In Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether states may grant their courts general jurisdiction to hear cases involving businesses that register to do business in their state.
Continue readingSCOTUS Rules SSI Benefits Don’t Have to be Available to Puerto Ricans
In United States v. Vaello Madero the U.S. Supreme Court held 8-1 that Congress hasn’t violated the equal-protection component of the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause by failing to make Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits available to Puerto Rico residents.
Continue readingSCOTUS Issues Unfavorable Ruling for States and Local Governments in Malicious Prosecution Case
In a 6-3 decision in Thompson v. Clark the U.S. Supreme Court held that to demonstrate a favorable termination of a criminal prosecution in order to bring a Fourth Amendment malicious prosecution case a plaintiff need only show that his or her prosecution ended without a conviction.
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