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WEB2 days ago · EMERGENCY DOCKET Court denied RFK Jr.’s request for spot on New York ballot. By Amy Howe on Sept. 27 at 3:39 p.m.. The justices on Friday turned down the Robert F. Kennedy Jr. campaign’s request to reinstate him on New York’s 2024 presidential ballot after a state court had ordered him removed from the ballot because he had used a “sham address” on his nominating petition.
Obergefell v. Hodges - SCOTUSblog
WEBApr 28, 2015 · SCOTUSblog Coverage. Academic highlight: Yoshino on Obergefell v.Hodges (Amanda Frost, November 18, 2015); Symposium: In defense of Justice Kennedy’s soaring language (Michael Dorf, June 27, 2015); Symposium: Overruling Windsor (Kyle Duncan, June 27, 2015); Symposium: A fair and proper application of the Fourteenth Amendment (Paul Smith, June 27, 2015) ...
Biographies of the Justices - SCOTUSblog
WEBChief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. 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.
Supreme Court overturns constitutional right to abortion
WEBJun 24, 2022 · This article was updated on June 24 at 3:11 p.m. 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 t
Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization - SCOTUSblog
WEBDec 1, 2021 · Holding: The Constitution does not confer a right to abortion; Roe v.Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey are overruled; the authority to regulate abortion is returned to the people and their elected representatives.. Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 6-3, in an opinion by Justice Alito on June 24, 2022.Justices Thomas and Kavanaugh filed concurring opinions.
The Supreme Court and the president’s pardon power
WEBJan 1, 2021 · 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, i
In historic first, Ketanji Brown Jackson is confirmed to Supreme Court
WEBApr 7, 2022 · By a vote of 53-47, the Senate on Thursday afternoon confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the 116th justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Jackson will become the first Black woman to serve on the court, fulfilling a campaign promise by then-candidate Joe Biden during the 2020 presidential campaign.
303 Creative LLC v. Elenis - SCOTUSblog
WEBDec 5, 2022 · SCOTUSblog Coverage. Supreme Court rules website designer can decline to create same-sex wedding websites (Amy Howe, June 30, 2023) “Scenes with Santa” and online-dating inquiries at the 303 Creative argument (Mark Walsh, December 5, 2022); Conservative justices seem poised to side with web designer who opposes same-sex marriage (Amy Howe, December 5, 2022)
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission - SCOTUSblog
WEBSep 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 ...
Procedural rule for correcting “mistakes” applies to all mistakes ...
WEBJun 14, 2022 · Monday’s opinion in Kemp v. United States provided what the argument suggested: a straightforward decision that reads Rule 60(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to mean just what it says.. Rule 60(b) is the rule that allows you to get relief from an incorrect judgment, and it seems pretty clear that the judgment here was incorrect.