Supreme Court October Term 2016: A Review of Select Major Rulings

Nolan, Andrew ; Brown, Cynthia ; Garcia, Michael John ; Lewis, Caitlin Devereaux ; Peck, Sarah Herman

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Supreme Court decisions;    Constitutional law;    Law;   

RP-ID  :  R44949
RP-ID  :  R44949_2017Sep15

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report highlights four particularly notable cases the Court heard and ruled on during the October 2016 term: Matal v. Tam, which examines the interplay between the First Amendment and trademark law; Sessions v. Morales-Santana, a case exploring the relationship between immigration law and the Court's Equal Protection jurisprudence; Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Comer, the latest chapter in the Court's Free Exercise jurisprudence; andZiglar v. Abbasi, a case limiting the types of damages claims that can be asserted against federal officers for alleged constitutional violations under the Bivens doctrine. Each case is addressed in a separate section below, which provides background information on the case; summarizes the arguments that were presented to the Court; explains the Court's ultimate ruling; and examines the implications that the Court's ruling could have for Congress, including broader ramifications for jurisprudence in a given area of law.