SCOTUS 2022: Major Decisions and Developments of the US Supreme Court

Contents
Notes on Contributors
List of Figures
List of Tables
1 Introduction: The 2021–2022 Term at the Supreme Court
	Summaries & Table
	Abortion (Dobbs, Whole Woman’s Health)
	Guns (NY Rifle)
	Religion (Carson, Kennedy, Ramirez, Shurtleff)
	Federal Agency Power (Pandemic Cases, American Hospital, and W. Virginia v. EPA)
	Miranda, Immigration, Puerto Rico, and State Secrets
	The New Court
		Rights
		History
		Precedent
	Conclusion
Part I Abortion
2 Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization on Abortion
	The Road to the Supreme Court
	From the Leak to the End of Roe
	Rights Deeply Rooted in History and Tradition
	The Dissent
	The Question of Legitimacy
3 Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson on Delegated Enforcement of Abortion Restrictions
	The Novel Enforcement Mechanism
	Whole Woman’s Health Challenges S.B. 8
	The Court’s Ruling
	Future Ramifications
Part II Guns
4 New York Rifle & Pistol v. Bruen on the Second Amendment and Concealed Carry Laws
	Background
	The Majority Opinion
	The Dissent
	Conclusions
Part III Religion
5 Carson v. Makin on Public Funding for Religious Schools
6 Kennedy v. Bremerton School District on Religious Expression in Schools and the Boundaries of the First Amendment
	Background of the Establishment Clause and Free Speech
	Kennedy v. Bremerton School District
	Kennedy as Precedent and Guide
7 Ramirez v. Collier on Religious Liberty in the Execution Chamber
	Procedural History
	RLUIPA and the Execution Room
	Future Implications
8 Shurtleff v. Boston on Free Expression and Government Speech
	The Case
	Government Speech Doctrine
	The Ruling and Its Ramifications
Part IV Federal Agency Power
9 Alabama Realtors, Biden v. Missouri, and NFIB v. OSHA on the Pandemic Regulations
	The Pandemic Cases, the Administrative State, and the Major Questions Doctrine
	The Political Context
	The Court’s Opinions
	Future Implications
10 American Hospital Association v. Becerra on Administrative Power Over Health Care Funding
	The Policy Issue
	Case Background
	Oral Argument
	The Court’s Decision
	Conclusion
11 West Virginia v. EPA on Climate Change and Administrative Power
Part V Immigration
12 Biden v. Texas on Immigration Policy at the U.S.–Mexico Border
	Immigration Politics
	Biden v. Texas in the Lower Courts
	The Issues
	Biden v. Texas Before the Supreme Court
	The Dissents
	Aftermath
Part VI Criminal Justice
13 Vega v. Tekoh on Limiting the Enforcement of the Miranda Ruling
	Bad (Disputed) Facts Can Make Bad Law
	Justice Alito’s Majority: Miranda is “Prophylactic,” Not a Constitutional “Right”
	But a 22-Year-Old Precedent Says Miranda is a “Constitutionally Based” Decision
	Miranda—A Longstanding Constitutional Dialectic
	If Miranda is Not a “Right,” Why is It Not at Least Federal “Law”?
	Conclusion
Part VII State Secrets
14 United States v. Husayn, aka [Abu] Zubaydah on State Secrets in the Post-9/11 Era
	Background to United States v. Husayn, aka [Abu] Zubaydah
	Precedents on the State Secrets Doctrine
	The Court’s Decision
	Conclusion
Part VIII U.S. Territories
15 United States v. Vaello Madero on Puerto Rico and Precedent in Times of Constitutional Change
	The Case
	The Gorsuch Concurrence
	Justice Thomas’s Concurrence
	Conclusion
Part IX Developments at the Court
16 The Legacy of Justice Stephen Breyer: Pragmatic Moderate in an Era of Conservative Courts
	Breyer’s Nomination and Confirmation
	Justice Breyer
	Breyer’s Legacy
17 Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s First Years on the Court
	Unanimous and Polarized Decisions Since Justice Barrett Joined the Court
	Justice Barrett Finds Comfort in the Company of Her Conservative Brethren
	Finding Her Voice
	Justice Barrett’s Methodology
	What to Expect Going Forward
18 Noteworthy But Not Unprecedented:  The 2021–2022 Term in Historical Context
	Ideological Outcomes Across Time
	Trump’s Justices
	Conclusion
19 The Leak of the Dobbs Draft
	Ramifications
	History of Leaks
	Possible Reforms
Index