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Supreme Court Seems Likely to Strike Down Florida and Texas Social Media Laws

The laws violate the First Amendment because they require social media sites to abjure most content moderation, and platform speech they disapprove of.

Reason

Experts: Even SCOTUS libs may back Trump

Liberal justices not pushing back on arguments “suggests the cake is already baked,” law professor says

Salon

Justice Sotomayor Voices Her Frustration with Supreme Court and Advocates

Some candid remarks at the University of California at Berkeley

Reason

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SCOTUS allows first nitrogen execution

"The world is watching," Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor warned before Kenny Smith was put to death Thursday

Salon

Alabama condemned for nitrogen gas execution: ‘They intended to torture him’

State’s ‘slow and agonizing’ execution of Kenneth Smith using an untested method labeled as cruel by experts and advocates

The Guardian - US

Alabama death row inmate 'writhed for minutes' in first execution using nitrogen gas

Kenneth Eugene Smith said in a final statement: 'Tonight Alabama causes humanity to take a step backwards'

Evening Standard

SCOTUS Ponders the Ambiguity of 'Ambiguous' and Other Chevron Doctrine Puzzles

The justices seem inclined to revise or ditch a 1984 precedent that requires deference to executive agencies' statutory interpretations.

Reason

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How much are Supreme Court justices salaries?

Supreme Court justices earn more in their base salary than Cabinet-level positions in the executive branch

The Independent UK

Supreme Court airs caution on limiting congressional tax power - Roll Call

Most of the Supreme Court expressed skepticism Tuesday about a challenge to the constitutionality of a 2017 tax provision.

Roll Call

The Supreme Court says it is adopting a code of ethics, but it has no means of enforcement

The new rules leave compliance up to each justice. Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Sonia Sotomayor have been under scrutiny for gifts, benefits, travel received from outside sources.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Trump too small’ t-shirt Supreme Court case shows size does matter

At the centre of a case before the Supreme Court is the validity of trademarking an insult directed at former president Donald Trump

The Independent UK

Size matters for Trump in a case at the hands of the Supreme Court

At the centre of a case before the Supreme Court is the validity of trademarking an insult directed at former president Donald Trump

The Independent UK

Supreme Court sounds not so big on trademark for ‘Trump too small’ slogan - Roll Call

The Supreme Court at oral arguments Wednesday sounded skeptical of letting people get trademarks of political figures without consent.

Roll Call

Several Justices Express Dismay at Long Delays in Returning Seized Cars to Innocent Owners

Without a prompt post-seizure hearing, people can lose their property for months or years even when they ultimately get it back.

Reason

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The Independent UK

Justice Barrett expresses support for a formal US Supreme Court ethics code in Minnesota speech

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett says it would be a good idea for the nation’s highest court to adopt a formal code of conduct

Salon

Experts: SCOTUS biased toward Christians

Right-wing plot to limit the freedoms of groups of Americans of whom they disapprove comes to fruition

The Conversation

Supreme Court is increasingly putting Christians' First Amendment rights ahead of others' dignity and rights to equal protection

When the Supreme Court ruled in 303 Creative v. Elenis in 2023 that a businessperson could not be compelled to create art that violates their religious beliefs – specifically, a wedding website for a same-sex ceremony – supporters of the decision celebrated it as a victory for freedom of religion…

Broadcasting & Cable

Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor Guest Stars in ‘Alma’s Way’ on PBS Kids

Animated show comes from Sonia Manzano, star of ‘Sesame Street’

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The Facts Of Science Prove That Each Human Life Begins At Fertilization

By James D. Agresti December 2, 2021

The Independent UK

Alabama man executed following pause on lethal injections

It was the first execution carried out in Alabama this year after the state halted executions in November

Reason

Partisanship Is Muddling the Important Debate Over Supreme Court Ethics

Ethics allegations have been raised against Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, and Sonia Sotomayor. Both sides have retreated into whataboutism.

The Independent UK

Alabama to carry out first lethal injection after review of execution procedures

Alabama plans to execute an inmate for the 2001 beating death of a woman as the state seeks to carry out its first lethal injection after a pause following a string of problems with inserting the IVs

The Independent UK

Senate Judiciary panel to consider ethics rules for Supreme Court

The Senate Judiciary Committee will vote Thursday on a new ethics code for the Supreme Court, an attempt to respond to recent revelations about justices’ interactions with wealthy donors and others

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Affirmative action is banned — except at military academies? Why that won’t help students

With a conservative majority on the bench, the recent Supreme Court ruling to strike down affirmative action was widely expected. One unexpected twist, however, was an inconspicuous footnote exempting military academies from the drastic change.

Tribune News Service

Noah Feldman: As justices snipe, Supreme Court's image suffers

The Supreme Court justices are getting testy with one another. As the court’s conservative revolution proceeds, the tone of the court’s opinions is getting increasingly confrontational — and increasingly personal. Extreme decisions are provoking extreme reactions. The leak of the Dobbs opinion last year, and the court’s botched investigation into…

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