Opinions from 2026

Justia Opinion Summary: A group of candidates and political party committees, including then-Senate candidate JD Vance and various Republican campaign committees, challenged federal limits on coordinated campaign expenditures by political parties ...

Justia Opinion Summary: A state law in West Virginia prohibited male students, as determined by biological sex, from participating on female sports teams. A student who is a biological male but identifies as female and has taken puberty blockers ...

Justia Opinion Summary: Several parents, some acting on behalf of their children, challenged a presidential executive order issued in January 2025. The order declared that children born in the United States to parents who were unlawfully or temporarily ...

Justia Opinion Summary: A man robbed a credit union in Midlothian, Virginia in May 2019. Police learned from witnesses and surveillance that the robber appeared to use a cell phone but could not identify him. To find leads, the officers applied ...

Justia Opinion Summary: In August 2025, the President attempted to remove a sitting member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Lisa Cook, citing allegations of mortgage fraud that predated her tenure. This was the first time ...

Justia Opinion Summary: Mississippi allows certain residents, including college students away from home and senior citizens, to vote in federal elections by absentee ballot. These absentee ballots must be postmarked on or before election day and ...

Justia Opinion Summary: After President Trump began his second term in 2025, he dismissed two Democratic commissioners from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Rebecca Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya, citing that their continued service conflicted with ...

Justia Opinion Summary: Several Syrian and Haitian nationals challenged the United States Secretary of Homeland Security’s decision to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations for Syria and Haiti. TPS provides humanitarian relief ...

Justia Opinion Summary: Monsanto Company manufactures Roundup, a glyphosate-based herbicide. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has repeatedly evaluated glyphosate and concluded it is not likely to cause cancer, and as a result, EPA has not ...

Justia Opinion Summary: Three residents of Maui County, Hawaii, each possessing a concealed-carry firearm permit, along with an organizational plaintiff, challenged a Hawaii statute that prohibits carrying firearms on private property open to the ...

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2016, U.S. Customs and Border Protection faced a surge of individuals seeking admission at ports along the U.S.-Mexico border, often exceeding the capacity for safe processing. To manage this, the Department of Homeland ...

Justia Opinion Summary: An inmate, whose Rastafarian beliefs require him not to cut his hair, was incarcerated in Louisiana. Near the end of his sentence, he was transferred to a different facility. Concerned that the new facility would enforce ...

Justia Opinion Summary: The Pung family owned a home in Isabella County, Michigan, which was their primary residence for decades. After a disputed reassessment, the local tax assessor imposed an additional property tax on the family, even though ...

Justia Opinion Summary: After the Cuban revolution in 1959, the Cuban government seized numerous foreign-owned properties, including Exxon’s oil refinery and related facilities in Cuba. Two Cuban government-controlled companies, CUPET and CIMEX, ...

Justia Opinion Summary: A Chinese citizen was admitted to the United States as a lawful permanent resident in 2007. In 2012, New Jersey charged him with trademark counterfeiting. While awaiting trial, he traveled temporarily to China. Upon his return ...

Justia Opinion Summary: Several individuals who practice Falun Gong, a religious movement originating in China, asserted that they were persecuted by the Chinese Government due to their beliefs. They alleged that Cisco Systems, Inc. and its executives ...

Justia Opinion Summary: In May 1979, a six-year-old boy disappeared in Manhattan after stopping at a bodega where Pedro Hernandez worked. The case remained unsolved until 2012, when Hernandez, who had a low IQ and a history of mental illness, confessed ...

Justia Opinion Summary: Ali Hemani, a dual citizen of the United States and Pakistan, lived in Texas with his parents and maintained steady employment. In 2022, federal agents searched his home based on suspicions of terrorism-related activity. ...

Justia Opinion Summary: T.M. suffered an episode related to a medical condition that can induce psychosis upon ingesting gluten, leading to her involuntary commitment at a Maryland medical center after an administrative hearing. During her stay, ...

Justia Opinion Summary: Hunter was charged with ten counts of bank and wire fraud, involving a scheme that cost financial institutions approximately $500,000. He entered a written plea agreement with the government, pleading guilty to one count ...

Justia Opinion Summary: Several investment companies managing closed-end mutual funds, incorporated in Maryland, adopted resolutions under the Maryland Control Share Acquisition Act (MCSAA) to limit the voting rights of shareholders who accumulate ...

Justia Opinion Summary: Thomas Keathley and his wife filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy in December 2019. During the bankruptcy proceedings, they were required to disclose all assets, including any claims against third parties. In August 2021, while ...

