While the Supreme Court’s last term included a number of blockbuster decisions, the majority of cases received minimal coverage. 

Ilya Shapiro of the Cato Institute explores three underreported cases from the October 2018 term: Knick v. Township of Scott, Pennsylvania, Return Mail Inc. v. United States Postal Service, and Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck.

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Related Links & Differing Views:

Knick v. Township of Scott, Pennsylvania
Forbes: “Supreme Court Ends ‘Catch-22’ That Blocked Property Owners From Suing the Government”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicksibilla/2019/06/22/supreme-court-ends-catch-22-that-blocked-property-owners-from-suing-the-government/#6bf08f073687

SCOTUSblog: “Opinion analysis: Court overrules takings precedent, allowing more suits in federal court”
https://www.scotusblog.com/2019/06/opinion-analysis-court-overrules-takings-precedent-allowing-more-suits-in-federal-court/

The Federalist Society: “Courthouse Steps Decision: Knick v Township of Scott, Pennsylvania”
https://fedsoc.org/events/courthouse-steps-decision-knick-v-township-of-scott-pennsylvania

 

Return Mail v. United States Postal Service
SCOTUSblog: “Opinion analysis: Justices reject government right to challenge patents in administrative process”
https://www.scotusblog.com/2019/06/opinion-analysis-justices-reject-government-right-to-challenge-patents-in-administrative-process/

Bloomberg Law: “High Court Shuts Patent Office Door on Government Challenges (1)”
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/supreme-court-says-government-cant-fight-patents-as-people

The Federalist Society Blog: “Argument Spotlight: Return Mail v. USPS”
https://fedsoc.org/commentary/blog-posts/return-mail-v-usps-is-the-government-a-person

 

Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck
The Washington Free Beacon: “SCOTUS: Private Firms Not Bound by First Amendment”
https://freebeacon.com/issues/scotus-private-firms-not-bound-by-first-amendment/

Notice & Comment: “Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck: ‘State Action,’ Traditional Government Functions, and Government-Created Public Fora”
https://yalejreg.com/nc/manhattan-community-access-corp-v-halleck-state-action-traditional-government-functions-and-government-created-public-fora/

Constitutional Law Reporter: “State-Actors Subject to the First Amendment in Manhattan Community Access Corp v Halleck”
https://constitutionallawreporter.com/2019/08/22/manhattan-community-access-corp-v-halleck-2019/