SCOTUS Upholds TikTok Ban: Read It For Yourself
In a 20-page unsigned order the Supreme Court ruled that the law requiring TikTok to be banned if not sold can stand.
Category: SCOTUS
Lots of Lingering Questions on the Trump Immunity Ruling
If you thought that the Court was just giving Donald Trump a pass and rubberstamping the Republican agenda, you might need to think again.
A Semi-Short Explainer of Presidential Immunity Decision
Short answer, from a 6-3 SCOTUS: Yes. Obviously, the questions that follow are how much immunity, and what constitutes an official act?
SCOTUS Strikes Down Chevron, and Other Rulings: Read Them For Yourself
Read for yourself the SCOTUS rulings regarding regulatory power, January 6th prosecutions, and “camping bans” aimed at the homeless.
Four More Decisions Continue Busy SCOTUS Term
Four more decisions came down from the United States Supreme Court, which still leaves quite a few headline-making rulings to come.
The Conservative Supreme Court Takes On The Right
We’ve heard a lot of complaints about the Supreme Court over the past few months. Some of these complaints have been justified. Others not so much.
Lawsplainer: Our Three Most Recent Supreme Court Decisions
Here’s a rundown of recent edicts from the high bench in Pulsifer v United States, O’Connor-Ratcliff et al v Garnier, and Lindke v Freed
Supreme Court Restores Trump to Colorado Ballot
The Supreme Court has ruled unanimously to restore former President Donald Trump to the Colorado ballot. Read it for yourself here:
Colorado Supreme Court Disqualifies Trump From 2024 Primary Ballot
Don’t take anyone’s word for it: Read the Colorado Supreme Court decision disqualifying Trump from the 2024 Colorado primary for yourself
A Paucity Of Limits, By Stipulation: 303 Creative v Elenis
Burt Likko argues that the ruling in the “gay wedding website” case is best understood in a particular context, and he really doesn’t like what he sees when he does that.
Why the 303 Creative Decision Was Not About A Hypothetical
Since the Supreme Court decided the 303 Creative case, there has been a lot of pushback from people who don’t like the outcome of the case.
On Fraud, Standing, and “Stewart and Mike” Not Getting Their Day in Court
It certainly is bad to make false representations to a court. But will it matter here? Short answer: no. Long answer…
A Fantastic Week for Conservatives
There are reasons for both parties to be upset with the Supreme Court this week, but plenty of reasons for conservatives to be happy.
SCOTUS Strikes Again
The two new landmark cases this week will generate a lot of angst and overreactions.
SCOTUS Ruling on Affirmative Action & Admissions: Read It For Yourself
SCOTUS rules 6-3 admissions programs at UNC and Harvard that relied on racial criteria violates equal protection. Read it for yourself here.
The Supreme Court Just Killed Independent State Legislature Theory
One of the most impactful Supreme Court decisions from this term may turn out to be the ruling handed down in Moore v. Harper.
SCOTUS Rules in Moore v Harper Election Case: Read It For Yourself
In a 6-3 decision, North Carolina Republican legislator’s advancement of “independent state legislature theory” was rejected.
Dubin v US: SCOTUS Aggravated by Prosecutorial Overreach
I am not a big fan of most of the current big bench, but anytime they team up to smackdown prosecutorial overreach, I’m here for it.
Religious Liberty Returns to the Supreme Court
Religious liberty was back at the Supreme Court over a postal worker who felt that working on Sunday violated his religious beliefs.
Supreme Court Upholds Title 42 Border Policy: Read It For Yourself
In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court granted the request of 19 State Attorneys Generals request to keep the Title 42 Border Policy in place.
