The Supreme Court released five decisions Tuesday afternoon, with none of them having to do with Roe v. Wade or Donald Trump. Roe stands for at least one more day.
- Carson v. Makin: Court ruled that parents can use school vouchers in Maine to enroll students in religious-based private schools. It was a 6-3 decision with Bryer, Sotomayer and Kagan in dissent.
- Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan v. DaVita: In 7-2 ruling with Kagan and Sotomayor dissenting, Court ruled that the self-funded employee benefit plan was not discriminating against patients with end-stage renal disease by paying less for dialysis treatment than they pay for other end-of-life treatments because they pay a consistent percentage for all dialysis patients.
- Shoop v. Twyford: A 5-4 decision with justices Breyer, Kagan, Sotomayor, and Gorsuch dissenting, the Court ruled that a prisoner does not necessarily get an opportunity to find evidence, in person, if that evidentiary search is in pursuit of a writ of habeas corpus to use in other court motions.
- United States v. Taylor: The Court ruled in a 7-2 decision (Thomas and Alito dissenting) that a Hobbs Act offense like robbing a bank does not necessarily qualify “crime of violence” because no element of the offense requires proof that the defendant used, attempted to use, or threatened to use force.
- United States v. Washington: In a unanimous decision, the Court remanded to a lower court a case which had provided immunity to the federal government in a case of workers at a nuclear power plant attempting to sue the government over job conditions.