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Preview of United States Supreme Court Cases

The Preview of United States Supreme Court Cases (Preview) is a comprehensive American Bar Association (ABA) subscription publication that spans eight distinct issues throughout the course of a Supreme Court term. This resource provides in-depth expert analyses of all cases scheduled for plenary review by the Supreme Court, offering valuable insights before oral arguments occur.

Steven Schwinn, UIC Law Associate Dean for Research & Faculty Development and Professor of Law, regularly contributes to the Preview.

Current editions of the Previews are available via the ABA website. Past editions (2005 to 2019) are available via the Preview Archive. HeinOnline has coverage from 1973 to the present. Preview of United States Supreme Court Cases is listed in the "Browse Databases by Name" section on Hein's homepage.

Submissions from 2020 2020

Did Philadelphia Violate the Free Exercise Clause or the Free Speech Clause When It Included and Enforced a Standard Provision in a Contract for Foster Family Care Agencies That Prohibits Agencies from Discriminating by Sexual Orientation?, Steven D. Schwinn

Did the Montana Supreme Court Violate the Constitution When It Struck a State Program That Offered Montanans Dollar-for-Dollar Tax Credits for Donations to Private Schools, including Religious Schools, for the Purpose of Paying Student Tuition?, Steven D. Schwinn

Does a Federal Tort Claims Act "Judgment Bar" Foreclose a Plaintiff's Claims against Individual Officers for Constitutional Violations When the Court Dismissed the Plaintiff's FTCA Claims against the Government for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction in the Same Lawsuit?, Steven D. Schwinn

Does the Federal Prohibition against Encouraging or Inducing Illegal Immigration for Commercial Advantage or Private Financial Gain Violate Free Speech?, Steven D. Schwinn

Does the First Amendment Bar Congress from Restricting Federal Funds to Fight HIV and AIDS Abroad to Foreign Affiliates of U.S. Nongovernmental Organizations That Have a Policy Explicitly Opposing Prostitution and Sex Trafficking?, Steven D. Schwinn

Does the First Amendment Permit a State to Specify and Define the Composition of State Courts by Reference to the Political Party of the Judges?, Steven D. Schwinn

Does the For-Cause Removal Provision for the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Impermissibly Encroach on the President's Constitutional Power to Direct and Control the Executive Branch - If So, is It Severable from the Rest of the Dodd-Frank Act?, Steven D. Schwinn

Does the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act Allow Plaintiffs to Recover Punitive Damages against Foreign States for Terrorist Activities That Occurred before Congress Authorized Punitive Damages under the Act?, Steven D. Schwinn

Does the Freedom of Information Act Compel Disclosure of Agency Records That Were Generated in a Formal Interagency Consultation Process over the Effects of an Agency Action, Later Modified through That Process, on Endangered Species?, Steven D. Schwinn

In Light of the Court's 2016 Ruling in Whole Women's Health v. Hellerstedt, Does Louisiana's Law Requiring Doctors Who Perform Abortions to Obtain Admitting Privileges at a Local Hospital Violate the Right to an Abortion?, Steven D. Schwinn

Is the President Immune from a Grand Jury Subpoena Issued by a Local Prosecutor for Materials That Have Nothing to Do with the President's Official Responsibilities?, Steven D. Schwinn

May a Federal District Court Abstain from Hearing a Case Brought by Hungarian Holocaust Survivors against Hungary on the Ground That the Plaintiffs Should Sue in Hungary Instead?, Steven D. Schwinn

May the President Direct the Secretary of Commerce to Include in the Census Count the Number of Unauthorized Noncitizens in Order to Exclude Them from the Apportionment Base for Congressional Representation?, Steven D. Schwinn

Vance and Mazars: The President Is Not above the Law, after All, Steven D. Schwinn

When a Plaintiff Brings a Second Suit against a Defendant for Continuing to Violate the Plaintiff's Trademark, Is the Defendant Barred from Raising a Defense That It Did Not Raise in the Plaintiff's Earlier Case?, Steven D. Schwinn

Submissions from 2019 2019

Administrative Law: PDR Network, LLC v. Carlton & Harris Chiropractic, Inc., Steven D. Schwinn

Civil Rights: Did an Employer Illegally Discriminate because of Sex When It Discharged an Employee because of the Employee's Transgender Status, Steven D. Schwinn

