Constitutional Law Reporter - Donald Scarinci

The U.S. Supreme Court recently agreed to consider a potential blockbuster case involving the First Amendment. The issue in The American Legion v American Humanist Association is whether a World War I memorial, which is located on public property, is...

In its first published decision of the term, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) applies to state and local governments, regardless of the size. The Court’s decision in Mount Lemmon Fire District v...

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in six cases this week. The issues before the justices were extremely varied, ranging from whether hovercrafts should be allowed on Alaska conservation land to whether
adefendant’s
medical condition makes lethal injection a “cruel and...

In Harper v Virginia Board of Elections, 383 U.S. 663 (1966), the U.S. Supreme Court banned the use of poll taxes in state elections. According to the Court, a Virginia law imposing a poll tax of $1.50 ran afoul of the equal protection clause of the...