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Tag:Justice Sonia Sotomayor

Court Opinions: Divided US Supreme Court Affirms Oklahoma Supreme Court’s Denial of State-Funded Catholic Charter School

An equally divided Supreme Court affirmed a ruling rejecting a bid from an Oklahoma virtual charter school to be the country’s first state-funded religious charter school.

Court Order: US Supreme Court Stays Order Reinstating 16,000 Federal Employees

The U.S. Supreme Court found the nonprofits who sued over the firing of thousands of employees lacked the standing to do so.

Court Opinions: US Supreme Court Rules EPA Can’t Impose “End-result” Permit Provisions for Water Quality

A split U.S. Supreme Court held the EPA can’t impose limitations through “end-result” permit provisions on the amount of contaminated discharge that can go into waterways.

Court Opinions: US Supreme Court Rules Voluntarily Dismissed Lawsuits May Be Reopened

The high court held that a case voluntarily dismissed without prejudice under Rule 41(a) counts as a “final proceeding” under Rule 60(b).

Court Opinions: A Split US Supreme Court Rules Some Section 1983 Claims Can’t be Denied on Failure-To-Exhaust Grounds

The high court ruled that for Section 1983 claims challenging delays in the administrative process, state courts can’t deny those claims on failure-to-exhaust grounds.

Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Rail Project That Would Transport Millions of Barrels of Crude Oil Through Colorado

The issue at the center of the arguments was a National Environmental Protection Act Review that was invalidated by the D.C. Circuit.

U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Tennessee’s Gender-Affirming Care for Minors Ban

Attorneys from the U.S., ACLU and Tennessee argued over whether laws passed in Tennessee and Kentucky banning gender-affirming care for minors were subject to heightened scrutiny under the equal protection clause.

US Supreme Court Denies Stay of Execution Application in the Nation’s First Shaken Baby Capital Punishment Case

In a statement, Justice Sonia Sotomayor asserted the expert testimony that contributed to Robert Leslie Roberson’s conviction has been called into question but because he didn't present a cognizable federal claim, the court couldn't intervene.