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Chief Justice John Roberts on track to write 2nd-fewest opinions in 2022-2023 term

United States Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has authored two of the 36 opinions for the 2022-2023 term as of June 16, 2023, which is the fewest authored opinions of all justices. Justices Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett have authored five, Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Clarence Thomas, Ketanji Brown…

Ballotpedia · Jun 23, 2023

White House restates call for abortion to be enshrined in law as Biden signs contraception protection – as it happened

White House spokesperson says Congress must pass law restoring protections of Roe as US president signs executive order protecting contraception access

The Guardian - US · Jun 23, 2023

The Supreme Court sides with the Biden administration in a fight over immigration

The case concerned the administration's effort to set guidelines for whom immigration authorities can target for arrest and deportation. Texas and Louisiana had sued to block the guidelines.

WEKU · Jun 23, 2023

Native American tribes say Supreme Court challenge was never just about foster kids

Native Americans say the Supreme Court has reaffirmed their power to withstand threats from states in many areas

The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2023

Voting rights advocates welcomed a Supreme Court win. But the fight isn't over

An unexpected U.S. Supreme Court ruling has upheld a key section of the Voting Rights Act. But many voting rights advocates and legal scholars are bracing for new efforts to dismantle the law.

WEKU · Jun 18, 2023

Noah Feldman: Supreme Court was sensibly conservative on tribal rights

Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s majority opinion for the Supreme Court in Haaland v. Brackeen is conservative in the good, old-fashioned sense of the word. In upholding the Indian Child Welfare Act, the court reaffirmed precedent and declined an invitation to revolutionize the law with a reactionary constitutional holding. Along the…

Tribune News Service · Jun 17, 2023

Supreme Court affirms Congress's power over Indian affairs, upholds law protecting Native American children

The Supreme Court affirmed the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act, a 1978 law enacted to protect Native American children in the U.S. and strengthen their families, in a June 15, 2023, ruling. Tribal leaders praised the decision as upholding the basic constitutional principles governing the relationships among Native…

The Conversation · Jun 15, 2023

Things to know about the Supreme Court ruling upholding the Indian Child Welfare Act

The Supreme Court has preserved a federal law giving preference to Native American families when it comes to adopting Native children in foster care

The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2023

The US supreme court upheld race-conscious voting protections. Affirmative action could be next

The court’s decision this week served as an affirmation that race-conscious protections such as these can and should exist in US law

The Guardian - US · Jun 11, 2023

The Shadow Docket review: how the US supreme court keeps sunlight out

Steve Vladeck offers a closely argued, detailed case against the justices’ use of procedure to advance a rightwing agenda

The Guardian - US · Jun 11, 2023