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2 days ago · SCOTUS NEWS Supreme Court rejects Mark Meadows’ appeal in 2020 election interference case. By Amy Howe on Nov. 12 at 11:09 a.m.. The justices turned down a plea from former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, rejecting his effort to move his 2020 election interference charges in Georgia to federal court where he hoped to argue that, as a “federal officer,” he was immune from ...
Biographies of the Justices - SCOTUSblog
Chief Justice John Glover Roberts Jr. was born on January 27, 1955. He graduated from Harvard College in 1976, and Harvard Law School, where he was managing editor of the Harvard Law Review, in 1979. Roberts clerked for Judge Henry Friendly of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit and for then-Associate Justice William H. Rehnquist.
Supreme Court strikes down Chevron, curtailing power of federal ...
Jun 28, 2024 · Friday’s ruling came in one of three cases during the 2023-24 term seeking to curtail the power of federal agencies – a conservative effort sometimes dubbed the “war on the administrative state.”. In October, the court heard arguments in a challenge to the constitutionality of the mechanism used to fund the consumer watchdog Consumer ...
The certiorari process: Seeking Supreme Court review
This election explainer was written by Amy Howe.It is part of SCOTUSblog’s 2020 Election Litigation Tracker, a joint project with Election Law at Ohio State.. When the losing side in a case decided by a federal court of appeals (or a state’s highest court) wants the Supreme Court to weigh in, it files a brief (known as a “petition for certiorari” or a “cert petition”) asking the ...
Supreme Court overturns constitutional right to abortion
Jun 24, 2022 · The Supreme Court on Friday eliminated the constitutional right to obtain an abortion, casting aside 49 years of precedent that began with Roe v. Wade. The decision by Justice Samuel Alito will set off a seismic shift in reproductive rights across the United States. It will allow states to ban abortion, and experts expect about half the states ...
Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard ...
Oct 31, 2022 · This case is no longer consolidated with No. 21-707, Students for Fair Admissions v. University of NC, et al., and one hour is allotted for oral argument. Justice Jackson took no part in the consideration of this order. Jul 25 2022. Brief of respondent President and Fellows of Harvard College filed.
The Supreme Court and the president’s pardon power
on Jan 1, 2021 at 3:38 pm. Correction appended. The Constitution gives the president the power “to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of impeachment.”. In the days before Christmas, President Donald Trump used this power to pardon or commute the sentences of over 40 people, including Paul ...
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission - SCOTUSblog
Sep 9, 2009 · SCOTUSblog Coverage. View from the Courtroom: Disruption from the gallery on fifth anniversary of Citizens United (Updated: 4:00 p.m.) (Mark Walsh, January 21, 2015); Senate Judiciary Committee holds hearing on proposed campaign finance amendment (Amy Howe, June 4, 2014); The Roberts Court and the First Amendment (Ronald Collins, July 9, 2013); SCOTUS for law students: A campaign finance face ...
Obergefell v. Hodges - SCOTUSblog
Apr 28, 2015 · Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for respondents Hodges, et al., in No. 14-556. VIDED. Feb 27 2015. Joint appendix for No. 14-556, 14-562 & 14-574 filed (2 volumes). VIDED. Feb 27 2015. Brief of petitioners James Obergefell, et al. filed.
In 6-3 ruling, court strikes down New York’s concealed-carry law
Jun 23, 2022 · The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a New York handgun-licensing law that required New Yorkers who want to carry a handgun in public to show a special need to defend themselves. The 6-3 ruling, written by Justice Clarence Thomas, is the court’s first significant decision on gun rights in over a decade. In a far-reaching ruling, the ...