Conservative justices
Breyer: Supreme Court is “fallible”, but has served the United States rather well
Supreme Court judge Stephane BreyerStephen Breyer Supreme Court considers power of Kentucky AG to defend abortion restriction Judge Alito’s heresy Supreme Court partisanship becomes harder to deny says the High Court is “fallible” but has “served the United States rather well” as it faces continued calls from the left to step down, and its conservative …
The supreme delusions of Stephen Breyer | The New Republic
Breyer is clearest on one point of paramount importance: that it would be appalling to abandon the line between politics and law anywhere, and that those who call for the political reform of a political institution are dangerous. The “very nuanced” reality of judicial policy, writes justice, is at odds with the impression of “politicians …
Opinions of Supreme Court Justices on Abortion in Their Own Words and Votes
WASHINGTON – Abortion already dominates the Supreme Court’s new tenure, months before judges decide whether to overturn decisions dating back nearly 50 years. Not only is the Mississippi call to quash Roe v. Wade, but the court will also soon be asked again to rule on Texas law banning abortion at around six weeks. Judges …
The Supreme Court of the United States against reality
Ordinarily poised and silent Supreme Court justices have lately become whirling dervishes, turning madly to refute the idea that Americans are beginning to view the Court as a dangerous cabal of partisan hackers. They don’t need to worry and wring their hands. Nobody starts to think so. Many of us have believed this for a …
Reviews | The Supreme Court versus reality
WASHINGTON – Ordinarily poised and silent Supreme Court justices have become whirling dervishes in recent times, turning madly to refute the idea that Americans are beginning to view the court as a dangerous cabal of partisan hacks. They don’t need to worry and wring their hands. Nobody starts to think so. Many of us have …
U.S. Supreme Court set to hear major Second Amendment case
The stakes in one of the largest Second Amendment cases in US history are high. The Supreme Court decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, expected by mid-2022, could declare a New York state restriction on the carrying of concealed handguns in public places unconstitutional. Such a move in favor of …
It is not a “conservative” Supreme Court. it’s reactionary
For the publisher: When I read an article like that by Dean Erwin Chemerinsky of UC Berkeley Law School: “The Conservatives at the Supreme Court now have carte blanche. This is how your rights will change, ”reminds me that one of the GOP’s strengths dominates our political debate by defining key language in a way …
Why Latinos Need Supreme Court Reform
Even before the start of the Supreme Court’s first full term under the Biden administration this week, Tory justices appeared on the defensive. In separate speeches from September, Justice Amy Coney BarrettAmy Coney BarrettThe Hill’s 12:30 p.m. report: Schumer shortens debt ceiling deadline Judge Alito’s heresy Supreme Court partisanship becomes harder to deny MORE declared …
Biden administrator overturns ban on referral for abortion to family planning clinics
Biden administration rolled back ban on abortion by family planning clinics, lifting Trump-era restriction as political and legal battles over abortion escalate from Texas to State Supreme Court -United. The Department of Health and Human Services said Monday that its new regulations would restore the federal family planning program to the way it was under …
Biden lifts ban on referral for abortion at family planning clinics
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Biden administration on Monday overturned the ban on abortion by family planning clinics, lifting a Trump-era restriction as political and legal battles over abortion intensify in Texas to the Supreme Court of the United States. The Department of Health and Human Services said its new regulations would restore the federal family …
Back on the bench, the Supreme Court faces a successful term
WASHINGTON – A transformed Supreme Court returns to the bench on Monday to begin a momentous term in which it will consider eliminating the constitutional right to abortion, dramatically expanding gun rights and further undermining the wall between the church and state. The abortion case, a challenge to a Mississippi law that bans most abortions …
Supreme Court justices bristle at being called partisan hackers
