Justia Summary Michigan, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee define marriage as a union between one man and one woman. Plaintiffs challenged...
Opinions from 2015
Justia Summary The Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to promulgate orders to maintain stable markets for...
Justia Summary McFadden was charged with violation of the Controlled Substance Analogue Enforcement Act, which identifies substances substantially similar to...
Justia Summary Brumfield was convicted of murder in a Louisiana court and sentenced to death before the Supreme Court held,...
Justia Summary After Mata, an unlawful alien, was convicted of assault in a Texas court, an Immigration Judge ordered him...
Justia Summary Under Arizona’s Constitution, voters may, by ballot initiative, adopt laws and constitutional amendments and may approve or disapprove...
Justia Summary The Clean Air Act (CAA) directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate emissions of hazardous air pollutants...
Justia Summary Texas automobile owners can choose between general-issue and specialty license plates. People can propose a specialty plate design,...
Justia Summary The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C 18001) includes “guaranteed issue” and “community rating” requirements, which...
Justia Summary During jury selection in Ayala’s murder trial, Ayala, who is Hispanic, objected that seven of the prosecution’s peremptory...