Above: Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich’s name will live in infamy on this Supreme Court decision (see the Kagan dissent). Remember, he wants to run for U.S. Senate next year. He should never hold a political office ever again. The final two decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court’s term today gives new urgency to passing … Read more
First, some housekeeping: On Wednesday, the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States will hold an all-day, virtual hearing. Public Meetings: The Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States will hold its next meeting on June 30, 2021 from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. EST (agenda). This meeting will be … Read more
The Court decided three cases today not on our watch list, leaving 5 cases, including Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee, until next week. Many Court observers believe that the Roberts Court will use this case to gut the remaining section 2 enforcement provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. On Friday, the Biden Department of … Read more
In the second long anticipated U.S. Supreme Court decision today, the six conservative Justices on the Court, led by Chief Justice John Roberts, in Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid held that California’s access regulation, which gives union organizers the right to enter the property of agricultural employers for a certain amount of time, constitutes a per … Read more
The U.S. Supreme Court decided four cases today, reducing the number of pending cases to eight (I expect four on Friday, and the last four on Monday). The much anticipated “cussing cheerleader” case was decided in her favor, consistent with the Court’s previous First Amendment free speech precedents, i.e., Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School … Read more