US Supreme Court Tag

Supreme Court Asked To Hear Harvard Anti-Asian Discrimination Case

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 26, 2021 38 Comments

A group called Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) sued Harvard University alleging discrimination against Asian-Americans in admissions through the use of soft factors.

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Trump Slams SCOTUS: ‘Continuation of the Greatest Political Witch Hunt in the History of Our Country’

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 22, 2021 262 Comments

The Supreme Court denied President Donald Trump's request to halt the enforcement of a subpoena to hand over his tax returns to New York prosecutors. The justices did not explain their choice. Trump followed with a scathing statement.

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Supreme Court Denies Review Of Pennsylvania Election Challenge As “Moot”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 22, 2021 228 Comments

No surprise here. The Supreme Court has refused to accept a case challenging the Pennsylvania election result, on the basis that the mail-in ballot procedures were illegal, as "moot".

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Supreme Court Halts California Total Ban On Indoor Worship, Allows “Singing and Chanting” Restrictions

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 06, 2021 48 Comments

The Supreme Court issued an Order last night partially enjoining California's total ban on indoor church services, but leaving in place restrictions on "singing and chanting" during services (seriously).

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Court-Packing First Step – Joe Biden Forming Commission to Study Supreme Court Reform

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 31, 2021 66 Comments

One question that came up repeatedly during the 2020 election was whether or not Democrats would try to pack the U.S. Supreme Court. In October, Biden was still still not providing a definitive answer. Now he is forming a commission to study Supreme Court reform.

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Reports: Chief Justice John Roberts Will Not Preside At Upcoming Trump Senate Trial

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 25, 2021 92 Comments

Multiple news organizations are reporting that Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts will not preside at the upcoming Senate impeachment trial of Donald Trump.

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Impeachment Problem? Chief Justice Roberts May Not Have Constitutional Authority To Preside At Trial Of FORMER President

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 16, 2021 108 Comments

Donald Trump no longer will be president as of noon on January 20, 2021, when Joe Biden is sworn in. At some point after that, possibly just hours, the Senate under control of Democrats will initiate an impeachment trial of the then-former president.

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U.S. Supreme Court Pushes Off Pennsylvania Case Until After Inauguration Day

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 24, 2020 138 Comments

During my round up of post-election news on December 21, 2020, I noted a new filing regarding Pennsylvania:

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Sidney Powell May Get To Try To Prove Her ‘Kraken’ Case – As a Defendant in Civil Lawsuits by Smartmatic and Dominion

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 21, 2020 96 Comments

There have been several post-election developments in the last few days.

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Supreme Court kicks can down the road on Trump Census plan to exclude illegal aliens from House apportionment

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 18, 2020 58 Comments

The U.S. Supreme Court (6-3) has dismissed a challenge to a Trump administration plan to exclude counting illegal aliens in the part of the Census count for congressional redistricting purposes. One of the grounds for dismissal was, wait for it, lack of standing.

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Film Review – Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words

Posted by Mark Pulliam on December 16, 2020 9 Comments

Early on in Michael Pack’s gripping new documentary on Justice Clarence Thomas, Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words—a first-person profile of the controversial justice, featuring frank interviews with Justice Thomas and his wife, Virginia—Thomas refers to a poem he studied in high school, Robert Frost’s  The Road Not Taken.

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U.S. Supreme Court denies Texas lawsuit “for lack of standing”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 11, 2020 422 Comments

The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a ruling in Texas' lawsuit challenging election procedures in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, and Wisconsin. The lawsuit divided the nation, with roughly half the states supporting and opposing the lawsuit, respectively.

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Dictionary.com Changes Primary Definition of ‘Court-Packing’ To Dem, Media Version

Posted by Stacey Matthews on December 10, 2020 31 Comments

After the September 18th passing of longtime Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, President Trump and Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell both made it crystal clear that a nomination to replace her would be made and that confirmation hearings would be held before Election Day.

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Nation Divided: At Least 24 States Oppose Texas Supreme Court Lawsuit, 17 Support (Updates)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 10, 2020 75 Comments

The 3 p.m. deadline for responses to Texas' Supreme Court lawsuit has passed, and the court docket page still seems to be updating as of this writing.

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Legal Civil War – 17 States Join Texas Lawsuit In Supreme Court Against PA, GA, MI, and WI (UPDATE)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 09, 2020 113 Comments

Texas has sued Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, and Wisconsin in the U.S. Supreme Court seeking, among other things, permission to file a Bill of Complaint, and emergency injunctive relief. Responses must be filed by December 10, at 3 p.m.

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Texas Sues PA, GA, MI, and WI In U.S. Supreme Court To Have Legislatures Appoint Electors

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 08, 2020 173 Comments

So, I didn't see this coming. The State of Texas has sued Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Georgia in the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Pennsylvania: Alito Moves Up Response Date on Emergency Application To 12/8

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 06, 2020 61 Comments

A lot of people read a lot into Justice Samuel Alito setting December 9, 2020, as the date for Pennsylvania and its officials to respond to the Emergency Application for Injunctive Relief filed by people challenging the Pennsylvania certification. The argument was that Alito was going to let the application die on the vine, so to speak, by putting the response date the day after the federal "safe harbor" date for certifying elections, December 8.

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Pennsylvania – Don’t Assume Alito Giving Until 12/9 To Respond To Emergency Application Means He’s Letting It Die On the Vine (Update)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 04, 2020 58 Comments

UPDATE 12/6: Pennsylvania: Alito Moves Up Response Date on Emergency Application To 12/8

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