United States Supreme Court - June 2019 Opinion Summaries

Department of Commerce v. New York

Constitutional Law, Elections
Held that the government's decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census questionnaire did not violate the Enumeration Clause or the...

Rucho v Common Cause

Government Law, Constitutional Law
Vacated and remanded. Plaintiffs as voters in North Carolina and Maryland filed suit challenging congressional districting maps as unconstitutional...

Mitchell v. Wisconsin

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Held that when a motorist suspected of drunk driving is unconscious and cannot be given a breath test, the exigent-circumstances doctrine generally...

US v. Haymond

Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Struck down a provision of the federal supervised-release statute, 18 U.S.C. section 3583(k). That section imposes mandatory minimum five-year...

Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Assn. v. Thomas

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law
Struck down a Tennessee requirement that applicants for a license to operate a retail liquor store have resided in the State for the prior two years....

Kisor v Wilkie

Government Law, Administrative Law, Government Benefits
Vacated and remanded. Plaintiff is a Vietnam veteran who sought disability benefits from the Veterans Administration for post-traumatic stress. The VA...

Iancu v. Brunetti

Trademark, Constitutional Law, Intellectual Property
Struck down a statutory provision that prohibits the registration of immoral or scandalous trademarks. An entrepreneur who founded a new clothing line...

Dutra Group v. Batterton

Injury & Tort Law, Admiralty
Held that a mariner may not recover punitive damages on a claim that he was injured as a result of the unseaworthy condition of the vessel. After a...

Food Marketing Institute v Argus Leader Media

Sentencing, Constitutional Law
Reversed and remanded. Defendants sought disclosure, through a FOIA request, of names and addresses of retail stores who participated in the national...

US v Davis

Sentencing, Constitutional Law
Affirmed in part. Defendants were charged with Hobbs Act robbery and also charged under 18 U.S.C. Sec. 924c which authorizes heightened penalties for...