SCOTUS-Toons

08/02/2024

Trump v. Anderson | SCOTUS-Toons
23-719. Does Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment disqualify Donald Trump from holding the office of President of the United States and thus from appearing on Colorado’s 2024 presidential primary ballot?

09/10/2023

This week on SCOTUS-Toons!
The cartoon SCOTUS is taking Monday off but will hear two oral arguments on Tuesday and one on Wednesday. Watch at https://www.youtube.com/DanielLeeMeeks

Murray v. UBS Securities, LLC (22-660): Under 18 U.S.C. § 1514A, must a whistleblower prove his employer acted with “retaliatory intent” as part of his case in chief?

Great Lakes Insurance SE v. Raiders Retreat Realty Co., LLC (22-500): Is a choice-of-law clause in a maritime contract unenforceable if enforcement would conflict with the “strong public policy” of the state whose law is displaced?

Alexander v. SC Conference of NAACP (22-807): Does the South Carolina legislature’s redistricting map, which has the effect of moving tens of thousands of Black voters to a different district, constitute an impermissible racial gerrymander, even if the legislators’ purported intent was merely a political gerrymander?

04/10/2023

Pulsifer v. United States (2023-10-02)
22-340. Must a defendant show he does not meet any of the criteria listed in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(f) to qualify for a sentence lower than the statutory minimum?

03/10/2023

This week on SCOTUS-Toons!
The cartoon SCOTUS starts their 2023-2024 term with 3 oral arguments. Subscribe to https://www.youtube.com/ to be notified when new videos are posted.

Murray v. UBS Securities, LLC (22-660): Under 18 U.S.C. § 1514A, must a whistleblower prove his employer acted with "retaliatory intent" as part of his case in chief?

Great Lakes Insurance SE v. Raiders Retreat Realty Co., LLC (22-500): Does an ADA "tester" have Article III standing to challenge a hotel’s failure to provide disability accessibility information on its website, even if she has no plans to visit the hotel?

Alexander v. SC Conference of NAACP (22-807): Is a choice-of-law clause in a maritime contract unenforceable if enforcement would conflict with the "strong public policy" of the state whose law is displaced?

11/12/2022

21-476. Does application of the Colorado AntiDiscrimination Act to compel an artist to speak or stay silent violate the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment?

11/12/2022

NEW VIDEOS TODAY!
11:00 AM EST: Bartenwerfer v. Buckley
youtu.be/KB73rGxxaOE

12:15 PM EST: U.S., ex rel. Polansky v. Executive Health
youtu.be/yExH_DvTNEk

1:45 PM EST: MOAC Mall Holdings v. Transform Holdco
youtu.be/HP2MhnrR6gw

13/10/2022

Arellano v. McDonough
21-432. Can the one-year filing deadline for veterans to submit disability claims after they are discharged be extended under principles of equitable tolling?
https://youtu.be/nGmpGyUBsMQ

21-432. Can the one-year filing deadline for veterans to submit disability claims after they are discharged be extended under principles of equitable tollin...

12/10/2022

360° VR: Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency
21-454. What is the proper test for determining whether wetlands are “waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act?
https://youtu.be/ieER3Jt3EJY

10:00 AM: Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency (21-454)LIVE. What is the proper test for determining whether wetlands are “waters of the United States”...

11/10/2022

Delaware v. Pennsylvania and Wisconsin (Orig.145)
Arkansas v. Delaware (Orig.146)
Are unclaimed MoneyGram checks “money orders” or “similar written instruments” and thus subject to a federal law that remits them to the states where they were purchased?
https://youtu.be/NsMFd8e7Poo

Delaware v. Pennsylvania and Wisconsin (Orig.145)Arkansas v. Delaware (Orig.146)Are unclaimed MoneyGram checks “money orders” or “similar written instruments...

10/10/2022

Merrill v. Milligan | SCOTUS-Toons (2022-10-04)
https://youtu.be/6Moyz3iZtb8
21-1086. Does Alabama’s 2021 redistricting plan for its seven U.S. House seats violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act?

21-1086. Does Alabama’s 2021 redistricting plan for its seven U.S. House seats violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act?ABOUT SCOTUS-TOONS:The SCOTUS does...

09/10/2022

Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency (21-454)
What is the proper test for determining whether wetlands are “waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act?
https://youtu.be/HyPsjwmUCwc

10:00 AM: Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency (21-454)LIVE. What is the proper test for determining whether wetlands are “waters of the United States”...

04/05/2021

LIVE. 20-5904. Do pre-August 3, 2010, crack offenders sentenced under 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(C) have a “covered offense” under Section 404 of the First Step Act?

29/04/2021

Cartoon Joe Biden's first (real) appearance on a SCOTUS-Toons video.

28/04/2021

PennEast Pipeline Co. v. New Jersey
19-1039. Does the Natural Gas Act delegate the federal government’s eminent-domain power, and does it abrogate state sovereign immunity in such cases?