Justia Opinion Summary: Ahmad Abouammo, while working at Twitter’s San Francisco office, provided a Saudi official with confidential information about dissident users and was paid $300,000. After leaving Twitter, Abouammo moved to Seattle and ...

Justia Opinion Summary: Amarin Pharma, Inc. developed and marketed Vascepa, a drug containing icosapent ethyl. Initially, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Vascepa for treating severe hypertriglyceridemia (the SH indication). Later, ...

Justia Opinion Summary: This case involved two major cellular service providers that were investigated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for allegedly mishandling customer location data, potentially violating laws and regulations concerning ...

Justia Opinion Summary: Ongkaruck Sripetch orchestrated several fraudulent schemes involving over 20 penny-stock companies. These schemes included classic “pump and dump” operations, where Sripetch and his associates would acquire shares, artificially ...

Justia Opinion Summary: In this matter, Alabama enacted a congressional district map in 2023 that included only one district in which Black voters constituted a majority. Plaintiffs challenged the map, arguing that it diluted Black voting strength ...

Justia Opinion Summary: The petitioner was convicted of murder in Florida and sentenced to death after a jury trial. A key witness for the prosecution was a jailhouse informant, Jake Ozio, who testified that he heard the petitioner confess while ...

Justia Opinion Summary: Joe Fernandez was indicted in 2013 for his alleged role as the backup shooter in a double assassination connected to a drug ring. Prosecutors asserted Fernandez was paid to kill two gang members, firing 14 rounds after the ...

Justia Opinion Summary: Two individuals were convicted of multiple counts under 18 U.S.C. §924(c) for using and carrying firearms during crimes of violence, resulting in lengthy mandatory minimum sentences due to a “stacking” provision. Years ...

Justia Opinion Summary: Two black teenagers carried out a robbery at a grocery store in Mississippi, during which one of them shot and killed the white store owner. The shooter accepted a plea deal for a 20-year sentence. The other participant was ...

Justia Opinion Summary: Angelo Brock operated as a franchisee distributing baked goods for a large national baking company in Colorado. He picked up products from a local warehouse and delivered them to stores within the state, never leaving Colorado ...

Justia Opinion Summary: An association representing immigration judges challenged a policy issued by the Executive Office for Immigration Review, which required judges to obtain supervisory approval before making public statements relating to their ...

Justia Opinion Summary: A state official sought review of a lower court decision concerning an inmate, Joseph Clifton Smith, who was involved in litigation against the Alabama Department of Corrections. The case reached the United States Supreme ...

Justia Opinion Summary: Havana Docks Corporation, a U.S.-based entity, obtained a usufructuary concession from the Cuban Government in 1928, granting it the right to develop and operate docks at the Port of Havana until 2004. This concession included ...

Justia Opinion Summary: Four employers participating in an underfunded multiemployer pension plan withdrew from the plan in 2018. The plan’s trustees, using a newly adopted discount rate of 6.50% (previously 7.50%), calculated each employer’s ...

Justia Opinion Summary: A man suffered severe injuries, including the loss of his leg, when his stopped tractor-trailer was struck by a truck driven by an employee of a motor carrier. The shipment had been coordinated by a broker, and the injured ...

Justia Opinion Summary: The case concerns an employee who worked at a Los Angeles hotel and was terminated in March 2020, allegedly due to COVID-19-related staffing issues. The employee sued the hotel and its affiliates in the United States District ...

Justia Opinion Summary: After the 2020 census, Louisiana redrew its congressional districts, enacting a map (HB1) with only one majority-black district. Plaintiffs challenged this map in the United States District Court for the Middle District of ...

Justia Opinion Summary: A religious nonprofit organization in New Jersey, active since 1985, provides counseling and resources to pregnant women but does not offer or refer for abortions due to its belief that life begins at conception. In 2022, ...

Justia Opinion Summary: A former Army specialist was seriously injured in a suicide bombing at a U.S. military base in Afghanistan. The attack was carried out by Ahmad Nayeb, a Taliban operative hired by Fluor Corporation, a military contractor, ...

Justia Opinion Summary: The case concerns a dispute over the operation of Line 5, a petroleum pipeline owned and operated by Enbridge, which traverses the Straits of Mackinac in Michigan under a 1953 easement granted by the State. In June 2019, ...

Justia Opinion Summary: In the early morning hours, a Metropolitan Police officer in Washington, D.C., responded to a radio dispatch about a suspicious vehicle at a specific location. Upon arrival, the officer observed two individuals fleeing from ...

