No ideological splits, only worried justices as High Court hears Google case At issue in the case is a 1996 law that shields internet platforms from being sued for material that appears on their sites. WEKU · Feb 21, 2023
Is Ketanji Brown Jackson a Greater Threat to Big Tech Than Clarence Thomas? The Supreme Court’s newest member weighs in on the meaning of Section 230 in Gonzalez v. Google. Reason · Feb 21, 2023
Big Tech's future is up to a Supreme Court that doesn't understand it The court has historically struggles to adapt to new technology. Axios · Feb 20, 2023
Supreme Court weighs liability shield for internet giants A lawsuit against YouTube from the family of an American college student who was killed by Islamic State gunmen in Paris in 2015 is at the center of a closely watched Supreme Court case being argued Tuesday The Independent UK · Feb 19, 2023
A diverse Supreme Court grapples with affirmative action, with its justices of color split sharply on the meaning of 'equal protection' The United States Supreme Court is deciding a pair of cases that could end affirmative action programs that consider race in college admissions. The Conversation · Feb 15, 2023
GOP still seeks to ban books — not guns It's about control, not protection: Despite Michigan State shooting, Republicans will treat books as more dangerous Salon · Feb 15, 2023
Clarence Thomas statue backed by Republicans in Georgia Republican Georgia lawmakers are again trying to erect a statue of U.S. Supreme Court Justice and Georgia native Clarence Thomas on the state Capitol grounds in Atlanta The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2023
George Senate backs placement of Clarence Thomas statue at state Capitol ATLANTA — The Georgia Senate on Tuesday approved a proposal to install a statue of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas at the state Capitol. Tribune News Service · Feb 14, 2023
Georgia Senate backs placement of Clarence Thomas statue at state Capitol ATLANTA — The Georgia Senate on Tuesday approved a proposal to install a statue of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas at the state Capitol. Tribune News Service · Feb 14, 2023
California will try to enshrine right to same-sex marriage California lawmakers are going to try to officially repeal a 15-year-old voter initiative meant to ban same-sex marriage in the state The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2023
Get ethics on the docket at the U.S. Supreme Court With Americans’ trust in the Supreme Court at an all-time low, the nine justices in Washington ought to take a look at how Illinois does things. Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 12, 2023
"Third-Party Standing" Doctrine Shouldn't be Used to Block Lawsuits Challenging Biden's Student Loan Forgiveness Plan Legal scholar Michael Dorf claims Supreme Court should rule on this basis. But the doctrine doesn't apply to this case, and is dubious anyway. Reason · Feb 9, 2023
Francis Wilkinson: Stolen guns are fueling violent crime in the US The federal government recently produced two notable documents on gun violence last week. The first, a report by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, provided a measure of the mayhem induced by the deregulation of firearms and the removal of strictures on virtually anyone wishing to possess them.… Tribune News Service · Feb 8, 2023
Florida Gov. DeSantis floats legislation that would make it easier to sue news outlets TAMPA, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis raised the possibility Tuesday of passing legislation that could lower the bar for prominent people to successfully sue news outlets for defamation. Tribune News Service · Feb 7, 2023
Salon · Feb 7, 2023 "Originalism" will likely kill women A federal court finds that women's lives are less important than a bizarre misreading of the Second Amendment
Los Angeles Times · Feb 1, 2023 California Democrats try again to rewrite concealed-carry gun law SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Five months after a high-profile gun control bill died amid Democratic infighting in Sacramento, California lawmakers are trying to revive the legislation to strengthen the state’s restrictions on who can carry loaded firearms in public.
Salon · Feb 1, 2023 Roberts' potential conflict of interest Jane Roberts legal work involved officials involved in cases before the Supreme Court
Reason · Jan 24, 2023 SCOTUS Will Decide Whether Federal Law Shields a Religious Postal Employee Who Refuses To Work on Sundays The Supreme Court considers the scope of federally required religious accommodations at work.
Evening Standard · Jan 23, 2023 Saatchi & Saatchi releases new ‘Pregnant Man’ ad with Supreme Court judges marking Roe V Wade anniversary Justice Alito, Kavanaugh and Thomas make an appearance on the advert
Salon · Jan 20, 2023 Experts stunned by SCOTUS leak omissions Experts say Supreme Court Dobbs opinion leak probe is "really not an investigation"
Zenger · Jan 17, 2023 U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Case On Sabbath Observance The appellant, a postal worker, says he was forced from his job because he refused to work on Sundays for religious reasons.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jan 17, 2023 Editorial: Pending gun case is again testing which century this Supreme Court lives in The U.S. Supreme Court last year issued a potentially devastating ruling for communities beleaguered by gun violence, striking down New York’s law regulating concealed weapons in public. The ruling employed the controversial legal theory of constitutional originalism: interpreting the Constitution based strictly on the original understanding of its text at…
Salon · Jan 17, 2023 How overturning Roe changed the court “The Supreme Court that Donald Trump reshaped isn’t simply more conservative; it’s also much more strained"
Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 13, 2023 Why Illinois’ new assault weapons ban might not hold up in court “It seems highly likely there would be justices inclined to strike down the law,” said Eric Ruben, a law professor and expert on gun issues. “Whether there are five is another question.”
Tribune News Service · Jan 8, 2023 Ketanji Brown Jackson book deal joins trendy Supreme Court side hustle WASHINGTON — Ketanji Brown Jackson’s new book deal adds to what has become a phenomenon at the U.S. Supreme Court: Justices looking to craft their own images and perhaps score a hefty payday along the way.