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: November 14
Hess v. Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corp. , 513 U.S. 30 (decided November 14, 1994): Eleventh Amendment did not bar injured railroad...

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Nov 14, 20241 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: November 13
United States v. Bormes , 568 U.S. 6 (decided November 13, 2021): dismissing lawyers’ class action alleging Fair Credit Reporting Act...

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Nov 13, 20241 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: November 12
Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council , 555 U.S. 7 (decided November 12, 2008): vacating stay of antisubmarine SONAR use by Navy...

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Nov 12, 20241 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: November 11
Boylan v. Hot Springs Ry. Co. , 132 U.S. 146 (decided November 11, 1889): passenger properly thrown off train when refusing to pay extra...

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Nov 11, 20241 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: November 10
Ex Parte Crouch , 112 U.S. 178 (decided November 10, 1884): federal courts cannot via habeas vacate state court convictions except on...

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Nov 9, 20241 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: November 9
Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc. , 510 U.S. 17 (decided November 9, 1993): Title VII claimant (“abusive work environment”) need not show...

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Nov 9, 20241 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: November 8
Greene v. Fisher , 565 U.S. 34 (decided November 8, 2011): “clearly established federal law” required for habeas does not include law...

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Nov 8, 20241 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: November 7
Cleveland v. United States , 531 U.S. 12 (decided November 7, 2000): video poker licenses were not “property” so as to be predicate for...

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Nov 7, 20241 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: November 6
Weeth v. New England Mortgage Security Co. , 106 U.S. 605 (decided November 6, 1882): the Supreme Court used to have jurisdiction when a...

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Oct 29, 20241 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: November 5
Buchanan v. Warley , 245 U.S. 60 (decided November 5, 1917): striking down on Equal Protection grounds ordinance prohibiting sale to...

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Oct 29, 20241 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: November 4
District of Columbia v. Eslin , 183 U.S. 62 (decided November 4, 1901): judgment by contractor against the District of Columbia’s Board...

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Today in Supreme Court History: November 3
Elk v. Wilkins , 112 U.S. 94 (decided November 3, 1884): Native American born on reservation is not a citizen and therefore cannot vote...

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Oct 29, 20241 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: November 2
United States v. Kirby Lumber Co. , 284 U.S. 1 (decided November 2, 1931): in one of his last opinions, Holmes holds that the gain...

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Oct 29, 20241 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: November 1
Graham v. Fulton County Special Purpose Grand Jury , 143 S.Ct. 397 (decided November 1, 2022): According to Georgia Secretary of State...

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Oct 29, 20242 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: October 31
General Atomic Co. v. Felter , 434 U.S. 12 (decided October 31, 1977): state court can’t enjoin litigants from filing actions in federal...

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Oct 29, 20242 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: October 30
Jones v. Meehan , 175 U.S. 1 (decided October 30, 1899): language of treaty, and rights of inheritance as to Indian property, are...

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Oct 29, 20241 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: October 29
Shell v. Mississippi , 498 U.S. 1 (decided October 29, 1990): capital murder conviction reversed because definition of “especially...

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Oct 29, 20241 min read
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