You may have noticed that an unusual number of Supreme Court justices have started to defend themselves publicly – my favorite is Amy Coney Barrett’s defense, we are not hackers – as credible and hard-line arbitrators of American law, unshakeable by politics or by the fact that Donald Trump had been exceptionally outspoken in saying …
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Abortion, guns, religion top Supreme Court mandate
WASHINGTON (AP) – The future of abortion rights is in the hands of a conservative Supreme Court that begins a new term on Monday that also includes major cases on gun rights and religion. The court’s credibility with the public could also be at stake, especially if a divided court overturn the landmark Roe v. …
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In political crosshairs, US Supreme Court weighs abortion and guns
Supreme Court opens new nine-month term on Monday Historic precedent to legalize abortion nationwide is under threat Another case could extend gun rights outside the home WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (Reuters) – Just before midnight on Sept. 1, the debate over whether the conservative majority in the U.S. Supreme Court will dramatically change life in America …
Abortion is just the beginning as Supreme Court tackles guns and religion
The United States Supreme Court’s tenure that begins Monday is not just about abortion. It only looks that way. The explosive issue promised to be high on the agenda even before the court let Texas start banning abortion after six weeks pregnant a month ago. The court will consider a Mississippi case that could curtail …
List of candidates to fill 4 posts at the High Court unveiled
The list of 24 candidates to fill the two positions already open at the Supreme Court and the two positions to be filled soon was published on Thursday. The powerful Judge Selection Committee, chaired by Justice Minister Gideon Saar (New Hope), has been meeting since August and will replace four judges in this round and …
In a hearing on the shadow SCOTUS case, Senate Republicans have been lying.
Adam Serwer has a smart play in the Atlantic this week, criticizing Supreme Court justices for refusing to disclose their ideological and political agendas. They want to put pressure on a radical, minority conservative agenda while demanding, he writes, “that the public acquiesces in their self-delusion that they are wise men who stand above the …
The “original” judges lose sight of the truths that precede the law
The Supreme Court opens its new term on Monday with six nominal conservatives appointed by Republican presidents. But the Conservatives have been shaken in their confidence that these six will win majorities on issues that matter deeply. This drop in confidence is accompanied by a serious argument within the conservative family about the nature of …
Danger in the shadows: Supreme Court uses shadow case to threaten abortion rights
By an unsigned one paragraph ruling, the Supreme Court authorized the evisceration of Roe deer without any constitutional analysis. The shadow role of the Supreme Court can no longer be denied. A view of the Supreme Court at dusk on January 31, 2017. Many were stunned by the Court’s inaction when it rendered its decision …
The restriction of reproductive rights in this country is a five-alarm fire, but how do you fight it?
Even so-called pro-choice Republicans cannot count on them to correct their party and defend women’s reproductive rights. “I am in favor of the codification Deer …Said Senator Susan Collins at Los Angeles Times last week, before explaining why she would actually vote versust codify Roe deer. I don’t want to criticize Democrats for trying to …
3 Supreme Court justices have expressed similar feelings in recent weeks: we are not “junior politicians”
WASHINGTON – Three Supreme Court justices have delivered the same plea in quick succession in recent days: Don’t think of judges as politicians. The judges are right to be concerned. Recent polls show a sharp decline in approval for a court now dominated by the Conservatives. The call by Justices Clarence Thomas, Stephen Breyer and …
Judges say they are not politicians | Press line
WASHINGTON – Three Supreme Court justices have delivered the same plea in quick succession in recent days: Don’t think of judges as politicians. The judges are right to be concerned. Recent polls show a sharp decline in approval for a court now dominated by the Conservatives. The call by Justices Clarence Thomas, Stephen Breyer and …
