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What’s on Deck: Health Care Challenges Likely Headed Back to Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court is almost certain to take up the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) again this term. The only question is which case the Court will decide to hear. There are more than 60 lawsuits challenging the law’s so-call...
What’s On Deck: Will the Supreme Court Reign in Recess Appointment Power?
While the National Labor Relations Board now has its full compliment of five Senate-confirmed members for the first time since 2003, the controversy surrounding the agency is far from over. This term, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in Nat...
What’s on Deck: Campaign Finance Restrictions Again Take Center Stage
When the new term kicks off next moth, the U.S. Supreme Court will revisit some of its most controversial issues, including campaign finance reform. The case, McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, involves a constitutional challenge to aggregate...
What’s on Deck? Court to Consider Buffers at Abortion Clinics
While the U.S. Supreme Court is not expected to squarely address the issue of abortion during its upcoming term, it will reconsider the legality of buffer zones around abortion clinics. The case, McCullen v. Coakley, involves a First Amendment challe...
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Supreme Court Tackles Bridgegate Scandal and Four Other Cases
by DONALD SCARINCI on January 21, 2020
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Kelly v. United States, the criminal case...
Supreme Court Kicks Off Second Half of 2019-2020 Term
by DONALD SCARINCI on January 16, 2020
The Supreme Court is back in session, with the justices returning from their winter break on Januar...
Separation of Powers Under Morrison v. Olson
by DONALD SCARINCI on January 14, 2020
In Morrison v. Olson, 487 U.S. 654 (1988), the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the independent counsel pr...
