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WEB3 days ago · A man in Alaska was arrested on Wednesday for sending hundreds of messages threatening to kill, injure, and torture six Supreme Court justices and two family members. According to a statement by the Department of Justice, the messages, sent through the court’s website, contained violent, homophobic, and racist content.
What's Happening Now - SCOTUSblog
WEBJan 22, 2024 · What’s Happening Now. Breaking news from the court, including orders, stays and calendar releases; nomination and confirmation news; “A ‘view’ from the courtroom” and related features; and coverage of the justices’ public appearances. (Argument and opinion analyses, along with links to transcripts and audios from oral …
The morning read for Thursday, Sept. 26 - SCOTUSblog
WEB1 day ago · WHAT WE'RE READING. The morning read for Thursday, Sept. 26. By Ellena Erskine. on Sep 26, 2024 at 10:35 am. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read: San Francisco weighs bid to drop Supreme Court water case …
Supreme Court overturns constitutional right to abortion
WEBJun 24, 2022 · The Supreme Court on Friday eliminated the constitutional right to obtain an abortion, casting aside 49 years of precedent that began with Roe v. Wade. The decision by Justice Samuel Alito will set off a seismic shift in reproductive rights across the United States. It will allow states to ban abortion, and experts expect about half the states ...
Justices rule Trump has some immunity from prosecution
WEBJul 1, 2024 · But the justices declined to do so, and it was six weeks – Feb. 6, 2024 – before the court of appeals issued its opinion rejecting Trump’s claim to immunity. Trump then came to the Supreme Court, seeking review of the D.C. Circuit’s ruling. Two weeks later, the justices agreed to take up his case.
Supreme Court curtails EPA’s authority to fight climate change
WEBJun 30, 2022 · The Supreme Court on Thursday truncated the Environmental Protection Agency’s power to regulate greenhouse gases. The ruling may hamper President Joe Biden’s plan to fight climate change and could limit the authority of federal agencies across the executive branch. By a vote of 6-3, the court agreed with Republican-led states and …
Court agrees to hear nine new cases, including challenge to tech ...
WEBOct 3, 2022 · The Supreme Court on Monday added nine new cases to its docket, including a high-profile dispute over the extent of technology companies’ immunity from lawsuits based on the content they host. The new additions to the docket came in a list of orders from last week’s “long conference” – the first
Supreme Court adds four cases to next term’s docket
WEBJun 17, 2024 · The justices on Monday morning added four new cases to their docket for the 2024-25 term. In a list of orders from the justices’ private conference last week, the court agreed to tackle issues ranging from the burden of proof for an employer hoping to rely on an exemption from the Fair Labor Standards Act to the pleading standards for cases …
October 2021 US Supreme Court Cases SCOTUSblog
WEBFeb 10, 2021 · Holding: When a state court has ruled on the merits of a state prisoner’s claim, a federal court cannot grant habeas relief without applying both the test the Supreme Court outlined in Brecht v.Abrahamson and the one Congress prescribed in the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996; the U.S. Court of Appeals for the …
Biden proposes Supreme Court reforms - SCOTUSblog
WEBon Jul 29, 2024 at 2:41 pm. President Joe Biden announced nearly four years ago that he would form a bipartisan presidential commission to study changes to the Supreme Court. (Flysnowfly via Shutterstock) President Joe Biden on Monday proposed three reforms to the Supreme Court. Stressing that he has “great respect for our institutions and ...
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