Polls go down, judges say they ain’t politicians
WASHINGTON (AP) – Three Supreme Court justices have delivered the same plea in quick succession in recent days: Don’t think of judges as politicians. The judges are right to be concerned. Recent polls show a sharp decline in approval for a court now dominated by the Conservatives. The Appeal of Judges Clarence Thomas, Stephen Breyer …
Opinion: If my fellow Republicans want to win, they won’t buy Trump’s stolen election fantasy
Political opportunities abound for the deposed Republican Party to regain its majority in Congress next year. History tells us that next year’s midterm elections will likely punish the party in charge. In 1994, President Bill Clinton’s party lost 54 seats in the first midterm elections. In 2010, Democrats under President Barack Obama lost more than …
Republican US Senator Grassley, 88, to be re-elected in Iowa | WIBQ The Conversation Station
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley said on Friday he would run for another term in next year’s parliamentary election, increasing the party’s chances of retaining its seat amid a heavily divided chamber. Grassley, the longest-serving Republican senator and longest-serving senator from Iowa, has also helped conservatives enter the federal court system, including the …
PennEast drops plan to use prominent estate to seize state-owned land in case that resulted in major Supreme Court ruling – Reason.com
Earlier this week, the PennEast Pipeline Company scrapped plans to use a prominent estate to take state-owned land in New Jersey for the purpose of building a new interstate pipeline: On Monday, September 20, the state of New Jersey wrote to the Third Circuit Court of the United States Court of Appeals stating that it …
Louisiana abortion clinics see influx of patients after Texas ban – Houston Public Media
The Hope Medical Group for Women abortion clinic in Shreveport, Louisiana. Louisiana abortion clinics are struggling to cope with an influx of patients crossing the border following a controversial new abortion ban in Texas. Texas law, called SB 8, is the most extreme abortion ban to come into effect in the United States since the …
Louisiana abortion clinics see influx of patients after Texas ban. Could the law pass here?
Louisiana abortion clinics are struggling to cope with an influx of patients crossing the border following a controversial new abortion ban in Texas. Texas law, called SB 8, is the most extreme abortion ban to come into effect in the United States since the passage of Roe vs. Wade nearly 50 years ago, and that …
Erwin Chemerinsky: Evidence: The Court is “partisan hacking” | Chroniclers
Erwin Chemerinsky Los Angeles Times If Supreme Court justices don’t want to be seen as “partisan hackers,” they shouldn’t be acting like them. In a speech last week at the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville Law School, Judge Amy Coney Barrett said, “This tribunal is not made up of a group of partisan …
Five questions with Lawrence Blum and Zoë Burkholder, authors of “Integrations”
The promise of free, quality public education is meant to guarantee every child a chance to achieve the American dream. But our largely separate schools mean that many children of color do not have access to educational opportunities equal to those of their white peers. In their new book, Integrations, historian Zoë Burkholder and philosopher …
Justice Department urges Supreme Court to uphold Roe v. Wade
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department urged the Supreme Court on Monday to reaffirm Roe v. Wade when she hears a case challenging Mississippi’s restrictive abortion law later this year, arguing that any further ruling would uphold a law unconstitutional and undermine a doctrine that empowers the Supreme Court. Legal precedents. The department has also requested …
Supreme Court to Hear Restrictive Mississippi Abortion Law Dec. 1 – WISH-TV | Indianapolis News | Indiana weather
(CNN) – The Supreme Court will hear a case over an abortion law in Mississippi on Dec. 1, the court said on Monday, registering one of the most important cases of the period in which judges are asked to overturn Roe v. Wade. Mississippi’s Gestational Age Act, passed in 2018 but blocked by two federal …
Attacking abortion rights, new Texas law could turn state courts into Thunderdomes litigation
