Opinions from 2020

  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn v. Cuomo0

    Justia Opinion Summary and Annotations A New York Executive Order imposed restrictions on attendance at religious services. In “red zones,” no more than 10 persons could attend each religious service; in “orange zones,” attendance was capped at 25. In challenges under the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment, the Supreme Court enjoined enforcement of

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  • Taylor v. Riojas0

    Justia Opinion Summary and Annotations Taylor, a Texas inmate, alleges that in September 2013, correctional officers confined him in a cell covered, nearly floor to ceiling, in “ ‘massive amounts’ of feces.” Taylor did not eat or drink for nearly four days. Officers then moved Taylor to another, frigidly cold cell, which was equipped with

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  • Mckesson v. Doe0

    Justia Opinion Summary and Annotations Mckesson organized a demonstration in Baton Rouge to protest a shooting by a police officer. The protesters, allegedly at Mckesson’s direction, occupied the highway in front of the police headquarters. As officers began making arrests to clear the highway, an unknown individual threw a rock-like object, striking Officer Doe in

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  • Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania0

    Justia Opinion Summary and Annotations The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) requires covered employers to provide women with “preventive care and screenings” without cost-sharing requirements and relies on Preventive Care Guidelines “supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration” (HRSA) to define “preventive care and screenings,” 42 U.S.C. 300gg–13(a)(4). Those Guidelines

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  • Trump v. Vance0

    Justia Opinion Summary and Annotations The New York County District Attorney’s Office served a subpoena duces tecum on the personal accounting firm of President Trump, seeking financial records relating to the President and his businesses. The President, acting in his personal capacity, sought to enjoin enforcement of the subpoena. The Second Circuit and the Supreme

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  • Trump v. Mazars USA0

    Justia Opinion Summary and Annotations Committees of the U. S. House of Representatives issued subpoenas seeking information about the finances of President Trump, his children, and affiliated businesses. The subpoenas were issued to financial institutions and the President’s personal accounting firm. The President in his personal capacity, his children, and affiliated businesses argued that the

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