The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument on Tuesday in the battle over the Biden administration’s efforts to end one of the Trump administration’s signature immigration policies. Amy Howe reports at SCOTUSblog, Tough questions for both sides in dispute over “remain in Mexico” policy: The lower courts [Trump-appointed judge orders Biden administration to reinstate Trump’s … Read more
In Rucho v. Common Cause and Lamone v. Benisek in 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that federal courts have no jurisdiction to review partisan gerrymandering cases, greenlighting the extreme gerrymandering that we have seen since the 2020 Census. But the court noted that federal courts do have jurisdiction to review racial gerrymamdering cases. Supreme … Read more
NBC News reports, Supreme Court formally rejects Trump election challenge cases: The Supreme Court on Monday formally rejected a handful of cases related to the 2020 election, including disputes from Pennsylvania that had divided the justices just before the election. The cases the justices rejected involved election challenges filed by former President Donald Trump and … Read more
First Amendment religious freedom is a shield against governmental infringement. But right-wing lawyers from the Alliance Defending Freedom have transformed First Amendment religious freedom jurisprudence into a sword in order to infringe upon the rights of individuals who do not share their religious views, i.e., evangelical Christian fundamentalism. The Arizona Supreme Court ruled (.pdf) today in a … Read more
Jay Michaelson, legal affairs columnist for The Daily Beast, writes Clarence Thomas Just Showed How Supreme Court Would Overturn Roe v. Wade: In 1992, the Supreme Court looked poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark case protecting abortion rights. They didn’t, however, and the main reason was respect for precedent—specifically, the legal doctrine known … Read more