Justia Opinion Summary: During the Second World War, Chevron’s corporate predecessor operated oil fields in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, producing crude oil that was refined into aviation gasoline (avgas) for the United States military under ...

Justia Opinion Summary: A licensed mental health counselor in Colorado, who provides talk therapy to clients—including minors—challenged a state law that prohibits licensed counselors from engaging in “conversion therapy” with minors. The ...

Justia Opinion Summary: The case concerns a federal defendant who, after serving a prison sentence for drug trafficking, began a term of supervised release. Following her initial release, she violated the conditions of supervised release, resulting ...

Justia Opinion Summary: Several major music copyright owners, including a leading entertainment company, sought to hold an Internet service provider responsible for copyright infringement committed by its subscribers. The service provider, which ...

Justia Opinion Summary: During the inauguration of Vermont’s governor, a group of protesters, including Shela Linton, staged a sit-in at the state capitol to advocate for universal healthcare. When the building closed, police instructed the protesters ...

Justia Opinion Summary: Gabriel Olivier, a street preacher in Mississippi, was convicted in 2021 for violating a city ordinance that restricted expressive activities near a public amphitheater. The ordinance required individuals engaging in protests ...

Justia Opinion Summary: The petitioners, a family from El Salvador, entered the United States without authorization in 2021 and were placed in removal proceedings. Seeking asylum, they claimed that they had been targeted by a hitman in their home ...

Justia Opinion Summary: The case concerns injuries suffered by two individuals, one in New York and one in Pennsylvania, each struck by buses operated by New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit), a public transportation entity created by the ...

Justia Opinion Summary: Parents and teachers in California challenged state policies that require schools to keep information about students’ gender transitioning confidential from parents unless the students consent. The parents objected to being ...

Justia Opinion Summary: A company operating a private detention facility in Colorado under contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was sued in a class action by a former detainee. The lawsuit challenged two of the company’s work ...

Justia Opinion Summary: During his murder trial, the defendant chose to testify in his own defense, claiming self-defense in the fatal stabbing. Partway through his testimony, the trial was interrupted by a 24-hour overnight recess. Before the break, ...

Justia Opinion Summary: The case involved a property owner in Euless, Texas, who had an ongoing dispute with the local post office regarding mail delivery to her two rental properties. She alleged that United States Postal Service employees intentionally ...

Justia Opinion Summary: The parents of a young child in Texas purchased and fed him baby food manufactured by one company and sold by another. After the child began exhibiting serious developmental and physical disorders, doctors attributed his ...

Justia Opinion Summary: President Trump, after taking office, declared national emergencies over two foreign threats: the influx of illegal drugs from Canada, Mexico, and China, and persistent trade deficits affecting U.S. manufacturing and supply ...

Justia Opinion Summary: A man was convicted in Maryland state court for the attempted murder of his girlfriend, who was shot in her apartment. The prosecution presented evidence including a homemade device that appeared to be a silencer and DNA ...

Justia Opinion Summary: Harold Berk, while traveling in Delaware, suffered a fractured ankle and sought treatment at Beebe Medical Center, where Dr. Wilson Choy recommended a protective boot. Berk alleged that hospital staff improperly fitted the ...

Justia Opinion Summary: The petitioner was convicted of a federal crime and, after the enactment of the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act of 1996 (MVRA), was sentenced to pay $7,567.25 in restitution to his victim, even though his criminal conduct ...

Justia Opinion Summary: Vista-Pro Automotive, LLC initiated bankruptcy proceedings in 2014 and brought an adversary action against Coney Island Auto Parts Unlimited, Inc. to recover $50,000 in unpaid invoices. Vista-Pro attempted to serve Coney ...

Justia Opinion Summary: After receiving a report from his ex-girlfriend that he was threatening suicide and may have shot himself, law enforcement officers in Montana responded to William Case’s home. The officers were aware of Case’s mental ...

Justia Opinion Summary: The defendant committed a series of robberies, one of which involved the fatal shooting of a victim by an accomplice. He was charged with Hobbs Act robbery, using a firearm during a crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. §924(c)(1)(A)(i), ...

Justia Opinion Summary: Illinois law provides that election officials must count mail-in ballots postmarked or certified no later than election day, as long as those ballots are received within two weeks after election day. Congressman Michael Bost ...

Justia Opinion Summary: In this case, a federal prisoner pleaded guilty in 2008 to charges including conspiracy and attempted Hobbs Act robbery, as well as using a firearm during a “crime of violence” under 18 U.S.C. §924(c). The firearm conviction ...