U.S. Supreme Court opinions: May 23 Wednesday, May 25, 2022

The United States Supreme Court has issued two new opinions.

In Morgan v. Sundance, Inc. the court held that federal courts may not adopt an arbitration-specific rule conditioning a waiver of the right to arbitrate on a showing of prejudice.

Read the court's opinion at: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/21-328_m6ho.pdf

In Shinn v. Martinez Ramirez the court held that under 28 U. S. C. §2254(e)(2), a federal habeas court may not conduct an evidentiary hearing or otherwise consider evidence beyond the state-court record based on the ineffective assistance of state postconviction counsel.

Read the court's opinion at: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/20-1009_19m2.pdf