US Supreme Court Tag

SCOTUS Refuses to Take “Race-Neutral” School Discrimination Case – Justices Alito and Thomas Blast Decision

Posted by James Nault on February 20, 2024 30 Comments

For almost three years we have been covering the case of a Virginia High School that changed its admission processes in a way that was supposedly "race-neutral" but that had an immediate and large, negative effect on Asian student enrollment. These changes included eliminating standardized, merit-based testing and using enrollment quota systems at middle schools that demographically boosted Black and Hispanic student enrollment at the expense of Asian students.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvJVZAxJE8Y&feature=emb_logo

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Stay Appeals Court Ruling Rejecting Immunity in D.C. Case

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 12, 2024 36 Comments

"This Court should stay the D.C. Circuit’s mandate to forestall, once again, an unprecedented and unacceptable departure from ordinary appellate procedures and allow President Trump’s claim of immunity to be decided in the ordinary course of justice."...

Hawaiian Supreme Court: “Spirit of Aloha” Supersedes State Individual Carry Rights

Posted by James Nault on February 11, 2024 80 Comments

Court holds that Hawaii gun statutes requiring permitted carry do not violate the Hawaii Constitution nor the Second Amendment...

“It’s going be a free-for-all in the country if they allow Colorado to get away with” keeping Trump off the ballot

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 09, 2024 35 Comments

My appearance on Chicago's Morning Answer talking about the SCOTUS Colorado oral argument and the Special Counsel report about Biden being an “Elderly Man With a Poor Memory”...

Quick Take On SCOTUS Colorado “Insurrection” Oral Argument: Trump Likely To Stay On Ballot

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 08, 2024 90 Comments

I'm not sure it's 9-0, Sotomayor may be a dissent, but it sure is looking like a strong majority if not unanimous result of SCOTUS saying: Not us, not now....

LIVE: Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Trump Colorado Primary Ballot Case

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 08, 2024 21 Comments

The Supreme Court will hear the arguments in former President Donald Trump's Colorado primary ballot case. The Colorado Supreme Court ruled that Trump could be removed under the 14th Amendment.

Supreme Court Denies Emergency Injunction To Stop West Point Racial Discrimination In Admissions Pending Appeal

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 02, 2024 47 Comments

"The record before this Court is underdeveloped, and this order should not be construed as expressing any view on the merits of the constitutional question." ...

GOP Governors Support Texas Gov. Abbott’s Efforts to Secure Border

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 25, 2024 53 Comments

IMPORTANT: Abbott is *not* defying SCOTUS. The SCOTUS order means the feds can cut wire. It doesn't say TX cannot install more wire or keep the feds away....

Texas Military Department Not Allowing Border Patrol to Cut Wire in Shelby Park

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 23, 2024 49 Comments

"We remain absolute in our actions to secure our border, preserve the rule of the law, and protect the sovereignty of our State."...

Supreme Court Allows Feds to Cut Razor Wire on Texas Border While Lawsuit Continues Through the Courts

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 22, 2024 127 Comments

Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Barrett voted to vacate the injunction that prevented the border patrol from cutting the wire installed by Texas....

U. Maryland Laments the End of Racial Discrimination

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 17, 2024 5 Comments

"There is no getting around the fact that the role of race is changing in college admission, but the University of Maryland will move forward with a bolstered commitment and a singular voice."...

Supreme Court Declines to Review Lower Court’s Decision in Key Transgender Case – ACLU Declares “Victory”

Posted by James Nault on January 17, 2024 45 Comments

Decision of Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appels said Indiana must allow transgender students to use school bathroom consistent with their gender identity - ACLU calls it a "victory" for transgender rights...

Law Schools Finding Innovative Ways To Get Around SCOTUS Affirmative Action Ruling

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 27, 2023 5 Comments

"a growing number of law school admissions offices are interviewing some or all applicants as they try to glean more information about them"...

https://twitter.com/CaltransD4/status/1722765175789699438

Gavin Newsom Criticizes Effort to Get Trump Taken Off the Ballot in California

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 24, 2023 28 Comments

"in California, we defeat candidates at the polls. Everything else is a political distraction"...

Supreme Court Won’t Expedite Special Counsel’s Request to Review Trump’s Immunity Claims, Leaving it to Lower Courts for Now

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 22, 2023 46 Comments

The denial means it won't skip over the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, which could push back the trial....

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