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Today in Supreme Court History
with Dan Schiavetta, Jr.
a.k.a. “captcrisis”
Today in Supreme Court History: October 16
Charlotte Harbor & N. Ry. Co. v. Welles , 260 U.S. 8 (decided October 16, 1922): Florida Legislature can ratify county’s ultra vires creation of new bridge district which overlapped existing district (effect of which was to add toll to existing bridge) Bitter v. United States , 389 U.S. 15 (decided October 16, 1967): Mail fraud defendant, who had been on time at every appearance, was 37 minutes late in returning from a recess. So the judge stuck him in a jail 40 miles away

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40 minutes ago1 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: October 15
Civil Rights Cases , 109 U.S. 3 (decided October 15, 1883): strikes down federal statute prohibiting racial discrimination in public accommodations; Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments apply only to governmental action, not private action (here, refusal to allow black people to take rooms at an inn, seats at an opera, and to get onto “ladies’ car” reserved for whites on train) (according to Westlaw, this case was never explicitly overruled, with the first recognition of it n

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22 hours ago1 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: October 14
McConnell v. Rhay , 393 U.S. 2 (decided October 14, 1968): Court holds that its rule of Mempa v. Rhay , 1967, that there is a right to counsel in revocation of probation and deferred sentencing proceedings, at least as to felony defendants, is to be applied retroactively (retroactive application is often, though not always, ordered in criminal procedure matters, though it often requires a second case with similar facts to come along) Arkansas v. Tennessee , 311 U.S. 1 (decide

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22 hours ago2 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: October 13
Moore v. Terminal Railroad Ass’n of St. Louis , 358 U.S. 31 (decided October 13, 1958): Court, without opinion, reverses Missouri Supreme...

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3 days ago1 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: October 12
United States v. Morrison , 429 U.S. 1 (decided October 12, 1976): After conviction based on marijuana found in car, the Circuit Court...

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4 days ago1 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: October 11
Arlington County Board v. Richards , 434 U.S. 5 (decided October 11, 1977): community can restrict on-street parking to residents and...

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6 days ago2 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: October 10
Lucy v. Adams , 350 U.S. 1 (decided October 10, 1955): Court reinstates injunction, meaning that University of Alabama can’t deny two...

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Today in Supreme Court History: October 9
Pilon v. Bordenkircher , 444 U.S. 1 (decided October 9, 1979): Court, relying on its own recent precedent, reverses the denial of habeas...

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Oct 81 min read
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 82 min read
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 71 min read
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 61 min read
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 51 min read
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 41 min read
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 31 min read
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 22 min read
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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Sep 301 min read
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 291 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: September 29
Smith v. Richey , 89 S.Ct. 54 (decided September 29, 1968): Challenge to callup to active duty as violating the Ready Reserve Act, for...

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Sep 281 min read
Today in Supreme Court History: September 28
Collins v. Virginia , 138 S.Ct. 53 (decided September 28, 2017): granted cert on case involving automobile exception to the warrant...

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Sep 281 min read
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 261 min read
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