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Recent Decisions


January 26, 2026
       
Klein v. Martin (25-51) (Per Curiam)
Because the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the award of a new trial based on reasoning that departed from the strict standards that govern the grant of federal habeas relief to prisoners convicted in state court prescribed by the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, the Court grants the State’s petition for a writ of certiorari and reverses the judgment below.



January 20, 2026
         
Berk v. Choy (24-440)
Delaware law requiring a plaintiff suing for medical malpractice to provide an affidavit from a medical professional attesting to the suit’s merit, Del. Code, Tit. 18, §6853(a)(1), conflicts with a valid Federal Rule of Civil Procedure and does not apply in federal court.

         
Ellingburg v. United States (24-482)
Restitution under the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act of 1996 is criminal punishment for purposes of the Ex Post Facto Clause.

         
Coney Island Auto Parts Unlimited, Inc. v. Burton (24-808)
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(c)(1)’s reasonable-time limit applies to a motion alleging that a judgment is void under Rule 60(b)(4).



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Chisholm v. Georgia


February 18 marked the 233rd anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Chisholm  v. Georgia, where the Court allowed a citizen from one state to sue another state in federal court. The 4–1 decision spurred Congress to pass and the states to ratify the Eleventh Amendment in 1795 to eliminate federal court jurisdiction over such suits. This became the first time a Court decision was overturned by a constitutional amendment.

In 1908, the Court decided Ex Parte Young, which allowed suits in federal courts for injunctions against state officials when the state acted contrary to federal law.

 

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Title page of a pamphlet copy of Chisholm v. Georgia, 1793. It was “Printed by T. Dobson, at the Stone-House” on South Second Street in Philadelphia. Early Supreme Court decisions were largely published in newspapers, but the interest in Chisholm likely led to it being what is thought to be the one of the earliest Supreme Court cases printed for distribution in pamphlet form.
Title page of a pamphlet copy of Chisholm  v. Georgia, 1793. It was “Printed by T. Dobson, at the Stone-House” on South Second Street in Philadelphia. Early Supreme Court decisions were largely published in newspapers, but the interest in Chisholm likely led to it being what is thought to be one of the earliest Supreme Court cases printed for distribution in pamphlet form.
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The Supreme Court heard Chisholm v. Georgia in the Mayor’s Court courtroom in Philadelphia’s City Hall, the Court’s temporary home from 1791 until 1800 when Philadelphia was the seat of the federal government.
The Supreme Court heard Chisholm  v. Georgia in the Mayor’s Court courtroom in Philadelphia’s City Hall, the Court’s temporary home from 1791 until 1800 when Philadelphia was the seat of the federal government.
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