All Cases

14 Supreme Court Cases during the 2016 Term

Hernandez v. Mesa
U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2017

Immigrants' Rights

Hernandez v. Mesa

Whether the parents of a 15-year old Mexican boy who was fatally shot by a United States Border Patrol Agent can bring a Bivens action against the Agent for using deadly force in violation of the Fourth and Fifth Amendments.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2017
Hernandez v. Mesa

Immigrants' Rights

Hernandez v. Mesa

Whether the parents of a 15-year old Mexican boy who was fatally shot by a United States Border Patrol Agent can bring a Bivens action against the Agent for using deadly force in violation of the Fourth and Fifth Amendments.
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Trinity Lutheran Church v. Pauley
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2017

Religious Liberty

Trinity Lutheran Church v. Pauley

Whether a state may exclude houses of worship from a cash grant program in order to avoid any taxpayer subsidy for religion.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2017
Trinity Lutheran Church v. Pauley

Religious Liberty

Trinity Lutheran Church v. Pauley

Whether a state may exclude houses of worship from a cash grant program in order to avoid any taxpayer subsidy for religion.
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Lee v. Tam
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2017

Free Speech

Lee v. Tam

Whether the Lanham Act’s clause banning the registration of “disparaging” trademarks violates the First Amendment.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2017
Lee v. Tam

Free Speech

Lee v. Tam

Whether the Lanham Act’s clause banning the registration of “disparaging” trademarks violates the First Amendment.
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Ziglar v. Abbasi
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2017

National Security

Ziglar v. Abbasi

Whether a cause of action is available under the Constitution for violations of prisoners’ due process and equal protection rights when the prisoners were abused in immigration custody and when the government asserts that the abuse touches on national security decisions.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2017
Ziglar v. Abbasi

National Security

Ziglar v. Abbasi

Whether a cause of action is available under the Constitution for violations of prisoners’ due process and equal protection rights when the prisoners were abused in immigration custody and when the government asserts that the abuse touches on national security decisions.
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Sessions v. Morales-Santana
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2017

Immigrants' Rights

Sessions v. Morales-Santana

Whether the government may constitutionally make it more difficult for citizen fathers than citizen mothers to transmit citizenship to their out-of-wedlock children born outside the U.S.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2017
Sessions v. Morales-Santana

Immigrants' Rights

Sessions v. Morales-Santana

Whether the government may constitutionally make it more difficult for citizen fathers than citizen mothers to transmit citizenship to their out-of-wedlock children born outside the U.S.
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