Today is the last day scheduled on the court’s calendar for the justices to take the bench. But most observers are not expecting the court to issue all six remaining merits opinions. For one thing, although it was once routine for the justices to release as many as six opinions on a single day, the […]
A “View” from the Courtroom: Wait, Wait…There’s More…
Supreme Court Rules All But One Texas Election District in Lawsuit…
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that Texas lawmakers illegally gerrymandered one district by race when they drew up federal and state legislative districts in 2011 and later amended them in 2013, limiting the rights and power of black and Hispanic voters there but not in 3 other challenged districts. “It was the challengers’ […]
Analysis: Court Strikes Down Minnesota Ban on ‘Political’ Apparel at the Polls by Amy Howe…
When Minnesota voters go to the polls in November, they’ll likely have more wardrobe options than the last time the state held an election. That’s because this morning the Supreme Court ruled that a state law prohibiting voters from wearing clothing or other apparel containing political messages to the polls violates the First Amendment. Minnesota […]
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Ohio ‘Voter Purge’…
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld Ohio’s “use it or lose it” practice of cleaning up its voter rolls. In a 5-4 decision, the court’s majority said the practice, known as the “supplemental process,” does not violate the National Voter Registration Act, which bars states from removing the names of people from the voter rolls […]
Opinion Analysis: Justices Rule for Ohio in Voter-Registration Dispute by Amy Howe…
SCOTUS: Court Rules 7 – 2 for Baker in Same-Sex-Wedding-Cake Case…
The Supreme Court ruled today in favor of Jack Phillips, a Colorado baker who refused to make a custom cake for a same-sex couple because he believed that doing so would violate his religious beliefs. This was one of the most anticipated decisions of the term, and it was relatively narrow: Although Phillips prevailed today, […]
This Supreme Court Case Could Change Online Shopping Overnight…
Online commerce as we know it could soon radically change. In a case it recently heard, the Supreme Court could eliminate the current requirement that a business have some physical connection with a state before the state can tax the business. If that were to happen, consumers would pay more for goods ordered online, small […]
SCOTUS Denies Review in DACA-Termination Case Opting to Wait for 9th Circuit Ruling…
Last month the federal government asked the Supreme Court to step into a dispute over whether the Trump administration can terminate the program known as “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals,” which allows undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children to apply for protection for deportation. Today the justices denied that request, apparently […]
Unions Sound Alarm as Supreme Court Takes up Fees Fight; Gorsuch Seen as Pivotal…
Mark Janus has worked for years as an Illinois state employee, and pays about $550 annually to the powerful public-sector union known as AFSCME. While not a member of the union, he is required under state law to hand over a weekly portion of his paycheck – which he says is a violation of his […]
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