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Month: October 2012
Supreme Court Kicks Off Historic Agenda: Part III
The U.S. Supreme Court currently has 48 cases on its docket for the October 2012 Term. However, it is very likely that the term’s blockbuster cases have not yet been added to the docket. Voting rights and same-sex marriage are two clear examples. ...
Supreme Court Kicks Off Historic Agenda: Part II
Since embarking on a new term earlier this month, the Supreme Court has already considered a number of significant issues, including the future of affirmative action and corporate liability for human rights abuses overseas. In addition, the Court sho...
Supreme Court Kicks Off Historic Agenda: Part I
The U.S. Supreme Court term that ended with the much-anticipated healthcare decision certainly made waves, but could the Court’s next term be even more historic? While much is left to be decided, the cases on tap for this term have the potential to...
Supreme Court Clarifies Role of Technology and “One Person, One Vote” Rule
With the assistance of modern technology, state Congressional districts can be divided down to a single person, seemingly satisfying the “one person, one vote” requirement. However, as the U.S. Supreme Court recently highlighted, mathematical equ...
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US Supreme Court Makes Unprecedented Decision to Hear Oral Arguments Remotely
by DONALD SCARINCI on May 18, 2020
Starting next month, the U.S. Supreme Court will conduct oral arguments remotely and make live audi...
SCOTUS Blocks Wisconsin Absentee Ballot Extension Amid COVID-19 Epidemic
by DONALD SCARINCI on April 28, 2020
The U.S. Supreme Court Supreme Court blocked a lower-court order that had extended the deadline for...
SCOTUS Rules But-For caution Standard in
by DONALD SCARINCI on April 21, 2020
In Comcast Corp. v. National Association of African American-Owned Media, 589 U. S. ____ (2020), th...
