SCOTUS 2022: Major Decisions and Developments of the US Supreme Court

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Each year, the Supreme Court of the United States announces new rulings with deep consequences for our lives. This fifth volume in Palgrave’s SCOTUS series describes, explains, and contextualizes the landmark cases of the US Supreme Court in the term ending 2022. With a close look at cases involving key issues and debates in American politics and society, SCOTUS 2022 tackles the Court’s rulings on abortion, guns, religion, environmental regulation, pandemic controls, immigration and more. Written by notable scholars in political science and law, the chapters in SCOTUS 2022 present the details of each ruling, its meaning for constitutional debate, and its impact on public policy or partisan politics. Finally, SCOTUS 2022 offers an analysis of the current ideological and interpretive divisions on the Court, including an analysis of the unprecedented leak of the Dobbs draft ruling. Contents Notes on Contributors List of Figures List of Tables 1 Introduction: The 2021–2022 Term at the Supreme Court Summaries & Table Abortion (Dobbs, Whole Woman’s Health) Guns (NY Rifle) Religion (Carson, Kennedy, Ramirez, Shurtleff) Federal Agency Power (Pandemic Cases, American Hospital, and W. Virginia v. EPA) Miranda, Immigration, Puerto Rico, and State Secrets The New Court Rights History Precedent Conclusion Part I Abortion 2 Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization on Abortion The Road to the Supreme Court From the Leak to the End of Roe Rights Deeply Rooted in History and Tradition The Dissent The Question of Legitimacy 3 Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson on Delegated Enforcement of Abortion Restrictions The Novel Enforcement Mechanism Whole Woman’s Health Challenges S.B. 8 The Court’s Ruling Future Ramifications Part II Guns 4 New York Rifle & Pistol v. Bruen on the Second Amendment and Concealed Carry Laws Background The Majority Opinion The Dissent Conclusions Part III Religion 5 Carson v. Makin on Public Funding for Religious Schools 6 Kennedy v. Bremerton School District on Religious Expression in Schools and the Boundaries of the First Amendment Background of the Establishment Clause and Free Speech Kennedy v. Bremerton School District Kennedy as Precedent and Guide 7 Ramirez v. Collier on Religious Liberty in the Execution Chamber Procedural History RLUIPA and the Execution Room Future Implications 8 Shurtleff v. Boston on Free Expression and Government Speech The Case Government Speech Doctrine The Ruling and Its Ramifications Part IV Federal Agency Power 9 Alabama Realtors, Biden v. Missouri, and NFIB v. OSHA on the Pandemic Regulations The Pandemic Cases, the Administrative State, and the Major Questions Doctrine The Political Context The Court’s Opinions Future Implications 10 American Hospital Association v. Becerra on Administrative Power Over Health Care Funding The Policy Issue Case Background Oral Argument The Court’s Decision Conclusion 11 West Virginia v. EPA on Climate Change and Administrative Power Part V Immigration 12 Biden v. Texas on Immigration Policy at the U.S.–Mexico Border Immigration Politics Biden v. Texas in the Lower Courts The Issues Biden v. Texas Before the Supreme Court The Dissents Aftermath Part VI Criminal Justice 13 Vega v. Tekoh on Limiting the Enforcement of the Miranda Ruling Bad (Disputed) Facts Can Make Bad Law Justice Alito’s Majority: Miranda is “Prophylactic,” Not a Constitutional “Right” But a 22-Year-Old Precedent Says Miranda is a “Constitutionally Based” Decision Miranda—A Longstanding Constitutional Dialectic If Miranda is Not a “Right,” Why is It Not at Least Federal “Law”? Conclusion Part VII State Secrets 14 United States v. Husayn, aka [Abu] Zubaydah on State Secrets in the Post-9/11 Era Background to United States v. Husayn, aka [Abu] Zubaydah Precedents on the State Secrets Doctrine The Court’s Decision Conclusion Part VIII U.S. Territories 15 United States v. Vaello Madero on Puerto Rico and Precedent in Times of Constitutional Change The Case The Gorsuch Concurrence Justice Thomas’s Concurrence Conclusion Part IX Developments at the Court 16 The Legacy of Justice Stephen Breyer: Pragmatic Moderate in an Era of Conservative Courts Breyer’s Nomination and Confirmation Justice Breyer Breyer’s Legacy 17 Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s First Years on the Court Unanimous and Polarized Decisions Since Justice Barrett Joined the Court Justice Barrett Finds Comfort in the Company of Her Conservative Brethren Finding Her Voice Justice Barrett’s Methodology What to Expect Going Forward 18 Noteworthy But Not Unprecedented: The 2021–2022 Term in Historical Context Ideological Outcomes Across Time Trump’s Justices Conclusion 19 The Leak of the Dobbs Draft Ramifications History of Leaks Possible Reforms Index