Supreme Court weighs 'most important case' on democracy The Supreme Court is about to confront a new elections case that could dramatically alter voting in 2024 and beyond The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2022
The Daily Brew, December 2: An initiative in Nevada would let municipalities opt-out of county-based school districts Welcome to the Friday, December 2, Brew. Ballotpedia · Dec 2, 2022
Carl P. Leubsdorf: No surprise that trust in Supreme Court has slipped Public trust in the Supreme Court has dropped sharply, a Gallup poll found this fall. It’s hardly surprising, given an array of recent factors involving the justices, their opinions and supporters. Tribune News Service · Dec 1, 2022
Checks and Balances November 2022 The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law. Ballotpedia · Nov 23, 2022
How a Gorsuch LGBT Ruling May Doom Affirmative Action in College Admissions The link between Bostock v. Clayton County and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina Reason · Nov 21, 2022
Harvard, Asian Americans and Jews Conservatives have embraced the argument that Asian Americans are "the new Jews." Their true goal is no mystery Salon · Nov 19, 2022
Justices cheered at conservative group's anniversary dinner Four of the five Supreme Court justices who overturned the constitutional right to abortion showed up at the conservative Federalist Society’s black-tie dinner marking its 40th anniversary The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2022
Justices attend right-wing gala Three of the four Supreme Court justices in attendance were nominated by Donald Trump Salon · Nov 11, 2022
Some Supreme Court Justices Want the Court To Tackle More Government Abuse Cases Unfortunately, in five separate cases today, they're outnumbered. Reason · Nov 7, 2022
Court rejects appeal to give American Samoans citizenship The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal seeking to give people born in American Samoa U.S. citizenship The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2022
Commentary: The illegitimate attacks on the Supreme Court’s legitimacy Legitimacy. The word has dominated discussion of the U.S. Supreme Court for years. Some, mostly on the left, claim that the court has lost its legitimacy. The debate on this question even has spread to the court itself, with comments on the matter made by Justices Elena Kagan, John Roberts… Chicago Tribune · Oct 6, 2022
Ketanji Brown Jackson makes her mark early, often as US Supreme Court work begins It didn’t take long for Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to find her voice on the U.S. Supreme Court. Tribune News Service · Oct 5, 2022
A seismic change has taken place at the Supreme Court – but it's not clear if the shift is about principle or party In the summer of 2022, the U.S. witnessed a dramatic change in how the majority of Supreme Court justices understand the Constitution. The Conversation · Sep 26, 2022
Chief Justice John Roberts defends the Supreme Court — as people's confidence wavers After Roe was overturned, polls have shown a sharp drop in approval. Roberts says the court's role should not be called into question just because people disagree with its decisions. WEKU · Sep 10, 2022
The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2022 Chief Justice John Roberts defends legitimacy of court Chief Justice John Roberts is defending the authority of the Supreme Court to interpret the Constitution, saying its role should not be called into question just because people disagree with its decisions
Reason · Sep 1, 2022 Why Won't the Biden Administration Join Gorsuch in Seeking To Overrule These Racist SCOTUS Precedents? The Insular Cases “rest on a rotten foundation,” Gorsuch wrote.
Reason · Aug 21, 2022 Originalism and the "Major Questions" Doctrine Originalist legal scholars Mike Ramsey and Mike Rappaport debate whether the major questions doctrine - an important theory underlying several recent Supreme Court decisions - can be squared with originalism or not.
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Aug 11, 2022 Former Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer joins National Constitution Center board as co-chair PHILADELPHIA — Recently retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer has been named the honorary co-chair of the of the National Constitution Center’s board of trustees, where he joins Justice Neil Gorsuch, who has served in that position since 2019.
The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2022 Breyer, Gorsuch join to promote education about Constitution Recently retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer has become the honorary co-chairman of a nonpartisan group devoted to education about the Constitution
Texas Observer · Aug 1, 2022 Next on the GOP’s List: Starving Queer Kids Republican attorneys general, including Ken Paxton, have filed suit over a federal school lunch program that prohibits discrimination against LGBTQ+ children.
Salon · Jul 29, 2022 Christianity in the dumps, GOP to blame It's not lack of school prayer causing people to abandon faith, it's that Christianity has become a toxic religion
The Conversation · Jul 28, 2022 After Roe's overturning, Americans are demanding Supreme Court term limits Following the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturning half a century of abortion rights under Roe v. Wade, nearly two-thirds of Americans want fundamental court reform, specifically term limits for Supreme Court justices.
Salon · Jul 26, 2022 SCOTUS leak derailed effort to save Roe Roberts tried to sway Justice Brett Kavanaugh before an unidentified leaker blew up his efforts
The Conversation · Jul 21, 2022 Supreme Court reversed almost 200 years of US law and tradition upholding tribal sovereignty in its latest term Over the past 50 years, Congress and the U.S. Supreme Court have increasingly diverged in how they view the laws that relate to Indian tribes. Congress has passed significant legislation that expands tribal governments’ sovereignty and control over their land, while the Supreme Court has ignored and reversed long-standing principles…
The Guardian - US · Jul 21, 2022 The rightwing supreme court has another target: Native American rights In last month’s Oklahoma v Castro-Huerta, the court tore up centuries of legal precedent and Native sovereignty