Tag: SCOTUS
The Biggest Supreme Court Cases to Watch in 2020
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The Supreme Court will hear a slate of highly charged disputes when the justices return to the bench in the new year and resume one of the most politically volatile terms in recent memory.
As Trump Cases Arrive, Supreme Court’s Desire to Be Seen as Neutral Arbiter Will Be Tested
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The court will consider whether to schedule a full briefing and argument on the president’s request that it overturn a lower-court ruling giving New York prosecutors access to Trump’s tax returns and other financial records.
GOP Senator’s Opposition to Trump Court Nominee Won’t Stop Confirmation
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Sarah Pitlyk’s nomination narrowly cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee after Democrats criticized her advocacy work.
Supreme Court Leans Toward Trump Plan to End DACA Program for Nearly 700K Undocumented Immigrants
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Nearly 700,000 young, undocumented immigrants who now live and work in the USA without fear of deportation could lose their protection.
U.S. Chief Justice’s ‘Swing’ Role Shown in Census, Gerrymandering Rulings
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The votes illustrate how Roberts now is the court’s center, a role he inherited following the retirement last year of Justice Anthony Kennedy, writes Reuters’ Lawrence Hurley.
24 Tense Cases Over Two Weeks: Chief Justice John Roberts is About to Show His Cards
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Conflicts over interpretations of the law, and the churning environment of the nation’s capital, are no doubt adding to protracted disagreements behind the scenes, speculates CNN.
Roberts Again Sides With Liberal Supreme Court Justices in Disagreeing With Lower Court Interpretations
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Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. has sided with liberal Supreme Court justices in cases involving the death penalty and abortion access, reports The Washington Post.
The Trump Supreme Court Contingency Plan
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The four candidates under most serious consideration are all appeals-courts judges who were placed on the bench by Trump.
Supreme Court Hands Rare Win for Workers in Arbitration Case
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Under the nearly 100-year-old Federal Arbitration Act, which is generally presumed to favor employers, thousands of truck drivers who are employed as independent contractors cannot be forced into private arbitration.
Complaints Against Kavanaugh Dismissed Because He’s No Longer Covered By Misconduct Rules
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The action closes out one more chapter of the confirmation hearings that consumed the nation’s capital for several weeks and reverberated in November’s midterm elections, reports CNN.
Federal Judge – Deemed ‘Unqualified’ – Becomes First in U.S. History Confirmed By Senate Tiebreaker
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Vice President Mike Pence cast the deciding vote in favor of Jonathan Kobes after senators split 50-50 on his confirmation.
The Supreme Court Power Index: Judging the Most Powerful Judges
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A new study by Above the Law takes a unique approach to ranking the influence and impact of justices of the U.S. Supreme Court by rating them based on the career success of their former clerks.
White House Withdraws Judicial Nominee; GOP Didn’t Have Votes for Confirmation
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The nomination drew widespread criticism over articles Ryan Bounds wrote in the Stanford Review as an undergraduate that ridiculed multiculturalism and groups concerned with racial issues, according to The Washington Post.
Trump’s SCOTUS Shortlister Kethledge Doesn’t Mince Words
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President-elect Donald Trump and Sixth Circuit Judge Raymond M. Kethledge have something in common — blunt opinions, reports Bloomberg Law.
The Five Biggest Issues Facing the New Ninth Justice
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The BloombergBusinessweek authors discuss the top five issues, which include climate change, arbitration, class actions, property rights and insider trading.
Narrowing Down Clinton’s Choices For Supreme Court Nominee
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Empirical SCOTUS takes a look at the leading prospects who may be on the list of possible nominees for a Hillary Clinton selection for the U.S. Supreme Court — assuming she ends up in the White House and Donald Trump doesn’t.
What Would Clinton Win Mean for SCOTUS?
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Bloomberg Law takes a look at prospects for the U.S. Supreme Court if Hillary Clinton is elected president, considering that she may have have the opportunity to offer one or more nominations to seats on the court.
Supreme Court Says Class Action Lawsuits Can Survive Compensation Offers
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Justices ruled that offers of full compensation to the lead plaintiff in such a case do not automatically end the legal challenge.
