Supreme Court October Term 2017: A Preview of Select Cases

Nolan, Andrew ; Brannon, Valerie C. ; Garcia, Michael John ; Harrington, Ben ; Sykes, Jay B. ; Whitaker, L. Paige

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Supreme Court;    Law;    Constitutional law;   

RP-ID  :  R44956
RP-ID  :  R44956_2017Sep19

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This reporthighlights four of the notable cases of the new term that could impact the work of Congress: (1) Carpenter v. United States, which examines the limits the Fourth Amendment imposes on the warrantless collection of the historical cell phone location records of a criminal suspect; (2) Christie v. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), a case exploring whether Congress, by prohibiting a state from partially repealing a state law, impermissibly commandeers the powers of the state; (3) Gill v. Whitford, which considers when a state's redistricting plan amounts to impermissible partisan gerrymandering; and (4) Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, which asks whether a baker has a First Amendment right to decline to make cakes for same-sex weddings. Each case is addressed in a separate section that provides background information on the case; summarizes the arguments that were or are likely to be presented to the Court in each case; and examines the implications that the Court's ruling could have for Congress, including broader ramifications for the jurisprudence in a given area of law.