Civil Rights: Did Employers Violate the Prohibition against Discrimination because of Sex When They Terminated Employees because of the Employees' Sexual Orientation, Steven D. Schwinn

Due Process: North Carolina Department of Revenue v. Kaestner Family Trust, Steven D. Schwinn

Federalism: Parker Drilling Management Services, Ltd. v. Newton, Steven D. Schwinn

First Amendment: Iancu v. Brunetti, Steven D. Schwinn

Fourth Amendment: Mitchell v. Wisconsin, Steven D. Schwinn

Immigration Law: Does Federal Immigration Law Preempt a State's Prosecution of Suspects for Identity Theft after They Provided False Information on Certain Employment Documents, Steven D. Schwinn

Liquor Regulation, Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Association v. Blair, Steven D. Schwinn

Native American Treaty Rights, Herrera v. Wyoming, Steven D. Schwinn

Partisan Gerrymandering: Lamone v. Benisek, Steven D. Schwinn

Partisan Gerrymandering: Rucho v. Common Cause, Steven D. Schwinn

Racial Gerrymandering: Virginia House of Delegates v. Bethune-Hill, Steven D. Schwinn

State Action Doctrine, Manhattan Community Access Corporation v. Halleck, Steven D. Schwinn

State Immunity, Franchise Tax Board of the State of California v. Hyatt, Steven D. Schwinn

The Census Case: An Ordinary Ruling in an Extraordinary Case, Steven D. Schwinn

The Census: Department of Commerce v. New York, Steven D. Schwinn

The Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico: Does the Appointments Clause Govern the Appointments of Members of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico, Steven D. Schwinn

Submissions from 2018 2018

Appointments Clause: Lucia v. SEC, Steven D. Schwinn

Death Penalty: Bucklew v. Precythe, Steven D. Schwinn

Death Penalty: Madison v. Alabama, Steven D. Schwinn

Election Law: Abbott v. Perez, Steven D. Schwinn

Election Law, Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute, Steven D. Schwinn

Federal Preemption: Virginia Uranium, Inc. v. Warren, Steven D. Schwinn

First Amendment: Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Steven D. Schwinn

First Amendment: Lozman v. City of Riviera Beach, Steven D. Schwinn

First Amendment: Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky, Steven D. Schwinn

First Amendment: National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra, Steven D. Schwinn

Fourth Amendment, Collins v. Virginia, Steven D. Schwinn

Immigration: Trump v. State of Hawaii, Steven D. Schwinn

Jurisdiction: United States v. Sanchez-Gomez, Steven D. Schwinn

Military Offices, Dalmazzi v. United States, Steven D. Schwinn

Political Gerrymandering: Benisek v. Lamone, Steven D. Schwinn

Separation of Powers: Gundy v. United States, Steven D. Schwinn

Sixth Amendment, McCoy v. Louisiana, Steven D. Schwinn

The Continuing Quest for a Solution to Extreme Partisan Gerrymandering, Steven D. Schwinn

Submissions from 2017 2017

Can a Group of Muslim and Arab Men Sue Federal Officials for Violating Their Civil Rights in Identifying, Detaining, and Abusing Them in the Investigations into the 9/11 Attacks: Ziglar v. Abbasi, Ashcroft v. Abbasi, and Hasty v. Abbasi, Steven D. Schwinn

Civil Rights: County of Los Angeles v. Mendez, Steven D. Schwinn

Civil Rights: Hernandez v. Mesa, Steven D. Schwinn

Does a State Statute That Prohibits Merchants from Imposing a Surcharge on Credit-Card Purchases Violate Their First Amendment Right to Communicate Their Prices: Expressions Hair Design v. Schneiderman, Steven D. Schwinn

Does Section 2(a) of the Lanham Act, Which Prohibits the Patent and Trademark Office from Registering a Disparaging Trademark, Violate the First Amendment: Lee v. Tam, Steven D. Schwinn

Election Law: Gill v. Whitford, Steven D. Schwinn

Election Law: Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute, Steven D. Schwinn

Federal Preemption: Howell v. Howell, Steven D. Schwinn

First Amendment: Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, Steven D. Schwinn

