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Justice Barrett's $425K tops among Supreme Court's authors

Supreme Court financial disclosures reveal that the justices took in $800,000 in book royalties last year, a lucrative supplement to their judicial salaries

The Independent UK

High court limits suing officials over rights violations

The Supreme Court is limiting when someone can sue for a violation of their rights by a federal official

The Independent UK

SCOTUS Just Made It Even Harder To Sue an Abusive Federal Agent

The Supreme Court continues to shield federal officers who are accused of violating constitutional rights.

Reason

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Supreme Court shields border agents from lawsuits over excessive force

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday shielded federal border patrol agents from being sued over allegations of unreasonable searches and the use of excessive force.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: What I tell my law students reversing Roe would mean for the rule of law

The leaked opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization has brought to mind Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s haunting question about what reversing Roe v. Wade would mean for the rule of law: “Will this institution survive the stench that this creates in the public perception — that the Constitution and…

Tribune News Service

Clarence Thomas' "radical" ruling

Innocent "face incarceration or even execution without any meaningful chance" for vindication, Sonia Sotomayor says

Salon

Supreme Court rules against inmates in right-to-counsel case

The Supreme Court has ruled along ideological lines against two Arizona death row inmates who had argued that their lawyers did a poor job representing them in state court

The Independent UK

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Supreme court guts lifeline for prisoners who claim wrongful convictions

Decision bars federal courts from hearing new evidence not presented in a state court as a result of ineffective legal counsel

The Guardian - US

29 SCOTUS decisions down, 35 to go

Welcome to the Friday, May 20, Brew.

Ballotpedia

Roe v Wade: Anti-abortion push rocks reputation of top US court

Legal experts say likely overturning of Roe v Wade would show Supreme Court justices are ‘politicians wearing robes’.

Al Jazeera

US supreme court justices on abortion – what they’ve said and how they’ve voted

Following publication of the opinion that would overturn Roe v Wade, the court’s views on abortion are under extreme scrutiny

The Guardian - US

Abortion foes target Sotomayor aide

Evidence is thin for Operation Rescue's claim — and the group's harassment has repeatedly gotten people killed

Salon

Justices' views on abortion in their own words and votes

When a draft of the opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito in the Mississippi abortion case was leaked late Monday, the potential outcome — the overruling of Roe v

The Independent UK

Trump-appointed justice Neil Gorsuch praised for ‘eloquent’ statement on US colonialism in Puerto Rico case

The conservative justice called US colonial policy in the region ‘implausible and embarrassing’ in recent opinion

The Independent UK

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SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Breyer's last chance to hypothesize

The fertile mind of Justice Stephen Breyer has conjured a stream of hypothetical questions through the years that have, in the words of a colleague, “befuddled” lawyers and justices alike

Ballotpedia

Robe & Gavel: SCOTUS concludes arguments for 2021-2022 term

Welcome to the April 25 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S.

Al Jazeera

US top court rules Puerto Rico not entitled to welfare programme

Supreme Court justices say denying benefits to residents of Puerto Rico does not violate their constitutional rights.

Roll Call

Supreme Court backs Congress on Puerto Rico resident benefits - Roll Call

The 8-1 decision keeps Puerto Rico residents from receiving Supplemental Security Income for aged, blind and disabled individuals.

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SCOTUS’s conservatives just condemned a man to die despite apparent racial bias in his jury

Justice Sonia Sotomayor blasted the ruling, saying it “poisons public confidence” in the judicial system.

The Guardian - US

Ketanji Brown Jackson brings a personal narrative no other justice can match

With perhaps three decades of service on the supreme court ahead, KBJ’s perspective and influence could be profound

Reason

One Cheer for Stephen Breyer

Breyer led the charge against the court packers, denouncing them as shortsighted ideologues who threatened both judicial independence and bedrock liberal values.

Sports Illustrated

SI:AM | The NCAA Tournaments Are Poised for a Grand Finale

There’s a lot to look forward to in the men’s and women’s Final Fours this weekend.

Ballotpedia

U.S. Supreme Court blocks Wisconsin state legislative maps

The U.S. Supreme Court reversed the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s decision on March 23 adopting Gov. Tony Evers’ (D) state house and senate redistricting maps and remanded the case for further proceedings. The Supreme Court found that the Wisconsin Supreme Court erred in its analysis of precedent on how the U.S.…

The Independent UK

Supreme Court nominee's 'empathy' is flashpoint for Senate

Empathy is not a quality many Republican senators want to see in the next Supreme Court justice

Salon

Another SCOTUS attack on voting rights

The court's "shadow docket" ruling is "unprecedented," "extraordinary" and "unnecessary," liberal justices say

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