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Today in Supreme Court History
with Dan Schiavetta, Jr.
a.k.a. “captcrisis”
Today in Supreme Court History: October 8
Nebraska v. Wyoming et al. , 325 U.S. 665 (decided October 8, 1945): Original jurisdiction case where the Court confirms the Special...

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Oct 8, 20241 min read
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Today in Supreme Court History: October 7
Doe v. Gonzalez , 546 U.S. 1301 (decided October 7, 2005): Ginsburg denies emergency stay because appeal in Second Circuit is being...

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Oct 7, 20241 min read
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Today in Supreme Court History: October 6
Lopez v. Smith , 574 U.S. 1 (decided October 6, 2014): Court grants cert and upholds state murder conviction where prosecution switched...

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Oct 6, 20241 min read
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Today in Supreme Court History: October 5
Maryland v. Kulbicki , 136 S.Ct. 2 (decided October 5, 2015): Court grants cert, reverses Maryland high court, and dismisses ineffective...

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Oct 5, 20241 min read
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Today in Supreme Court History: October 4
Buntion v. Lumpkin ,142 S.Ct. 3 (decided October 4, 2021): stay of execution denied; Breyer doesn’t dissent but notes the “serious legal...

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Oct 4, 20241 min read
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Today in Supreme Court History: October 3
Clark v. Hancock , 94 U.S. 493 (decided October 3, 1876): Court can dismiss a non-jurisdictional case without having to wait for the...

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Oct 3, 20241 min read
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Today in Supreme Court History: October 2
Matter of Disbarment of Maddox , 516 U.S. 802 (decided October 2, 1995): I’m an obscure, unsuccessful lawyer and former crisis center...

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Oct 2, 20242 min read
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Today in Supreme Court History: October 1
United States v. Peck , 102 U.S. 64 (decided October 1, 1880): parol evidence (i.e., evidence outside the four corners of the contract)...

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Oct 1, 20241 min read
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Today in Supreme Court History: September 30
Lux v. Rodrigues , 561 U.S. 1306 (decided September 30, 2010): Roberts denies injunction requiring Virginia election officials to count...

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Sep 30, 20241 min read
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Today in Supreme Court History: September 29
Smith v. Richey , 89 S.Ct. 54 (decided September 29, 1968): Another soldier challenging callup to active duty as violating the Ready...

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Sep 30, 20241 min read
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Today in Supreme Court History: September 28
Collins v. Virginia , 138 S.Ct. 53 (decided September 28, 2017): granted cert on a case involving the automobile exception to the warrant...

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Sep 28, 20241 min read
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Today in Supreme Court History: September 27
Taniguchi v. Kan Pacific Saipan, Ltd. , 564 U.S. 1066 (decided September 27, 2011): cert granted due to Circuit Court split of authority;...

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Sep 27, 20241 min read
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Today in Supreme Court History: September 26
Matter of Disbarment of Mosely , 512 U.S. 1284 (decided September 26, 1994): Municipal judge convicted of extorting kickbacks from...

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Sep 26, 20241 min read
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Today in Supreme Court History: September 25
Tennant v. Jefferson County Comm’n , 567 U.S. 758 (decided September 25, 2012): Full Court, reversing District Court, approves of West...

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Sep 26, 20241 min read
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Today in Supreme Court History: September 24
Twentieth Century Airlines v. Ryan , 74 S.Ct. 8 (decided September 24, 1953): Reed refuses to stay administrative proceedings against...

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Sep 26, 20241 min read
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Today in Supreme Court History: September 23
Katzenbach v. McClung , 85 S.Ct. 6 (decided September 23, 1964): Black lifts injunction against enforcement of Civil Rights Act against...

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Sep 26, 20241 min read
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Today in Supreme Court History: September 22
Pfeifer v. E.I. duPont de Nemours and Co. , 530 U.S. 1300 (decided September 22, 2000): denies cert to review Nebraska Supreme Court...

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Sep 22, 20241 min read
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Today in Supreme Court History: September 21
McLeod v. General Electric Co. , 87 S.Ct. 5 (decided September 21, 1966): Harlan reinstates NLRB decision forcing General Electric to...

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Sep 21, 20241 min read
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Today in Supreme Court History: September 20
Barthuli v. Board of Trustees of Jefferson Elementary School District , 434 U.S. 1337 (decided September 20, 1977): Rehnquist says he...

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Sep 20, 20241 min read
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Today in Supreme Court History: September 19
United States v. United Liquors Corp. , 77 S.Ct. 208 (decided September 19, 1956): Reed denies stay of antitrust judgment prohibiting...

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Sep 19, 20241 min read
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