Recent Decisions
Trump v. Vance (July 9, 2020)
With regard to a state subpoena for his private papers, a President stands in “nearly the same situation with any other individual.”
Trump v. Mazars USA, LLP (July 9, 2020)
Lower courts did not adequately consider separation of powers concerns implicated by congressional subpoenas for the President’s personal financial information.
McGirt v. Oklahoma (July 9, 2020)
Land reserved for the Creek Nation remains "Indian Country" so that crimes committed on that land must be prosecuted in federal court under the Major Crimes Act.
Sharp v. Murphy (July 9, 2020)
Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru (July 8, 2020)
The Supreme Court applies the "ministerial exception" to reject claims by Catholic school teachers concerning age and disability discrimination.
Latest Supreme Court News
Republicans Cut Off Barrett Debate, Setting Up Final Confirmation Vote
The New York Times,
Senate Republicans secured a 51-to-48 vote to limit debate on Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination, setting up the final confirmation vote for Monday, eight days before the election.
Over Democratic Fury, Republicans Push Barrett to Brink of Confirmation
The New York Times,
A near party-line vote on Sunday to cut off debate over Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination set up a final confirmation vote on Monday.
We Were Clerks at the Supreme Court. Its Legitimacy Is Now in Question.
The New York Times,
Brazen politics in Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation process threatens the court’s standing with the public.
Media Advisory Regarding November and December Teleconference Argument Audio
Supreme Court of the United States,
Media Advisory Regarding November and December Teleconference Argument Audio The Court will hear all oral arguments scheduled for the November and December sessions by telephone conference. In keeping with public health guidance in response to COVID-19, the Justices and counsel will all participate remotely. The oral arguments are scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. On days when more than one case will be heard, there will be a three minute pause before the second case begins. The Court will...
Argument analysis: Justices weigh mandatory deportations based on “thin reed” of minor crimes
SCOTUSblog,
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Pereida v. Barr, an effort by Clemente Pereida, who has lived in the United States without authorization for nearly 25 years, to avoid mandatory deportation by presenting evidence to an immigration judge that his deportation would cause exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to his United States…
The Questions I Would Have Asked Judge Amy Coney Barrett Before Voting for Her to Ascend to the United States Supreme Court
Justia's Verdict,
Marci A. Hamilton—a professor at the University of Pennsylvania and one of the country’s leading church-state scholars—offers eight questions she would have asked Judge Amy Coney Barrett during her confirmation hearings. Hamilton points out that questioning a person’s religious affiliation is considered taboo because of the false, public mythology in the United States that religion is always good and pure, despite overwhelming evidence that religion, which is run by humans, often perpetuates domestic violence against women and children.
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