On June 12, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued several rulings across a range of legal issues. In an 8-1 decision authored by Justice Barrett, the Court ruled in Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Zuch that the U.S. Tax Court lacks jurisdiction to hear appeals once the IRS drops its request for a tax levy, reversing the Third Circuit. Justice Gorsuch dissented in this and other cases. The Court also ruled 8-1 that a late notice of appeal can become operative if the case is reopened, siding with self-represented litigants. In Rivers v. Guerrero, the Court unanimously upheld limits on prisoners adding new claims to habeas corpus petitions after appeal. Another unanimous ruling expanded the time military veterans have to seek retroactive special compensation for combat-related disabilities. The Court revived a lawsuit from a Georgia family whose home was mistakenly raided by the FBI, ruling 9-0 that the 11th Circuit erred in dismissing their claims. Additionally, the Court unanimously ruled in favor of a disabled student seeking to sue her school under the Americans with Disabilities Act without needing to meet a heightened proof standard. The Court also vacated the Eleventh Circuit's decision in a case involving a wrongful house raid, allowing the lawsuit to proceed. These decisions reflect the Court's approach to tax jurisdiction, veterans' benefits, disability rights in education, and procedural rules in appeals.
The US Supreme Court sided with combat veterans in their appeal for additional retroactive payments of special compensation they said the government unlawfully limited. https://t.co/xDTq1EKjwY
Supreme Court sides with a disabled student who wants to sue her school for not doing enough to accommodate a rare form of epilepsy. The ruling could make it easier for families to seek damages under the Americans with Disabilities Act. https://t.co/xr5JTvGSn9
Supreme Court revives lawsuit from Atlanta family whose home was wrongly raided by the FBI https://t.co/p5MXmTllDQ