State v. Stoots
No. 23–601 (S.C. Jan. 23, 2025)
In State v. Stoots, Jason Edwin Stoots faced charges of domestic violence resulting from an altercation with his wife, Kimberly, in a Taco Bell drive–thru.
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Case Summaries
Short analyses of recent decisions from the Supreme Court of the United States and other courts, written and edited by our student staff.
Martin v. United States
No. 24-362 (U.S. June 12, 2025)
On “October 18, 2017, the Federal Bureau of Investigation raided the wrong house in suburban Atlanta.” While “[o]fficers meant to execute search and arrest warrants at a suspected gang hideout, 3741 Landau Lane, . . . they [instead] stormed a quiet family home, 3756 Denville Trace, occupied by Hilliard Toi Cliatt, his…
Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton
No. 23-1122 (U.S. June 27, 2025)
This past January, the Supreme Court ruled on Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton, No. 23-1122 (U.S.
Mahmoud v. Taylor
No. 24-297 (U.S. June 27, 2025)
Mahmoud v. Taylor is a case regarding LGBTQ books in the classroom that was brought before the Supreme Court of the United States by way of appeal after being heard by the United States District Court for the District of Maryland and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Bartz v. Anthropic PBC
No. 24-05417 (June 23, 2025)
As a new, novel, and rapidly developing technology, artificial intelligence (AI) has recently come to the center of many legal debates, raising complex questions that the legal field is only just beginning to address.
Noem v. Perdomo
No. 25A169 (U.S. Sept. 8, 2025)
In early June 2025, the Department of Homeland Security implemented “Operation at Large” in the Central District of California. Federal immigration officers conducted enforcement operations throughout the District in search of removable noncitizens working and residing in the area.
Trump, President of the United States, et al. v. CASA, Inc. et al.
Nos. 204A884, 204A885 & 204A886 (U.S. June 27, 2025)
On January 20th, President Donald J. Trump issued Executive Order 14160, seeking to limit the scope of birthright citizenship for children born in the U.S. to noncitizen parents.
Medical Marijuana, Inc., et al. v. Horn
No. 23-365 (U.S. Apr. 2, 2025)
After a truck driving accident in 2012 left him in chronic pain, Douglas Horn sought out a CBD product manufactured by Medical Marijuana, Inc. called “Dixie X,” a non-psychoactive drug explicitly stated to be free of THC.
Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. et al. v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos
No. 23-1141 (U.S. June 5, 2025)
In a recent ruling, the United States Supreme Court addressed the extent to which a weapons’ manufacturer or retailer can be held liable for consumers’ misuse of their product.
Barnes v. Felix
No. 23–1239 (U.S. May 15, 2025)
On April 28, 2016, law enforcement officer Roberto Felix Jr. stopped Ashtian Barnes on the Sam Houston Tollway for suspected toll violations. After approaching the car, Felix requested documentation, and Barnes began searching for it.
Martinez v. High
No. 22-16335 (9th Cir. Jan. 26, 2024)
This case involves a respondent police officer revealing a confidential complaint of abuse to the victim’s abuser, thereby directly placing the victim in immediate danger.
Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board v. Drummond
In 2023, the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City and the Diocese of Tulsa applied to the Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board to create a tuition-free, online K−12 charter school. This school, the St.