Forty-eight years have passed since the Supreme Court ruling in Roe vs. Wade established a legal right to have an abortion in the United States. It created a passionate rift that was never (and never will be) resolved. Those who oppose abortion say that terminating a pregnancy is murder. It is an article of faith …
Op-Ed: Are Supreme Court justices “partisan hacks”? Yes
If Supreme Court justices don’t want to be seen as “partisan hackers,” they shouldn’t be acting like them. In a speech last week at the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville Law School, Judge Amy Coney Barrett said, “This tribunal is not made up of a group of partisan hackers. She added: “Judicial philosophies …
RBG’s legacy a year after the death of the liberal icon
By Joan Biskupic, CNN Legal Analyst and Supreme Court Biographer A year after Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died, schools and hospitals were named for her, college prizes created in her name, and artwork designed with her face. Ginsburg’s pioneering women’s rights legacy lives on, as does the iconic lace collar design on t-shirts …
Women Can Say No To Sex If Roe Falls, Texas Abortion Ban Architect Says | Deer vs. Wade
The legal architect of the Texas abortion ban argued in a Supreme Court brief that overturning Roe v Wade, the landmark ruling that guarantees abortion rights in the United States, could get women to abstain from sex. as a way to “control their reproductive life”. Former Texas solicitor general Jonathan Mitchell, who played a central …
There may be no realistic way to fix Gerrymandering
Roberts concluded that they were asking the court to impose proportional representation in U.S. elections, which the Constitution neither denies nor requires. “The founders certainly didn’t think proportional representation was necessary,” he wrote. “For more than 50 years after the ratification of the Constitution, many states elected their representatives to Congress through general or ‘general’ …
California Supreme Court judge steps down to lead think tank
A California Supreme Court judge said Thursday he would leave after next month to lead an international think tank, giving Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom his second High Court appointment. Judge Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar will become the new president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace after leaving court on October 31. Newsom “looks forward to reviewing …
Supreme Court job approval drops to low, poll finds
Supreme Court job approval has fallen to an all-time high, according to a new poll taken after the court refused to block deeply divisive Texas law banning most abortions. Only 37% of registered voters said they approved of the way the court had handled its work, with 50% expressing disapproval in a poll released on …
Elections matter? Not in California if Gavin Newsom is recalled
Hello. I’m Paul Thornton, and it is Saturday September 11, 2021. In a normal universe, this newsletter would begin with a commentary on the 20th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attack. But this is not a normal universe; this is California. With that in mind, let’s take a look back at the week in …
Massachusetts AG reacts to extreme anti-abortion bill in Texas
After the Supreme Court refused to stop Texas’ new anti-abortion law, also known as Senate Bill 8, lawmakers across the country quickly reacted to legislation that not only criminalizes it. abortion basically after six weeks, but allows anyone to sue someone. they believe he aided or encouraged an abortion. Texas Signal spoke to one of …
Texas judge temporarily protects abortion clinics from certain lawsuits under new law
(AFP via Getty Images) A state judge has temporarily shielded Texas abortion clinics from lawsuits by an anti-abortion group under the state’s controversial new abortion law. The temporary restraining order issued Friday by State District Judge Maya Guerra Gamble in Austin came in response to a request from Planned Parenthood that does not directly interfere …
Hochul’s first big victory is a new moratorium on evictions
Photo: Erik McGregor / LightRocket via Getty Images In two rulings released last month, the U.S. Supreme Court virtually overturned New York state’s moratorium on evictions and overturned the CDC’s ban. Despite the surge in COVID-19 cases across the country and the end of unemployment benefits in a few days, the real nightmare for the …
The Liberals have used the courts to block Trump’s agenda. Republicans use the same playbook against Biden.
