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Today in Supreme Court History: November 15

  • Nov 15, 2025
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The Harrisburg, 119 U.S. 199 (decided November 15, 1886): can’t sue in admiralty for wrongful death because Congress has not provided for it (overruled by Moragne v. States Marine Lines, 1970)


Moody v. Daggett, 429 U.S. 78 (decided November 15, 1976): parolee who committed a crime while on parole does not have normal entitlement to immediate parole revocation hearing even though in custody after warrant issued


Albertson v. Subversive Activities Control Board, 382 U.S. 70 (decided November 15, 1965): requiring members of the Communist Party to register as such violates self-incrimination clause (by doing so they could automatically be prosecuted under the Smith Act) (previously the Court had held that requiring Party leaders to submit a list of members was not unconstitutional, Communist Party v. Subversive Activities Control Board, 1961) (the Board was abolished in 1972)

 
 
 

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