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Supreme Court prospect Brown Jackson was ‘star in the making’ at her Miami high school

Before Ketanji Brown Jackson was one of the front-runners for a U.S. Supreme Court nomination, she was a speech and debate superstar at Miami Palmetto Senior High School.

Miami Herald · Jan 27, 2022

Editorial: Justice Breyer’s retirement preserves Supreme Court status quo, for good and bad

Justice Stephen G. Breyer has made many rulings during a long and distinguished career, but his most consequential may turn out to be the one reported Tuesday: He will retire from the U.S. Supreme Court at the end of its current term in June, allowing President Joe Biden to nominate…

Los Angeles Times · Jan 27, 2022

US Supreme Court declines to halt pending Oklahoma execution

The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a request from a death row inmate in Oklahoma to stop his upcoming lethal injection

The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2022

U.S. Supreme Court wraps up its January sitting

Welcome to the Friday, January 21, Brew. 

Ballotpedia · Jan 21, 2022

US Supreme Court denies Texas abortion providers’ request to move case to federal district court

The U.S. Supreme Court denied abortion providers’ request Thursday to return their case, which challenges Senate Bill 8, a law enacted on Sept. 1 that banned abortions after approximately six weeks, back to federal district court from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Tribune News Service · Jan 20, 2022

Debate over masks reaches the halls of the US Supreme Court

WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John Roberts and two other U.S. Supreme Court justices issued unusual statements Wednesday over what is for many Americans a common refrain — whether their coworkers should wear a mask amid the COVID-19 surge.

Tribune News Service · Jan 20, 2022

Rekha Basu: What made Supreme Court vaccine debates extra frustrating? Having COVID-19 while listening

On Jan. 7, the U.S. Supreme Court heard sound evidence why the federal government should be allowed to require employers of more than 100 to order workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or wear masks and take weekly tests.

Tribune News Service · Jan 19, 2022

West Virginia lawmakers introduce 15-week abortion ban

West Virginia lawmakers have introduced a bill to ban abortion after 15 weeks — a proposal that's nearly identical to the Mississippi law currently under review by the U.S. Supreme Court

The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2022

US Supreme Court declines to hear Delphi retirees' case, ending legal options

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear a case brought by former salaried employees of the auto supplier Delphi who argued their pensions were wrongly cut when those for union workers were preserved.

Tribune News Service · Jan 18, 2022

Checks and Balances: Courts weigh in on vaccine mandates

The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process and the rule of law.

Ballotpedia · Jan 18, 2022