28/04/2021

Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L.
20-255. Does the First Amendment prohibit public school officials from regulating off-campus student speech?

28/04/2021

10:00 AM: Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L.
LIVE. 20-255. Does the First Amendment prohibit public school officials from regulating off-campus student speech?

11:00 AM: PennEast Pipeline Co. v. New Jersey
LIVE. 19-1039. Does the Natural Gas Act delegate the federal government’s eminent-domain power, and does it abrogate state sovereign immunity in such cases?

27/04/2021

United States v. Palomar-Santiago
20-437. Is a defendant who has been charged with unlawful reentry into the United States after removal automatically entitled to the defense of invalid removal if he was removed for a crime that would not be considered a removable offense under current law in that circuit?

27/04/2021

HollyFrontier Cheyenne Refining, LLC. v. Renewable Fuels Assn.
20-472. To qualify for a hardship exemption under Section 7545(o)(9)(B)(i) of the Renewable Fuel Standards, must a small refinery have received uninterrupted, continuous hardship exemptions for every year since 2011?

27/04/2021

10:00 AM: HollyFrontier Cheyenne Refining, LLC. v. Renewable Fuels Assn.
LIVE. 20-472. To qualify for a hardship exemption under Section 7545(o)(9)(B)(i) of the Renewable Fuel Standards, must a small refinery have received uninterrupted, continuous hardship exemptions for every year since 2011?

11:00 AM: United States v. Palomar-Santiago
LIVE. 20-437. Is a defendant who has been charged with unlawful reentry into the United States after removal automatically entitled to the defense of invalid removal if he was removed for a crime that would not be considered a removable offense under current law in that circuit?

26/04/2021

Guam v. United States
20-440. Is Guam or the Navy financially responsible for the environmental hazards arising from the Ordot Dump?

26/04/2021

Americans for Prosperity v. Rodriquez (19-251)
Thomas More Law Center v. Rodriquez (19-255)
(Consolidated)
19-251. 19-255. Does the policy of the California attorney general’s office requiring charities to disclose the names and addresses of their major donors violate the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution?

26/04/2021

10:00 AM: Americans for Prosperity v. Rodriquez (19-251)
Thomas More Law Center v. Rodriquez (19-255)
(Consolidated)
LIVE. 19-251. 19-255. Does the policy of the California attorney general’s office requiring charities to disclose the names and addresses of their major donors violate the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution?

11:00 AM: Guam v. United States
LIVE. 20-440. Is Guam or the Navy financially responsible for the environmental hazards arising from the Ordot Dump?

21/04/2021

Minerva Surgical, Inc. v. Hologic, Inc.
20-440. May a defendant in a patent infringement action who assigned the patent, or is in privity with an assignor of the patent, have a defense of invalidity heard on the merits?

21/04/2021

Someone's ready for lunch

21/04/2021

San Antonio v. Hotels.com, L.P.
20-334. Do district courts have the discretion to deny or reduce appellate costs deemed “taxable” in district court under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 39(e)?

21/04/2021

10:00 AM: San Antonio v. Hotels.com, L.P.
LIVE. 20-334. Do district courts have the discretion to deny or reduce appellate costs deemed “taxable” in district court under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 39(e)?

11:00 AM: Minerva Surgical, Inc. v. Hologic, Inc.
LIVE. 20-440. May a defendant in a patent infringement action who assigned the patent, or is in privity with an assignor of the patent, have a defense of invalidity heard on the merits?

20/04/2021

United States v. Gary
20-444. Is a defendant who pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1) and 924(a), automatically entitled to plain-error relief if the district court did not advise him that one element of that offense is knowledge of his status as a felon, regardless of whether he can show that the district court’s error affected the outcome of the proceedings?

20/04/2021

Greer v. United States
19-8709. May a federal appellate court reviewing the decision of a lower court for plain error may review matters outside the trial record to determine whether the error affected a defendant’s substantial rights or impacted the fairness, integrity, or public reputation of the trial.

20/04/2021

10:00 AM: Greer v. United States
LIVE. 19-8709. May a federal appellate court reviewing the decision of a lower court for plain error may review matters outside the trial record to determine whether the error affected a defendant’s substantial rights or impacted the fairness, integrity, or public reputation of the trial.

11:00 AM: United States v. Gary
LIVE. 20-444. Is a defendant who pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1) and 924(a), automatically entitled to plain-error relief if the district court did not advise him that one element of that offense is knowledge of his status as a felon, regardless of whether he can show that the district court’s error affected the outcome of the proceedings?

19/04/2021

Sanchez v. Mayorkas (Sanchez v. Wolf)
20-315. Does the conferral of Temporary Protected Status under 8 U.S.C. § 1254a constitute an “admission” into the United States under 8 U.S.C. § 1255?