Legal arguments and procedural tools, such as nationwide injunctions by friendly judges, which have been emphatically criticized by many conservatives when used against Trump’s policies are adopted and used by law in lawsuits that seek to block the actions of the executive branch of President Joe Biden. In the way it handled the legal dispute, …
House passes John Lewis bill to strengthen voting rights – San Bernardino Sun
By Brian Slodysko | Associated Press WASHINGTON – House Democrats on Tuesday passed legislation that would strengthen a landmark civil rights-era voting law weakened by the Supreme Court over the past decade, a step party leaders are touting as a step forward in their quest to fight advanced voting restrictions in Republican-ruled states. The bill, …
Biden asks Supreme Court to leave deportation moratorium intact
The Biden administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court to leave intact an eviction freeze put in place amid the increased spread of the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus. In a court filing, government lawyers urged the court to lift the Moratorium on evictions from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) …
Democracy, Civil Rights and the Ice Cream Truck »Albuquerque Journal
………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. I was born a second-class citizen. I wish that was hyperbole, but it isn’t. The people born into slavery at the end of the Civil War were still alive when I took my first …
Southeastern Pennsylvania Counties Lead in Addressing ‘Exasperating’ Failure in Eviction Protections
Katie Meyer / WHYY Katie Meyer is the political reporter for WHYY. Prior to coming to Philadelphia, Katie was the Capitol Bureau chief of WITF and covered all state policy matters for public radio stations throughout Pennsylvania. Katie came to Harrisburg via New York, where she worked at Fordham University’s public radio station, WFUV, as …
Biden speeds up judges’ installation
President BidenJoe BidenCuomo’s senior assistant resigns Berlin nightclubs participate in COVID-19 pilot Project Lead pipe replacement funds in bipartisan deal sparks skepticism MORE and Senate Democrats are quickly starting to push nominees to the bench, overtaking elders President TrumpDonald Trump’s ally Trump who backed calls to quash the election is making an offer for Lieutenant …
Voting rights law, 56 years later, is in danger
The US Congress passed the Voting Rights Act in 1965. Within months of its approval, the law allowed hundreds of thousands of African Americans to register to vote. But as the law turns 56 this month, supporters of the right to vote say the law faces the gravest dangers to date. One threat is a …
Florida’s impending redistribution fiasco, but hope judges follow constitution
The Florida legislature knew its limit of $ 3,000 on campaign contributions for citizen-run amendments was unconstitutional. But lawmakers adopted it anyway. Governor Ron DeSantis knew it was unconstitutional. But he signed it anyway. Attorney General Ashley Moody knew it was unconstitutional. But she still defended him. Everyone knew that targeting a specific type of …
The justice movement will not be discouraged – Free Press of Jacksonville
Reverend Jesse Jackson NNPA NEWSWIRE – By Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. – So-called “conservative” Supreme Court justices are rewriting laws passed by Congress to serve their own partisan purposes. Now the excuse is to limit electoral fraud, even though there is no evidence of such fraud other than in the delusions of partisan politicians. …
Will the SEC be asked to opt out of the application of AML reports?
Law360 (July 25, 2021, 4:24 p.m. EDT) – A stock broker wants the United States Supreme Court to reject the authority that the United States Securities and Exchange Commission used to obtain millions of dollars in fines for the the fight against money laundering neglected, but some observers see in it a great demand which …
The Capitol Riot Inquiry / Biden’s Court Commission – Opinion: Potomac Watch
This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Speaker 1: From the opinion pages of The Wall Street Journal, this is Potomac Watch. Kyle Peterson: Speaker Nancy Pelosi refuses to seat two Republicans on the Capitol riot inquiry committee, as President Biden’s …
Mississippi asks Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade
By Lawrence Hurley | Reuters WASHINGTON – The state of Mississippi on Thursday urged the United States Supreme Court in a major case that will be argued during its next term to overturn the landmark 1973 ruling that recognized women have a constitutional right to have an abortion . Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch, a …
The Democrats Are Bungling Voting Rights—But Not in the Way You Think
People in Washington, D.C. gather for a candlelight vigil at Black Lives Matter Plaza on the 1-year anniversary of John Lewis’ death. (Bryan Olin Dozier/NurPhoto via AP) Subscribe to The Nation Subscribe now for as little as $2 a month! Thank you for signing up for The Nation’s weekly newsletter. Thank you for signing up. For …
Federal judge declares DACA unconstitutional, blocks new claims
A Texas federal judge on Friday ruled illegal the Obama-era Deferred Action Program for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) – which protects those who qualify for deportation and provides work authorization – preventing the Biden administration to accept new candidates. and putting the lives of hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants in limbo. In a 77-page opinion, …
And after? The New Frontier of ACA Battles | Crowe & Dunlevy
On June 17, the Supreme Court once again issued a ruling protecting the Affordable Care Act from legal disappearance. As Justice Alito put it in his dissent, this was the third installment in an “epic Affordable Care Act trilogy”. But the ACA battle is not over. The trilogy will continue to add sequels. A 7-2 …
The FDR Presidential Library – Reason.com
