SCOTUS 2020, 1st ed. 2021
Major Decisions and Developments of the U.S. Supreme Court

Each year, the Supreme Court of the United States announces new rulings with deep consequences for our lives. This third volume in Palgrave?s SCOTUS series describes, explains, and contextualizes the landmark cases of the US Supreme Court in the term ending 2020. With a close look at cases involving key issues and debates in American politics and society, SCOTUS 2020 tackles the Court?s rulings on LGBT discrimination, abortion regulation, subpoenas of the Trump administration, the Electoral College, DACA and presidential power, Native rights, cross-border rights, the Second Amendment, church and state, separation of powers, criminal justice, and more. Written by notable scholars in political science and law, the chapters in SCOTUS 2020 present the details of each ruling, its meaning for constitutional debate, and its impact on public policy or partisan politics. Finally, SCOTUS 2020 offers an analysis of the current state of ideological and interpretive divisions on the Court.

2. Bostock v. Clayton County on LGBT Employment Discrimination (Julie Novkov)

3. Chiafalo v. Washington on Faithless Electors (Justin Dyer and erin Hawley)

4. Department of Homeland Security v. University of California on DACA (John C. Eastman)

5. Espinoza, Lady of Guadalupe, and Little Sisters of the Poor on Religious Liberty (Kevin Pybas)

6. Hernández v. Mesa on Rights and Restitution for Victims of Excessive Force at the Border (Paul Collins and Rebecca Hamlin)

7. June Medical Services v. Russo on State Regulation of Abortion Clinics (Gerald Rosenberg)

8. Kahler v. Kansas on the Insanity Defense (Julia Bess Frank and Mark A. Graber)

9. Kelly v. US on Public Fraud and the Bridgegate Controversy (Jennifer Bowie)

10. McGirt v. Oklahoma on Native Rights (Carol Nackenoff and Natasha Markov-Riss)