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Unanimous Supreme Court overturns former Gov. McDonnell's corruption conviction: An inside view
“There is no doubt that this case is distasteful; it may be worse than that. But our concern is not with tawdry tales of Ferraris, Rolexes, and ball gowns.” — Chief Justice John Roberts, McDonnell v. United States (unanimous opinion) ... → Read More
Supreme Court deadlocks on Obama immigration initiative, and that's bad
The Supreme Court announced today that it was deadlocked 4-4 on United States v .Texas, keeping in place a national injunction barring the Obama administration from proceeding with its DAPA initiative. DAPA grants deferred action status to... → Read More
Supreme Court rejects conservative attack on One Person, One Vote
“There can be no truer principle than this—that every individual of the community at large has an equal right to the protection of government.” --Alexander Hamilton, 1 Records of the Federal Convention of 1787, p. 473 (M. Farrand ed. 1911) ... → Read More
Elections Time Machine: It's 1991, and there's a vacant Senate seat in Pennsylvania no one wants
Rep. Jack Murtha (left) is the latest Democrat to decline a Senate appointment from Gov. Bob Casey (right) Pennsylvania has not had a Democratic senator since Richard ... → Read More
Justices Ginsburg, Breyer will no longer tinker with the machinery of death
Justice Harry Blackmun got there in 1994 , after twenty-four years on the bench. For Justice John Paul Stevens, it took twenty-... → Read More
Analysis: Supreme Court affirms marriage equality, nationwide
Analysis: Supreme Court affirms marriage equality, nationwide → Read More
Supremes allow Texas to ban Confederate license plates.
I'm not sure why he cast the fifth vote. But I have a theory. Texas, like many states, allows groups to apply for specialty license plates , reflecting a college affiliation, veteran status, or ... → Read More
Supreme Court makes the Internet a little less safe for women
Among other threats to his ex-wife, Anthony Douglas Elonis posted this on his Facebook wall: If I only knew then what I know now, I would have smothered your ass with a pillow, dumped your body ... → Read More
Supreme Court protects hijab wearers in the workplace
Majority includes everyone but Alito and Thomas. Justice Scalia writes: > Abercrombie’s primary argument is that an applicant cannot show disparate treatment without first showing that an employer has “actual knowledge” of the applicant’s need for an accommodation. We disagree. Instead, an applicant need only show that his need for an accommodation was a motivating factor in the employer’s… → Read More
'One Person, One Vote,' but which persons?
The Supreme Court announced today that it will hear a case initiated by conservatives in Texas determining what "person" means for one-person, one-vote redistricting jurisprudence : all people, or ... → Read More
Roberts Court upholds judicial fundraising restrictions
The Chief Justice of the United States surprised us today In a move which stunned many Court observers -- certainly including me -- the Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision ... → Read More