On Saturday I visited the FDR Presidential Library in Hyde Park, New York. I had already visited seven other presidential libraries. Bush 43, Clinton, Bush 41, Reagan, Carter, Ford and Johnson. (I wrote about my visit to the Clinton Library here). The FDR library was very impressive. Roosevelt faced so many things in four terms. …
State Supreme Court: GOP Lawmakers May Hire Private Lawyers Before Restricting | national news
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has temporarily blocked an order from a lower court that barred Republican lawmakers from hiring private attorneys before the next round of redistribution. The judges also agreed to hear a fast-track appeal of the decision of Dane County Circuit Court Judge Stephen Ehlke in April when he ruled that the legislature …
The Justice Movement Will Not Be Discouraged, by Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. | Richmond Free Press
The right-wing majority in the United States Supreme Court once again undermined federal voting rights law. After clearing the section that required prior approval of state election laws to protect minority voting rights in Shelby v. Holder, the Republican-appointed judges have now castrated the safeguard clause, Section 2, which prohibits racial discrimination in electoral practices …
Bern GOP nominates candidates, sitting judges reject nomination
BERNE – The Republican Committee of Berne has nominated its candidates for this year’s elections, minus two municipal judges who declined the nomination. Outgoing judges Alan Zuk and Albert Raymond were appointed by the GOP after previously being appointed by the Democratic and Conservative parties. Zuk is a Democrat and Raymond is a Tory, according …
Should life tenure give way to term limits? – Minnesota lawyer
Editor’s Note: This article, distributed by The Associated Press, originally appeared on The Conversation site. The Conversation is an independent, not-for-profit source of information, analysis, and commentary from academic experts. By Paul M. Collins Jr .. University of Massachusetts Amherstand Artemus Ward, University of Northern Illinois The pressure on Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to …
GOP-led voter suppression implemented step by step, just like Jim Crow
Across the country, Republican lawmakers are using straw man arguments over voter fraud to impose increasing restrictions on access to the ballot box. In response, President Joe Biden and others called the changes “un-American,” rhetorically downplaying the violence of voter suppression that has actually been central to US history. When Congress passed the Voting Rights …
Senate Democrats must pressure Judge Breyer to retire
Picture: Erin Schaff (PA) Senate Democrats have a lot on their plate right now. They’re trying to get an infrastructure bill off Biden’s desk, the laborious Senate budget resolution is on the agenda, it’s still impossible to work with Republicans, and although midterms are in a little over a year, the campaigns will really start …
Clarence Thomas plays a central role in the new Supreme Court
For decades, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has held a somewhat lonely place on the court’s conservative fringe. He was prolific in his opinions, but often alone, leading an idiosyncratic path. However, during the term that ended last week, he seems to have become an increasingly central figure. The court’s new conservative 6-3 qualified …
Conservative judges warn Kavanaugh, Barrett lack “fortitude”
For the first time in a generation, there are six Conservative Supreme Court justices. Over time, this sextet will gradually push the Court to the right. Yet three of them are already sounding the alarm bells. Twice this quarter, Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch have warned that Judges Brett Kavanaugh and Amy …
Litman: Supreme Court Conservatives look into Arizona case
As rulings have been handed down over the past month, some Supreme Court observers have concluded that the dreaded Trump-weighted hyper-conservative tribunal is proving to be a kinder, gentler center-right body instead. Do not believe it. Where some saw hints of moderation in the initial rulings of this term, closer examination shows a basis for …
U.S. Supreme Court dissenting justices question media defamation protections – JURIST – News
The US Supreme Court dismissed a case challenging the defamation protections for journalists and media enshrined Friday in a landmark 1964 ruling. However, the dissenting opinions of Tory Justices Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch have called into question the rationale for continued use of these legal protections. The opinions of conservative judges signaled recognition of …
Judge Barrett showed her conservative stripes but defied expectations
WASHINGTON — When Amy Coney Barrett was appointed to the Supreme Court by President Donald Trump, Democrats described her as a threat to the protection of health care and Republicans saw her as a conservative who would fulfill their desire to see the court turn sharply to the right. In her first tenure on the …
A cautious and conservative Supreme Court
“Every time a new judge comes to the Supreme Court,” Justice Byron White used to say, “it’s a different court.” Campaigners expected this to be especially true when Judge Amy Coney Barrett arrived last year. Left-wing pressure group Demand Justice has denounced the candidate for succession to Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg as “a militant far-right …
Changes to the United States Supreme Court on LGBTQ + issues
Fulton v. City of Philadelphia involved a religious adoption and fostering agency that refused to provide services to married same-sex couples. The agency’s denial of services was based on the religious beliefs of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia, which runs the agency. Due to the denial of services to same-sex married couples, Philadelphia canceled …
Thirty-five years ago, the Supreme Court criminalized homosexual sex. Could it happen again?
