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Month: May 2018

SCOTUS Oct 2017

Case Dismissal: City of Hays v. Vogt (DIG May 29, 2018)

Court dismisses City of Hays v. Vogt as “improvidently granted.”

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LagosvUnitedStatesDecision
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Lagos v. United States (Decision May 29, 2018)

The Supreme Court interpreted the victims compensation law narrowly, ruling for Lagos.

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CollinsvVirginiaDecision
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Collins v. Virginia (Decision May 29, 2018)

A parked auto in a driveway is part of a house. Police need a warrant to search it.

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UpperSkagitvLundgrenDecision
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Upper Skagit Indian Tribe v. Lundgren (Decision May 21, 2018)

The case returns to the lower court to consider a new question.

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EpicSystemsvLewisDecision
Case Explainer

Epic Systems v. Lewis (Decision May 21, 2018)

Employees can sign away their rights to bring class actions against their employers.

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BrownvBoardofEducation
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Tribute: Brown v. Board of Education (Decided May 17, 1954)

The important civil rights case declaring segregation illegal.

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DahdavUSDecision
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Dahda v. United States (Decision May 14, 2018)

The wiretap order was not “facially insufficient,” so Dahda cannot get the communications suppressed.

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UnitedStatesvSanchez-Gomez
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United States v. Sanchez-Gomez (Decided May 14, 2018)

The case became “moot” when the challengers no longer faced pre-conviction shackling.

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ByrdvUnitedStatesDecision
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Byrd v. United States (Decision May 14, 2018)

A person can have 4th Amendment privacy against police search when driving a rental car, even if the person is not listed on the car lease.

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McCoyv.LouisianaDecision
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McCoy v. Louisiana (Decision May 14, 2018)

The lawyer cannot overrule a client’s choice to plead innocent.

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