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Noah Feldman: A conservative theory too extreme even for this Supreme Court

This Supreme Court hasn’t exactly been shy about issuing extremely conservative rulings. Even so, one pending case stands out for its combination of dangerous and unhinged. That case is Moore v. Harper, and involves the so-called independent state legislature theory. The bad news is that Wednesday’s oral argument underscored how…

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The future of US elections hinges on an outlandish case before the supreme court

The ‘independent state legislature’ theory has rarely been put forward, and then only by blatant partisans acting in bad faith

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Supreme Court leans in favor of a Christian website designer’s right to turn away gay weddings

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Monday sounded ready to rule that a Christian website designer has a free-speech right to refuse to work with same-sex couples planning to marry.

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Supreme Court leans in favor of a Christian website designer’s right to turn away gay weddings

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US Supreme Court hears arguments challenging LGBTQ rights law

A Colorado website designer has requested exemption from a state law that could compel her to serve same-sex marriages.

Al Jazeera

First Thing: ‘Heroic’ patrons of Colorado Springs club praised by police

Five people killed after gunman opened fire at LGBTQ nightclub but police say death toll could have been higher

The Guardian - UK

Amy Coney Barrett urged to step away from gay rights case because of faith affiliation

The US supreme court justice’s history with the People of Praise raises questions about her impartiality in upcoming case

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Stephen L. Carter: Don't cancel Amy Coney Barrett’s book

Kudos to Penguin Random House for sticking to its plan to publish a book by Justice Amy Coney Barrett despite a petition from hundreds of people who work in publishing arguing that the company should cancel the volume due to the author’s vote to overturn Roe v. Wade.

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Ultra-conservative gala welcomes supreme court justices who ended Roe v Wade

Opinion author Samuel Alito gets long ovation at anniversary dinner for Federalist Society

The Guardian - US

Justices cheered at conservative group's anniversary dinner

Four of the five Supreme Court justices who overturned the constitutional right to abortion showed up at the conservative Federalist Society’s black-tie dinner marking its 40th anniversary

The Independent UK

Justices attend right-wing gala

Three of the four Supreme Court justices in attendance were nominated by Donald Trump

Salon

Biden administration relies on flawed argument for banning gun possession by marijuana users

The analogy is between the gun ban for marijuana users and old laws that prohibited people from either carrying or firing guns “while intoxicated.”

Chicago Sun-Times

A Judge Accepts the Biden Administration's Dubious Argument for Banning Gun Possession by Marijuana Users

Even people who use cannabis for medical purposes risk severe penalties for daring to exercise their Second Amendment rights.

Reason

Penguin Refuses to Stop Publishing Justice Amy Coney Barrett's Book

The Wall St. J. (Jeffrey Trachtenberg) wrote on Oct. 31 (but I somehow missed it): The book is being published by the Sentinel imprint of Bertelsmann SE's Penguin Random House. "We remain fully committed to publishing authors who, like Justice Barrett, substantively shape today's most important conversations," said Adrian Zackheim,…

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Supreme Justice Barrett refuses again to block Biden’s student-debt relief plan

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Supreme Justice Barrett refuses again to block Biden’s student-debt relief plan

WASHINGTON — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett refused for the second time to block President Joe Biden’s student-loan relief plan, turning away two Indiana men who contended the plan will force some borrowers to pay higher state taxes.

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Supreme Court justices battle over race as a factor in college admissions

Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court showed deep divides over race-conscious university admissions while questioning lawyers in cases that could transform college campuses and overturn decades-old precedents.

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Supreme Court to hear arguments over race in college admissions

At issue is whether decisions at Harvard and UNC are unconstitutional or violate a federal anti-discrimination law.

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The Independent UK

300 sign open letter attacking publisher for $2m Amy Coney Barrett book

Letter signatories say that the deal is wrong in aftermath of Barrett’s vote to overturn Roe v Wade

The Guardian - US

Open letter to top publisher condemns $2m Amy Coney Barrett book deal

More than 250 literary figures protest against acquisition by Penguin Random House of book by conservative US supreme court justice

Los Angeles Times

Michael Hiltzik: How Congress could rein in the rogue Supreme Court

If the Supreme Court's decisions in 2022 made your skin crawl, what with its eviscerating abortion rights, hobbling gun restrictions and undermining the government's ability to address global warming, strap yourself in: The 2022-23 session could be as bad, or worse.

Chicago Sun-Times

Student loan forgiveness plan blocked by federal appeals court

President Joe Biden’s plans to forgive student loan debt has been blocked temporarily by the 8th U.S. iCircuit Court of Appeals, which issued the stay Friday evening.

WEKU

A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked Biden's student loan forgiveness plan

The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals issued the stay, ordering the Biden administration not to act on the program while it considers a motion from six Republican-led states to block loan cancellation.

The Independent UK

Justice Kagan: 'Time will tell' if court finds common ground

Justice Elena Kagan says “time will tell” whether the Supreme Court can get back to “finding common ground” after a term in which the court’s six conservatives and three liberals split over major issues including abortion and gun rights

The Independent UK

GOP-led states appealing dismissal of suit over loan relief

Attorneys for six Republican-led states are asking a federal appeals court to reconsider their effort to block the Biden administration’s program to forgive hundreds of millions of dollars in student loan debt

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