Legal News
An important week for immigration law
During the week of June 13, the Supreme Court decided two immigration cases (involving bond hearings for noncitizens in immigration detention) and declined to decide a third (involving the Trump-era “public charge” policy for green card applicants).
By IG
Jun 22, 2022
Justices validate denial of insurance coverage for outpatient dialysis
Tuesday’s opinion in Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan v. DaVita Inc. laid out a roadmap for private insurers to shift the costs of end-stage renal disease to Medicare, as the court approved a private health plan that singles out the
By IG
Jun 22, 2022
Court strikes down Maine’s ban on using public funds at religious schools
This article was updated on June 21 at 1:38 p.m. The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that Maine violated the Constitution when it refused to make public funding available for students to attend schools that provide religious instruction. The opinion by Chi
By IG
Jun 22, 2022
Divided court rejects death-row prisoner’s attempt to gather neurological evidence
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dealt another blow to prisoners challenging their state-court convictions and sentences in federal court. In a 5-4 decision in Shoop v. Twyford, the justices limited the ability of federal courts to use the All Writs Act to or
By IG
Jun 22, 2022