U.S. Supreme Court opinions: June 23 Thursday, June 23, 2022

The United States Supreme Court has issued four new opinions.

In Berger v. North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP the court held that the speaker of the North Carolina State House of Representatives and the president pro tempore of the North Carolina State Senate are entitled to intervene in this litigation challenging North Carolina’s voter-ID law.

Read the court's opinion at: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/21-248_4fc5.pdf

In Nance v. Ward the court held that Title 42 U. S. C. §1983 is the procedural vehicle appropriate for a prisoner’s method-of-execution claim even if an order granting the relief requested would necessitate a change in state law.

Read the court's opinion at: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/21-439_bp7c.pdf

In Vega v. Tekoh the court held that a violation of the prophylactic rules described in Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U. S. 436, does not provide a basis for a claim under 42 U. S. C. §1983.

Read the court's opinion at: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/21-499_gfbh.pdf

In New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn., Inc. v. Bruen the court held that New York’s proper-cause requirement for obtaining an unrestricted license to carry a concealed firearm violates the Fourteenth Amendment in that it prevents law-abiding citizens with ordinary self-defense needs from exercising their Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms.

Read the court's opinion at: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/20-843_7j80.pdf