U.S. Supreme Court opinions: June 15 Thursday, June 15, 2023

The United States Supreme Court has issued three new opinions.

In Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Coughlin the court held that the Bankruptcy Code unequivocally abrogates the sovereign immunity of all governments, including federally recognized Indian tribes.

Read the court's opinion at: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/22pdf/22-227_i426.pdf

In Haaland v. Brackeen the court held that in child custody proceedings governed by the Indian Child Welfare Act, the Court affirms the Fifth Circuit’s conclusion that ICWA is consistent with Congress’s Article I authority, rejects petitioners’ anticommandeering challenges under the Tenth Amendment, and finds the parties lack standing to litigate their other challenges to ICWA’s placement preferences.

Read the court's opinion at: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/22pdf/21-376_7l48.pdf

In Smith v. United States the court held that the Constitution permits the retrial of a defendant following a trial in an improper venue conducted before a jury drawn from the wrong district.

Read the court's opinion at: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/22pdf/21-1576_e29g.pdf