On August 3, 1982, Georgia Constable Keith Torick entered Michael Hardwick’s bedroom at 3 a.m. to serve a warrant for a $ 50 offense. Throwing a bottle of beer in a trash can outside a gay bar, resulting in a public charge of alcohol consumption. When Torick entered Hardwick’s room, Hardwick was having sex with …
United States Supreme Court rejects excessive force decision in loss of police
Demonstrators clash with police while protesting the acquittal of former St. Louis policeman Jason Stockley on September 16, 2017 in St. Louis, Missouri. Getty Images The United States Supreme Court on Monday revived a lawsuit brought by the parents of a homeless man who died in Missouri custody, which accused police officers of using excessive …
An awakening of the conservative court – WSJ
A pedestrian passes the seal of the Federal Housing Finance Agency in Washington. Photo: Andrew Harrer / Bloomberg News President Biden fired Mark Calabria, director of the Trump Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), immediately after the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that he could. While Mr. Calabria’s sacking is bad news for taxpayers, the decision …
Candace Jackson-Akiwumi to be second black woman to sit on 7th Circuit Court of Appeal
With the backing of Democrats and Republicans, Candace Jackson-Akiwumi was confirmed Thursday to sit on the United States Court of Appeals in the 7th Circuit. Before its confirmation, all judges of this federal court were white. The highly influential American courts of appeal, or circuit courts, sit directly below the Supreme Court and serve as …
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U.S. Supreme Court refuses to expand police search powers
WASHINGTON, June 23 (Reuters) – Police do not have unlimited power to enter a home without a warrant when pursuing a person suspected of a minor felony, the United States Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday in a case involving a Californian motorist driven from his home by an officer for honking his horn while listening …
Tzvi Tal, former Supreme Court justice who headed IDF Haredi editorial board, dies at 94
Former Supreme Court Justice Tzvi Tal, who oversaw the trial of Nazi guard John Demjanjuk and headed a committee to regulate the delay of military service for ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students, died on Tuesday at the age of 94 years old. Justice said in a statement that Tal’s funeral would begin at 6 p.m. Tuesday in …
Justice Barrett confronts Conservatives on burden in Goldman Sachs case
Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett during a Supreme Court justices group photo in Washington, DC on April 23, 2021. The United States Supreme Court on Monday overturned an appeals court ruling advancing a class action lawsuit against Goldman Sachs during the 2008 financial crisis, giving the bank another opportunity to argue that generic selfish statements …
‘This Week’ Transcript 6-20-21: White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan
A rush transcript of “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” airing on Sunday, June 20, 2021 on ABC News is below. This copy may not be in its final form, may be updated and may contain minor transcription errors. For previous show transcripts, visit the “This Week” transcript archive. ANNOUNCER: “This Week With George Stephanopoulos” starts …
Supreme Court’s conservative turn faces moderate rulings
Even with a conservative 6-3 majority, the US Supreme Court has its limits. With two rulings on Thursday, the court added a note of moderation to what has been a right turn since the arrival of three people named by Donald Trump. The court rejected the latest Republican attack on the Affordable Care Act and …