June 27, 2018

Trump v. Hawaii: SCOTUS Upholds the Travel Ban

Yesterday, the Supreme Court decided Trump v. Hawaii, the challenge to President Trump's third travel ban proclamation, issued in September 2017.  The plaintiff Muslims and the State of Hawaii had argued (i) that the president has limit...

June 23, 2018

SCOTUS: Police State Surveillance Dealt a Setback, but Future Uncertain

Yesterday, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in the case of Carpenter v. United States, reversing and remanding Mr. Carpenter's conviction for armed robbery.  That conviction had been obtained in part by using detailed Cell Sit...