US Supreme Court Tag

SCOTUS “gave universities a narrow opening, and Harvard just announced it’s going to drive an affirmative action truck right through it”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 29, 2023 89 Comments

Today's decision was a major achievement, don't get me wrong. But the battle is just getting started to enforce this victory for equal protection....

‘Tyranny of a Minority’: The Left Freaks Out After Affirmative Action Ruled Unconstitutional

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 29, 2023 133 Comments

The NYT: "The major ruling curtails race-conscious college admissions in the U.S., all but ensuring that elite institutions become whiter and more Asian and less Black and Latino."...

Supreme Court: Harvard and UNC Affirmative Action “invalidated under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 29, 2023 91 Comments

Chief Justice Roberts for the 6-3 majority: "The race-based admissions systems that respondents employ also fail to comply with the twin commands of the Equal Protection Clause that race may never be used as a “negative” and that it may not operate as a stereotype"...

Supreme Court: First Amendment Requires Showing of Recklessness to Prosecute ‘True Threats’

Posted by Terrance Kible on June 28, 2023 28 Comments

The Court gave the First Amendment some 'breathing room' to protect against encroachment by prosecutions for 'true threats.'...

Supreme Court Rejects “Independent State Legislature” Theory In Moore v. Harper

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 27, 2023 47 Comments

Majority Opinion by Chief Justice John Roberts: "The Elections Clause does not insulate state legislatures from the ordinary exercise of state judicial review." Thomas, Gorsuch, and Alito dissented....

Supreme Court: States Lack ‘Standing’ To Challenge Biden Slow Walk On Immigration Enforcement

Posted by Terrance Kible on June 26, 2023 45 Comments

Eight justices agreed Texas and Louisiana lacked standing to sue for non-enforcement of immigration laws but disagreed on why. Justice Alito believed the states had standing to sue....

Pelosi Tells Democrats to Make Abortion Top Priority in 2024, Supports SCOTUS Term Limits

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 26, 2023 38 Comments

She's such a devout Catholic, you guys....

Flashback: The One-Year Anniversary of the Supreme Court Decision Overturning Roe v. Wade

Posted by Stacey Matthews on June 24, 2023 15 Comments

"We hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled. The Constitution makes no reference to abortion, and no such right is implicitly protected by any constitutional provision...

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ProPublica And Activist Groups Attacking Clarence Thomas Share Same Funders

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 24, 2023 0 Comments

“It is no coincidence that several organizations smearing Justice Thomas are funded generously by many of the same donors”...

Lawsuit Against Bias Response Team at Virginia Tech Could Go to Supreme Court

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 23, 2023 2 Comments

“We agree the case is incredibly important and are weighing all our options, including petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to take the case”...

Supreme Court Asked to Weigh Second Amendment Against Interests of Domestic Violence Victims

Posted by Terrance Kible on June 09, 2023 13 Comments

Defendant: disarming individuals subject to a protective order conflicts "with this Nation's historical tradition of firearm regulation" and exceeds Congress's Commerce Clause power....

Flashback: The One-Year Anniversary of the Assassination Attempt on SCOTUS Justice Brett Kavanaugh

Posted by Stacey Matthews on June 08, 2023 14 Comments

Though the alleged perpetrator is so far being held to account, the powerful Democratic figures, pro-abortion dark money groups and activists who fanned the flames and stoked the woke outrage mobs that swarmed the conservative Justices' homes have not been....

Schumer Slams ‘MAGA’ SCOTUS After 9-0 Vote That Reins in EPA

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 25, 2023 63 Comments

"This MAGA Supreme Court is continuing to erode our country’s environmental laws."...

94-year-old Grandmother Wins Home Equity Theft Case at the U.S. Supreme Court

Posted by James Nault on May 25, 2023 43 Comments

Justices unanimously side with elderly homeowner in tax foreclosure dispute....

Justice Gorsuch slams COVID restrictions as “the greatest intrusions on civil liberties in the peacetime history of this country”

Posted by James Nault on May 21, 2023 27 Comments

In an unusual Statement appended to a procedural Order, he wrote: "Doubtless, many lessons can be learned from this chapter in our history, and hopefully serious efforts will be made to study it. One lesson might be this: Fear and the desire for safety are powerful...

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