A case in which the Court held that wetlands are “waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act only if they have a continuous surface connection with traditional navigable waters.

Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency

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A case in which the Court will clarify the methodology for assessing ineffective assistance of counsel under Strickland v. Washington.

Thornell v. Jones

A case in which the Court will decide whether 18 U.S.C. § 1512(c), which prohibits obstruction of congressional inquiries and investigations, includes acts unrelated to investigations and evidence.

Fischer v. United States

A case in which the Court will decide whether 18 U.S.C. § 666(a)(1)(B) criminalizes gratuities, i.e., payments in recognition of actions a state or local official has already taken or committed to take, without any quid pro quo agreement to take those actions.

Snyder v. United States

A case in which the Court will decide whether a Fourth Amendment malicious-prosecution claim can proceed as to a baseless criminal charge so long as other charges brought alongside the baseless charge are supported by probable cause.

Chiaverini v. City of Napoleon, Ohio

A case in which the Court will decide whether the Constitution requires a jury trial and proof beyond a reasonable doubt to find that a defendant’s prior convictions were “committed on occasions different from one another,” as is necessary to impose an enhanced sentence under the Armed Career Criminal Act.

Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency

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