US Supreme Court Tag

Higher Ed Establishment v. Asian Students at SCOTUS

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 03, 2022 43 Comments

Our column in The NY Post about amicus briefs filed against the Asian students in the Harvard/UNC Supreme Court discrimination cases: "The educational establishment’s uniformity and vigor in supporting racial preferences is staggering."...

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Harvard SCOTUS Case: American Bar Association Supports “Race-Conscious Admissions Policies”

Posted by Johanna Markind on August 02, 2022 28 Comments

ABA Amicus Brief: "The Court should not ban race-conscious admissions policies...

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Biden Nominates Lawyer Who Represented Mississippi Abortion Clinic to Appeals Court

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 29, 2022 19 Comments

Gross....

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Suspect in Attempted Murder of Justice Kavanaugh Reportedly Wanted to Kill Three SCOTUS Judges

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 29, 2022 18 Comments

According to newly released documents, the suspect arrested for attempting to murder Justice Brett Kavanaugh in June reportedly aspired to commit more crimes. Nicholas John Roske allegedly wanted to kill two more justices in addition to Kavanaugh to change the court for "decades to come."

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Justice Clarence Thomas Not Teaching at George Washington Law This Fall After All

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 28, 2022 24 Comments

A month ago, following the Supreme Court decsion to overturn Roe vs. Wade, students at George Washington University petitioned to have Justice Clarence Thomas removed as a lecturer, a move the school rejected. Now Thomas is not going to teach this fall, but the petition controversy is not being reported as connected to this new development.

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Information or Disinformation? CNN Report On SCOTUS Abortion Leak Seems Designed To Point Finger At Conservative Justices

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 26, 2022 29 Comments

I'm still voting a lefty-law clerk did it. Until proven otherwise....

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SCOTUS Splits Up Affirmative Action Cases So KBJ Can Participate On UNC, After She Recused From Harvard Case

Posted by Johanna Markind on July 26, 2022 44 Comments

The decoupling will allow Jackson, who’s on Harvard’s Board of Overseers, to participate in the University of North Carolina case while still recusing herself from the Harvard case....

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Law School Dean Suggests Giving SCOTUS Judges Cash So They’ll Retire

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 25, 2022 8 Comments

"Congress should offer substantial buyouts to any Supreme Court justices who retire when they reach 10 years of service on the High Court."...

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Justice Elena Kagan: SCOTUS Losing ‘All Connection … With Public Sentiment’ Is ‘Dangerous’ for America

Posted by Stacey Matthews on July 24, 2022 68 Comments

"I'm not talking about any particular decision or even any particular series of decisions, but if over time the court loses all connection with the public and with public sentiment, that's a dangerous thing for a democracy."...

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SCOTUS Leaves In Place Lower Court Order Vacating Biden Admin Immigration Enforcement Dodge, For Now

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 22, 2022 9 Comments

Court will hear the case on the merits next term, but denied a stay 5-4. "It’s boys v. girls at Supreme Court!" declared conservative legal author Margo Cleveland....

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Brett Kavanaugh’s Neighbors Fed Up With Annoying Left Wing Protesters

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 22, 2022 61 Comments

Left-wing protesters are still demonstrating outside Brett Kavanaugh's home for some reason, and his neighbors have had it. At this point, even the protesters know that the Supreme Court isn't going to reconvene and reverse its decision on Roe v. Wade, so this is an exercise in futility.

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Retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to Return to Teaching at Harvard

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 20, 2022 5 Comments

"Breyer graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1964"...

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AOC Fakes Wearing Handcuffs as Police Escort Her Away From SCOTUS

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 19, 2022 42 Comments

"The Amber Heard of Congress."...

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Biden’s Inaction Following the Overturning of Roe is Driving the Left’s Rejection of Him

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 13, 2022 38 Comments

Over the last two weeks, articles in the New York Times and the Washington Post have openly questioned whether Biden is fit to lead his party and the country for another four years. This is not about inflation or high gas prices. The writers of these think pieces could not possibly care less about those issues.

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Georgetown Law Prof Slammed for Calling Supreme Court ‘Actively Rogue’

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 12, 2022 3 Comments

"This is a breathtaking thread from a law professor"...

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Georgia Tech Student Govt. Allegedly Violated Bylaws by Encouraging Students to Protest SCOTUS

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 12, 2022 2 Comments

"provided tips on how to protest Roe’s reversal, including disabling phone data, disguising identities, and preparing for possible arrest"...

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Angry Calls, Fake Reservations Pour in to Morton’s After Their Defense of Brett Kavanaugh

Posted by Stacey Matthews on July 10, 2022 32 Comments

"Currently we are experiencing a massive wave (trending at #2 on social media now) of negative response to our comments yesterday as well as being bombarded at the local level with phone calls and fake reservations on Open Table," Morton's COO Scott Crain wrote to...

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Leftist SCOTUS Stalker Group ‘ShutDownDC’ Offers Bounties For Conservative Justice Sightings

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on July 09, 2022 87 Comments

ShutDownDC: "We'll venmo you $50 for a confirmed sighting and $200 if they're still there 30 mins after your message," as targeting encouraged throughout leftist Twitterverse....

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