First Amendment: Packingham v. North Carolina, Steven D. Schwinn

Fourth Amendment: Carpenter v. United States, Steven D. Schwinn

Fourth Amendment: District of Columbia v. Wesby, Steven D. Schwinn

Religious Freedom: Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia v. Pauley, Steven D. Schwinn

Separation of Powers: Oil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene’s Energy Group, Steven D. Schwinn

Separation of Powers: Patchak v. Zinke, Steven D. Schwinn

The Intersection of Race, Politics, and Redistricting at the Court, Steven D. Schwinn

Submissions from 2016 2016

Abortion Rights: Whole Women’s Health v. Hellerstedt, Steven D. Schwinn

Can a Person Bring a Fourth Amendment Claim for Damages for His Unlawful Pretrial Detention Pursuant to Criminal Process, Where No Probable Cause Existed because Officers Deliberately Fabricated Evidence: Manuel v. City of Joliet, Steven D. Schwinn

Can Texas Use an Older Definition of Intellectual Disability to Determine if a Person Is Ineligible for the Death Penalty: Moore v. Texas, Steven D. Schwinn

Can the City of Miami Bring a Fair Housing Case against Private Banks for Lending Practices That Led to Increased Foreclosures, Lower Home Values, and Lower Property Tax Revenue and Increased Maintenance Costs for the City: Bank of America v. Miami and Wells Fargo v. Miami, Steven D. Schwinn

Civil Rights: Ross v. Blake, Steven D. Schwinn

Criminal Law: Taylor v. United States, Steven D. Schwinn

Did the Fifth Circuit Apply an Unduly Burdensome Standard When It Denied a Certificate of Appealability on a Motion to Reopen a Judgment and Obtain Merits Review on a Claim That Trial Counsel was Constitutionally Ineffective for Knowingly Presenting an Expert Who Testified the Defendant Was Likely to Be Dangerous in the Future because of His Race: Buck v. Davis, Steven D. Schwinn

Does a Public School Student with an Individualized Education Program under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Have to Exhaust Administrative Remedies under That Act before Bringing a Suit in Federal Court under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act: Fry v. Napoleon Community Schools, Steven D. Schwinn

Does the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 Prohibit a Person Serving as an Acting Officer from Continued Services as an Acting Officer upon the President's Nomination of That Person to the Permanent Office, When That Person Has Not Served as a First Assistant: National Labor Relations Board v. SW General, Inc., Steven D. Schwinn

First Amendment, Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, Steven D. Schwinn

Fourth Amendment: Birchfield v. North Dakota, Bernard v. Minnesota, and Beylund v. Levi, Steven D. Schwinn

Immigration: United States v. Texas, Steven D. Schwinn

Law Over Politics in Voting Rights, Steven D. Schwinn

Preemption: Hughes v. Talen Energy Marketing, Steven D. Schwinn

Religious Freedom: Zubik v. Burwell, Steven D. Schwinn

Voting Rights: Wittman v. Personhuballah, Steven D. Schwinn

When and How Can a State Use a Set Percentage of Minority Voter Population to Draw Legislative Districts under the Voting Rights Act: Bethune-Hill et al v. Virginia State Bd. of Elections, Steven D. Schwinn

When and How Can a State Use Race to Draw Legislative Districts, Consistent with the Equal Protection Clause and the Voting Rights Act: McCrory et al. v. Harris et al., Steven D. Schwinn

Submissions from 2015 2015

Brumfield v. Cain, Steven D. Schwinn

Death Penalty: Glossip v. Gross, Steven D. Schwinn

Disability Rights: San Francisco v. Sheehan, Steven D. Schwinn

Elections Clause: Arizona State Legislature, Steven D. Schwinn

Federal Preemption: Oneok v. Learjet, Steven D. Schwinn

First Amendment: Williams-Yulee, Steven D. Schwinn

Fourth Amendment: Rodriguez v. United States, Steven D. Schwinn

Health Care: King v. Burwell, Steven D. Schwinn

Immigration: Kerry v. Din, Steven D. Schwinn

Immigration: Torres v. Lynch, Steven D. Schwinn

Justiciability and Sovereign Immunity: Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez, Steven D. Schwinn

Marriage Equality: Obergefell v. Hodges, Steven D. Schwinn

Standing: Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, Steven D. Schwinn

The People’s Term, Mostly, Steven D. Schwinn

The Separation of Powers Cases, Steven D. Schwinn