303 Creative Case is About Free Speech, Not Discrimination
Despite what you may have heard, 303 Creative is not about discriminating against the LGBTQ community. It’s about the business owner’s right to refuse a specific type of business.
Category: SCOTUS
SCOTUS and Moore v Harper: To Be Democratic Or To Seem Democratic
Burt Likko previews Moore v. Harper, the SCOTUS case about the subtle and obscure but potentially explosive Independent State Legislature doctrine.
Fred Rodell and the End of the Supreme Court
Fred Rodell was poised to be the beginning of the end of the Supreme Court’s power and influence in American life
West Virginia v EPA: Read It For Yourself
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the emissions reductions imposed by the EPA in the Clean Power Plan exceeded their authority.
The Fickle Nature of Supreme Court Rule
The Supreme Court is likely to enshrine conservative ideas for the next generation. But conservatives need to also be aware of the finite nature of their newfound power.
Roe v Wade Overturned: Read the Dobbs Decision For Yourself
The Supreme Court has officially handed down their Dobbs Decision: Roe v Wade and Casey have been struck down.
Supreme Court Ruling Makes Overturning Convictions For Representation Harder
Read the Supreme Court’s decision making it harder to overturn convictions based on representation for yourself here, and discuss in comments:
Wednesday Writs: First Amendment in Shurtleff v Boston
Some nice First Amendment red meat. This week’s case of the week is hot off the SCOTUS press: Shurtleff v. Boston
Summing Up Justice Alito’s Draft Opinion in Dobbs v Mississippi
To sum up the draft opinion on abortion, Justice Alito focuses on the abstract intellectual and legal origins of rights.
Politico Releases Purported Alito Draft Overturning Roe & Casey
Politico has released what they are calling a “first draft” of an opinion authored by Justice Alito that “Roe and Casey must be overruled.”
Wednesday Writs: Ketanji, I Barely Know Ye (But I’m Trying)
Ketanji Brown Jackson has only two cases from her time on Circuit Court of Appeals. Nevertheless, I will provide a brief synopsis of each.
Ketanji Brown Jackson Confirmation Hearings: Live Stream and Discussion
Watch a live stream feed and discuss the confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson
Wednesday Writs: Congressional Maps Mania Edition
The Supreme Court has declined to intervene to block state court decisions in North Carolina and Pennsylvania on congressional maps
Supreme Court Allows Alabama Redistricting Plan, Overturns Lower Court 5-4
The Supreme Court rules Alabama can implement a redistricting plan that was halted by a lower court. The vote is 5-4, with Roberts joining the liberals in dissent.
Supreme Court Mandates Rulings: Read Them For Yourself
The Supreme Court Mandates Rulings have blocked the measures for private companies while upholding them for healthcare workers.
Wednesday Writs: The Most Concise Synopsis I Can Come Up With on The Supreme Court and SB 8
The Supreme Court announced it will let SB 8 stand while challenges to the law by abortion providers work their way through the courts
Is the Supreme Court Afraid of Democrats?
Oral arguments are not legally binding. There is still the question of whether the Supreme Court really will make a compromise or not…
Wednesday Writs: Ethan Crumbley’s Parents and Culpability Case Law
The Crumbley case prompts today’s Writs: To what extent can a person be held responsible for a murder they did not physically commit?
Wednesday Writs: Rufus Gets His Ex Parte Young On, An Explainer
You may be hearing a lot about “Ex Parte Young,” so I thought I’d explain what it is and how this 113 year old Supreme Court decision is currently relevant
SCOTUS Rejects Religious Exemption From Mandatory Vaccinations: Read It For Yourself
The Supreme Court has refused to override mandatory vaccination requirements, this time in Maine for healthcare workers seeking “religious exemption”
