On Monday, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit restored the latest travel ban imposed by President Donald Trump. I previously criticized (here and here) the challenges to the travel ban and I believe that the Ninth Circuit is on solid ground in ruling the government can bar entry of people from […]
Five of the Biggest Issues SCOTUS Will Review This Fall…
The Supreme Court of the U.S. is headed back to the bench next week and will hear oral arguments on a slew of controversial cases. It’s also the start of newly confirmed Justice Neil Gorsuch’s first full term on the bench, and his conservative leaning vote could have a big impact on some serious hot […]
Justices Take Travel Ban Cases Off October Argument Calendar…
Today the Supreme Court announced that it had removed the challenges to President Donald Trump’s March 6 executive order, sometimes known as the “travel ban,” from its argument calendar for October. In a one-paragraph order issued this afternoon, the justices also directed the parties to file briefs by October 5 addressing whether the challenges are […]
Expecting Defeat In Supreme Court, Public Sector Unions Try to Slow Exodus of Members…
A case titled Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 31 is on appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court on a petition for a writ of certiorari. The 7th Circuit’s opinion in the case is here. It is widely expected that the Court will grant certiorari. The case raises issues substantially…
Did Trump Sidestep Impeachment Trap in Russia Sanctions Law?…
Yesterday I wrote an article for The Duran in which I expressed the view that the Presidential Statement published in connection with US President Trump’s signing of the new sanctions law passed against his wishes by the US Congress clearly pointed to an intention to bring a future challenge against the sanctions law to the […]
Supreme Court Case May Shake Up Elections…
The Supreme Court is set to take a serious look at partisan gerrymandering with a case that could jeopardize voter maps across the country and help Democrats regain control of Congress. The case, which will be heard next term, will be closely followed by lawmakers, since the outcome could define how far state legislatures can […]
Supreme Court To Hear Blockbuster Religious Liberty Case…
The Supreme Court Monday agreed to hear a landmark religious liberty case concerning the rights of merchants who object to participating in same-sex weddings given their moral and theological convictions. The case, Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, has been pending before the high court for months. Most legal observers believed the justices would […]
Supreme Court Justices Asks Challengers to Trump’s ‘Travel Ban’ to File Responses…
Arguing that lower courts “openly second-guessed” President Donald Trump’s determination that national security concerns require a freeze on new visas for travelers from six Muslim-majority countries (Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen), last night the federal government asked the Supreme Court to step into the legal dispute over the constitutionality of the executive order […]
Court Strikes Down N.C. Districts in Racial Gerrymandering Challenge…
Two North Carolina congressional districts, District 1 and District 12, have – as Justice Elena Kagan observed today – “quite the history before” the Supreme Court. In the last 25 years, the districts have been at the heart of four earlier racial gerrymandering cases at the court. Last year, a three-judge district court invalidated both […]