Opinions from 2025

Andrew v. White 
Docket Number: 23-6573
Court: US Supreme Court
Date: January 21, 2025

At the time of the decision of the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals, clearly established federal law provided that the erroneous admission of unduly prejudicial evidence could render a criminal trial fundamentally unfair in violation of due process, see Payne v. Tennessee, 501 U. S. 808, 825 (1991); the judgment below is vacated and the case is remanded for further proceedings.

TikTok Inc. v. Garland 
Docket Number: 24-656
Court: US Supreme Court
Date: January 17, 2025

The challenged provisions of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, 138 Stat. 955, do not violate petitioners’ First Amendment rights.

Royal Canin U. S. A. v. Wullschleger
Docket Number: 23-677
Court: US Supreme Court
Date: January 15, 2025

When a plaintiff amends her complaint to delete the federal-law claims that enabled removal to federal court, leaving only state-law claims behind, the federal court loses supplemental jurisdiction over the state claims, and the case must be remanded to state court.

E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera
Docket Number: 23-217
Court: US Supreme Court
Date: January 15, 2025

The preponderance-of-the-evidence standard applies when an employer seeks to demonstrate that an employee is exempt from the minimum-wage and overtime-pay provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.