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Federal Agency Power
Decisions defining how much authority federal agencies have to write rules, enforce laws, and interpret statutes.
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- June 30, 2026ReadFourteenth AmendmentDecided
Trump v. Barbara Revisions: 7/01/26
The Supreme Court held that children born in the U.S. to parents who are temporarily or unlawfully present are citizens under the Fourteenth Amendment.
- June 29, 2026ReadSeparation of PowersDecided
Trump v. Slaughter
The Supreme Court ruled that the President can fire Federal Trade Commission members at will, striking down a law that only allowed removals for cause.
- June 25, 2026ReadImmigrationDecided
Mullin v. Doe
The Supreme Court held that federal law prevents courts from reviewing most challenges to the government's decision to end Temporary Protected Status for foreign nationals.
- June 25, 2026ReadImmigrationDecided
Mullin v. Al Otro Lado
The Supreme Court ruled that noncitizens standing in Mexico are not considered to have arrived in the U.S. and are not entitled to asylum processing.
- June 25, 2026ReadFederalismDecided
Monsanto v. Durnell
The Supreme Court ruled that federal law prevents states from requiring cancer warnings on pesticide labels when the Environmental Protection Agency has determined such warnings are not necessary.
- June 23, 2026ReadForeign Sovereign Immunities ActDecided
Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Corporación Cimex, S. A. (Cuba)
The Supreme Court ruled that the Helms-Burton Act allows U.S. nationals to sue Cuban government-owned companies for confiscated property without meeting the requirements of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.
- June 23, 2026ReadImmigrationDecided
Blanche v. Lau
The Supreme Court ruled that border officers do not need clear and convincing evidence of a crime before treating a returning permanent resident as an applicant for admission.
- June 23, 2026ReadAdministrative LawDecided
Landor v. Louisiana Dept of Corrections and Public Safety Revisions: 6/24/26
The Supreme Court ruled that under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), state employees cannot be sued in their personal capacities because they did not personally consent to such liability.
- June 11, 2026ReadAdministrative LawDecided
FS Credit Opportunities Corp. v. Saba Capital Master Fund, Ltd.
The Supreme Court ruled that Section 47(b) of the Investment Company Act does not allow private investors to sue for contract rescission.
- June 4, 2026ReadSeventh AmendmentDecided
FCC v. AT&T
The Court ruled that the FCC’s process for issuing civil fines without a jury is constitutional because the fines cannot be collected until the government wins a new trial in front of a jury.
- May 28, 2026ReadCriminal ProcedureDecided
Rutherford v. United States
The Supreme Court ruled that a sentence disparity created by a law change Congress chose not to make retroactive cannot qualify as an extraordinary reason for reducing a prison term.
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