Formed in 2009, the Archive Team (not to be confused with the archive.org Archive-It Team) is a rogue archivist collective dedicated to saving copies of rapidly dying or deleted websites for the sake of history and digital heritage. The group is 100% composed of volunteers and interested parties, and has expanded into a large amount of related projects for saving online and digital history.
Recent Decisions
Morgan v. Sundance, Inc. (May 23, 2022)
Because the usual federal rule concerning waiver does not include a prejudice requirement, prejudice is not a condition of finding that a party waived its right to stay litigation or compel arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act.
Shinn v. Martinez Ramirez (May 23, 2022)
A federal habeas court may not conduct an evidentiary hearing or otherwise consider evidence beyond the state-court record based on the ineffective assistance of state postconviction counsel.
Patel v. Garland (May 16, 2022)
Federal courts lack jurisdiction to review facts found as part of discretionary-relief proceedings concerning removal or adjustment of immigration status.
Federal Election Commission v. Cruz (May 16, 2022)
Limitations on repayment of a candidate's loans to his campaign committee, imposed by the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002, unconstitutionally burden political speech.
Shurtleff v. Boston (May 2, 2022)
Boston's policy of allowing groups to raise flags on City Hall Plaza without regard to the message on any flag indicates that the flag-raising program does not express government speech so Boston’s refusal to let a Christian group fly its flag violated the Free Speech Clause.
Latest Supreme Court News
Abortion Questions for Justice Alito and His Supreme Court Allies
The New York Times,
Isn’t having to carry an unwanted pregnancy to term the same as forced labor?
Courts may not “make up” new procedural rules to favor arbitration
SCOTUSblog,
In a series of decisions, the Supreme Court has insisted that the Federal Arbitration Act requires courts to put arbitration contracts on “equal footing” with other kinds of contracts. These decisions have often favored companies seeking to enforce arbitration agreements, rejecting rules that give employees... The post Courts may not “make up” new procedural rules to favor arbitration appeared first on SCOTUSblog.
Conservative majority hollows out precedent on ineffective-counsel claims in federal court
SCOTUSblog,
In Shinn v. Ramirez and Jones, two men on Arizona’s death row raised claims in habeas corpus proceedings that their trial attorneys were constitutionally ineffective – one for failing to investigate evidence suggesting his client could not have committed the crime, and the other for... The post Conservative majority hollows out precedent on ineffective-counsel claims in federal court appeared first on SCOTUSblog.
How My Father, Ronald Reagan, Grappled With Abortion
The New York Times,
Even as his beliefs on abortion shaped global policy, he was never entirely at peace with the issue.
The Thomas Files, Clarence and Virginia
Justia's Verdict,
Amherst professor Austin Sarat comments on the uniquely problematic conduct of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife Virginia (Ginni).
Press Release
Supreme Court of the United States,
Yesterday, a news organization published a copy of a draft opinion in a pending case. Justices circulate draft opinions internally as a routine and essential part of the Court’s confidential deliberative work. Although the document described in yesterday’s reports is authentic, it does not represent a decision by the Court or the final position of any member on the issues in the case. Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., provided the following statement: To the extent this betrayal...
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