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Divided U.S. Supreme Court Allows Controversial Texas Abortion Law to Stand
The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court are often as sharply divided as the rest of the country. By a vote of five to four, the Court recently refused to set aside a lower court order allowing a controversial Texas abortion law to take effect. The ...
Bond v. United States: Is Supreme Court Poised to Limit the Government’s Treaty Power?
The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in Bond v. United States, which involves the federal government’s power to implement international treaties. The crux of the case is whether the Chemical Weapons Convention, which is used to just...
Supreme Court Gives Police Latitude to Pursue Misdemeanor Suspect on Private Property
The October 2013 Term is in full swing with the U.S. Supreme Court issuing its first opinions. One of the first cases decided, Stanton v. Sims, involved whether police officers are authorized to pursue a fleeing suspect onto a homeowner’s private p...
Is the NSA Spying Scandal Headed to the Supreme Court? Case Likely Comes Down to Standing
While the U.S. Supreme Court is the highest court in the land, it can only consider cases that are properly before it. One of the biggest roadblocks for litigants is legal standing. In basic terms, a party must have suffered an actual injury in order...
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SCOTUS Affirms Auer Deference in Kisor v Wilkie
by DONALD SCARINCI on July 23, 2019
In Kisor v. Wilke, 588 U. S. ____ (2019), the U.S. Supreme Court narrowly affirmed the doctrine of ...
Rucho v Common Cause: Supreme Court Rules Courts Can’t Solve Partisan Gerrymandering
by DONALD SCARINCI on July 9, 2019
In Rucho v Common Cause, 588 U.S. ____ (2019), the U.S. Supreme Court held that courts have no role...
Thomas Jefferson: All Men are Created Equal
by DONALD SCARINCI on July 5, 2019Thomas Jefferson answers the question: How could you write, "All men are created equal" in the ...
