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
The supreme court made a surprising ruling for Native American rights A white couple challenged an adoption law that protects Native children. Thankfully, the conservative court didn’t buy their argument The Guardian - US · 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 Justice Clarence Thomas had a secret real estate billionaire benefactor. We just got a look at the other justices’ holdings Sonia Sotomayor's more than $1 million apartment in New York City's West Village was disclosed—and John Roberts's house in Ireland. Fortune · Jun 14, 2023
Journal of Free Speech Law: "Defamation, Disinformation, and the Press Function," by Prof. RonNell Andersen Jones Just published as part of the symposium on Media and Society After Technological Disruption, edited by Profs. Justin "Gus" Hurwitz & Kyle Langvardt. Reason · Jun 9, 2023
Journal of Free Speech Law: "Cheap Speech and the Gordian Knot of Defamation Reform," by Prof. Lyrissa Lidsky Just published as part of the symposium on Media and Society After Technological Disruption, edited by Profs. Justin "Gus" Hurwitz & Kyle Langvardt. Reason · Jun 8, 2023
Supreme Court justices, minus Thomas, and Alito, file financial disclosure reports Justice Clarence Thomas' disclosure form had been eagerly awaited in the wake of news reports that he accepted luxury trips worth hundreds of thousands of dollars from GOP megadonor Harlan Crow. WEKU · Jun 7, 2023
Justice Jackson reports flowers from Oprah, designer clothing as Thomas delays filing disclosure Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has disclosed that she received a $1,200 congratulatory floral display from Oprah Winfrey and $6,580 in designer clothing for a magazine photo shoot in her first months as the first Black woman on the Supreme Court The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2023
Justice Breyer's Establishment Clause Particularism Justice Breyer saw church-state controversies as highly and inevitably fact-bound, solvable only through a judicial balancing exercise. Reason · Jun 1, 2023
US supreme court end-of-term decisions could transform key areas of public life Consequential decisions regarding affirmative action, LGBTQ+ equality and the future of Native American tribes are expected The Guardian - US · May 30, 2023
North Carolina Governor Declares 'State of Emergency' Over Education Debate The stunt comes days after Justice Gorsuch warned of officials addicted to emergency decrees. Reason · May 26, 2023
The Perils of 'Rule by Indefinite Emergency Edict' Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch highlights a vital lesson from the COVID-19 pandemic. Reason · May 24, 2023
Gorsuch Condemns 'Breathtaking' COVID Emergency Powers That Crushed Civil Liberties "Since March 2020, we may have experienced the greatest intrusions on civil liberties in the peacetime history of this country," Gorsuch wrote. That might be an exaggeration, but it isn't far off. Reason · May 19, 2023
COVID emergency orders are among `greatest intrusions on civil liberties,' Justice Gorsuch says Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch says emergency measures taken during the COVID-19 crisis that killed more than 1 million Americans were perhaps “the greatest intrusions on civil liberties in the peacetime history of this country.” The Independent UK · May 19, 2023
Reason · May 16, 2023 Apparently Joan Biskupic Knows How Justice Gorsuch Addresses His Memo… ...for a particular draft opinion by CJ Roberts.
The Conversation · May 15, 2023 Supreme Court's ruling on humane treatment of pigs could catalyze a wave of new animal welfare laws Should California be able to require higher welfare standards for farm animals raised in other states if products from those animals are to be sold in California? On May 11, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld California’s position by a 5-4 vote in National Pork Producers Council v. Ross.
The Guardian - US · May 5, 2023 Clarence Thomas under scrutiny after report of activist’s payments to his wife Leonard Leo funneled funds to Ginni Thomas with instructions not to mention her, Washington Post reports
WEKU · May 5, 2023 What to know about the Supreme Court and ethical concerns Revelations continue to emerge about Supreme Court justices and lavish trips, private school tuition and more. The growing list of these nondisclosures is causing some to question court ethics.
WEKU · May 2, 2023 Partisan divide drives Senate hearing on Supreme Court ethics Senators heard from witnesses, ranging from judicial ethics experts to a former attorney general in the George W. Bush administration, but used their questioning to reinforce their own arguments.
Salon · May 2, 2023 John Roberts' wife cashes in: docs "At least some of her remarkable success as a recruiter has come because of her spouse's position": whistleblower
The Independent UK · May 1, 2023 Supreme Court to decide important case on government power The Supreme Court says it will decide whether or not to overrule a decades-old decision that has been a frequent target of conservatives and, if overruled, could make it harder to sustain governmental regulations
The Guardian - US · Apr 28, 2023 The US supreme court’s alleged ethics issues are worse than you probably realize Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch have both been accused of ethics violations – and John Roberts refuses to discuss the matter with Congress
Reason · Apr 27, 2023 The Government Stole Her Home Equity Over an Unpaid Tax Bill. Will the Supreme Court Vindicate Her? A win for Geraldine Tyler, who is now 94 years old, would be a win for property rights.
Salon · Apr 26, 2023 Roberts refuses to testify before Senate Dems said the hearing will go on with or without the participation of Roberts or the other justices
The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2023 Justice Neil Gorsuch sold $2m property to owner of legal firm with cases before Supreme Court Growing discontent about Court’s lax ethical guardrails has yet to be seriously addressed by justices