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Supreme Court Stays OSHA Large Employer Vax Mandate, Upholds CMS Healthworker Mandate

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 13, 2022 130 Comments

Split verdict. 6-3 against OSHA mandate, with liberals dissenting. 5-4 in favor of CMS mandate, Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Barrett, dissenting....

Liberal Justices Spread COVID Misinformation During Vaccine Arguments

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 07, 2022 113 Comments

Sotomayor: "Why is the human being not like a machine if it's spewing a virus, blood-borne viruses?" ...

LIVE: Supreme Court Oral Arguments In Biden Vaccine Mandate Cases

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 07, 2022 55 Comments

In each case, expect the non-federal government litigants to focus on whether the agencies involved had the power to impose the mandates, while the goverment will argue that PEOPLE ARE GONNA DIE if the mandates are not upheld....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnCJs0HSxu0

Retrospective: The Disruption of Congressional Proceedings During Brett Kavanaugh Confirmation

Posted by Stacey Matthews on January 06, 2022 32 Comments

The Supreme Court building even was attacked to try to prevent swearing in....

Harvard Dropping SAT Requirement for Several More Years Enables More Anti-Asian Discrimination

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 29, 2021 29 Comments

Melissa Chen: "In light of the lawsuits, this seems convenient for Harvard. Now they can freely discriminate to achieve desired racial quotas without worrying about any data on file that would make such discrimination obvious to the casual onlooker."...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuNPCqcsInQ

January 7: Showdown At Supreme Court Over Biden Vax Mandates

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 22, 2021 42 Comments

Oral argument scheduled in two sets of mandate cases, one involving the OSHA employer mandate and the second involving the CMS mandate....

Multiple Emergency Applications For Supreme Court To Stop Biden Employer Vaccine Mandate

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 18, 2021 36 Comments

OSHA Says Enforcement Starts January 10...

Elizabeth Warren Pivots Back to Idea of Packing the U.S. Supreme Court

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 17, 2021 50 Comments

Democrats have shelved the idea of passing the 'Build Back Better' bill for now and have moved on to trying to federalize elections under the guise of voting rights. Elizabeth Warren, however, has circled back to the idea of packing the United States Supreme Court with liberal justices.

Supreme Court Refuses To Halt NY State Healthcare Worker Vaccine Mandate Lacking Religious Exemption

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 13, 2021 43 Comments

Gorsuch dissent: "Those who cite medical reasons are exempt. But no comparable exemption exists for individuals whose sincere religious beliefs prevent them from taking one of the currently available vaccines. It seems New York is one of just three States to have a scheme like...

Supreme Court Leaves Texas Fetal Heartbeat Law In Place, Allows Limited Future Lower Court Challenges

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 10, 2021 50 Comments

In a complicated and contentious decision authored by Justice Gorsuch, Court rules that Texas state judges, clerks, and Attorney General Paxton cannot be sued to challenge the law, but certain state medical licensing officials can be sued....

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“Critical Race Theory” Becomes Issue During Supreme Court Argument In Maine School Funding Case

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 08, 2021 31 Comments

Justice Alito: If Maine refuses to fund students to attend schools that teach white supremacy, "would you say the same thing about a school that teaches critical race theory?"...

Biden Commission Punts On Supreme Court Packing: “there is profound disagreement among Commissioners on these issues”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 07, 2021 29 Comments

So court packing is dead? Just you wait. If SCOTUS overturns Roe v. Wade in the Mississippi abortion case, well, the screams could become, ahem, an insurrection....

Supreme Court Sure Is Taking Its Time Deciding Texas Fetal Heartbeat Law “Expedited” Case

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 05, 2021 25 Comments

The case was expedited and oral argument held November 1, but it's been sitting there without decision yet as Texas abortion procedures were cut in half....

Mississippi Abortion Case – Roe v. Wade’s Flight 93 Oral Argument For Sotomayor, Breyer, Kagan

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 04, 2021 91 Comments

Sotomayor seemed desperate: "Will this institution survive the stench that this creates in the public perception that the Constitution and its reading are just political acts?"...

Sen. Shaheen to SCOTUS: “If You Want to See a Revolution, Go Ahead, Outlaw Roe v. Wade”

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 02, 2021 125 Comments

United States Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) seemed to threaten violence during a recent interview on the Dobbs v. Jackson abortion case being heard by the U.S. Supreme Court. For months, we've heard Democrats smear Trump supporters and other Republicans as domestic terrorists. Does threatening the Supreme Court with "revolution" qualify as an example?

SCOTUS Appears to Seek Middle Ground on Abortion After Hearing Mississippi Abortion Oral Arguments

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 01, 2021 75 Comments

We will likely get a decision in the spring....

New York Concealed Carry Restrictions Seem Likely To Fall As Important 2nd Amendment Case Argued In Supreme Court

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 03, 2021 23 Comments

"When Wednesday’s oral argument in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen drew to a close after roughly two hours of debate, it seemed likely that New York’s 108-year-old handgun-licensing law is in jeopardy."...

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