Swier Law Firm Appellate Law Blog
Our team is keeping you informed and up to date on the latest happenings on the law in South Dakota. Read more on our blog.
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Recreational Marijuana The South Dakota Supreme Court ruled that a constitutional amendment to legalize recreational marijuana is unconstitutional, upholding an earlier decision. -
Supreme Court Won't Hear Case Involving Transgender Rights The Supreme Court is declining to wade into a case involving transgender rights and leaving in place a lower court decision against a Catholic hospital. -
Supreme Court Foster Care Ruling Likely To Prompt More Tests Of Religion Vs. LGBTQ Rights LGBTQ advocates were dealt a blow this week when the justices sided with a Catholic group that declined to consider same-sex couples as foster parents. -
Supreme Court Defers Harvard Case On Race In College Admissions With abortion and guns already on the agenda, the conservative-dominated Supreme Court is considering adding a third blockbuster issue. -
Dakota Access Pipeline Wants Review From US Supreme Court The owners of the Dakota Access pipeline say they want the U.S. Supreme Court to review lower court opinions. -
Supreme Court Rejects Bid To End DACA Protections The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President Donald Trump’s effort to end legal protections for 650,000 young immigrants. -
Supreme Court Says Gay, Transgender Workers Protected By Law The U.S. Supreme Court made a landmark ruling Monday, voting 6-3 that the "Civil Rights Act of 1964" covers gay and transgender workers. -
Supreme Court Takes New Step With Teleconference Hearings The Supreme Court’s first teleconference oral argument went off relatively smoothly Monday. -
Supreme Court Says Unanimous Jury Verdicts Required In State Criminal Trials The Supreme Court said Monday that unanimous jury verdicts are required in state criminal trials for serious offenses -
Supreme Court Set To Release Spring Opinions During Coronavirus Pandemic It's spring time at the Supreme Court which means the justices are just finishing oral arguments and hunkering down to release all outstanding opinions.