Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v Eagle County involved an 88-mile railroad line in Utah’s Uinta Basin. NEPA requires federal agencies to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for major actions affecting the environment. But there's an important boundary: agencies only need to analyze environmental impacts they have the power to address.

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The Supreme Court affirmed the conviction of Stamatios Kousisis and Alpha Painting and Construction Co. for wire fraud. The Court held that a defendant who induces a victim to enter into a transaction under materially false pretenses may be convicted of federal fraud even if the defendant did not seek to cause the victim net pecuniary loss.

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The Supreme Court granted the application for injunction pending further proceedings, vacated the Fifth Circuit's judgment, and remanded the case. The Court held that the Fifth Circuit erred in dismissing the detainees' appeal for lack of jurisdiction, finding that the District Court's inaction had the practical effect of refusing an injunction. The Court determined that AEA detainees are entitled to constitutionally adequate notice prior to removal to allow them to seek habeas relief, and temporarily enjoined the Government from removing the named plaintiffs or putative class members under the AEA pending further proceedings.

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Law can turn on a single moment, but the Supreme Court says it’s not enough just to stop the clock at that instant. In Barnes v. Felix, the Court looked at a rule that made judges evaluate police force only by what happened in the split second an officer felt threatened. The Justices all agreed that’s too narrow.

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The Supreme Court held that a federal civilian employee called to active duty pursuant to "any other provision of law... during a national emergency" as described in 10 U.S.C. §101(a)(13)(B) is entitled to differential pay if the reservist's service temporally coincides with a declared national emergency, without requiring any showing that the service bears a substantive connection to a particular emergency.

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The Court held that in calculating the Medicare fraction for the disproportionate share hospital (DSH) adjustment, an individual is "entitled to supplementary security income benefits" only when they are eligible to receive an SSI cash payment during the month of their hospitalization. This interpretation affects how hospitals are reimbursed for treating low-income Medicare patients, as it determines which patients are counted in the numerator of the Medicare fraction used to calculate additional funding.

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The Court held that under 8 U.S.C. §1229c(b)(2), a voluntary-departure deadline that falls on a weekend or legal holiday extends to the next business day. The Court reversed the Tenth Circuit's ruling and remanded the case for further proceedings.

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The Court held that to state a claim under ERISA section 1106(a)(1)(C), a plaintiff need only plausibly allege the elements contained in that provision itself, without addressing potential section 1108 exemptions. The Court reversed the Second Circuit's decision that required plaintiffs to also plead that a transaction was unnecessary or involved unreasonable compensation.

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The Supreme Court granted the government's application to vacate temporary restraining orders issued by the District Court for the District of Columbia that had halted deportations under the Alien Enemies Act. The Court ruled that challenges to removal under the Act must be brought as habeas petitions in the district of confinement.

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The Supreme Court granted the Department of Education's application to stay a temporary restraining order (TRO) issued by the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The TRO had enjoined the Government from terminating various education-related grants and required continued payment of grant obligations. The Court determined that the Government was likely to succeed in showing the District Court lacked jurisdiction to order payment of money under the Administrative Procedure Act, as such relief is barred by sovereign immunity limitations.

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