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The Harlan Institute Championship Round At The National Archives

High school students presented arguments about whether to declare independence in the presence of the Declaration of Independence.

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Ending US birthright citizenship could have consequences for LGBTQ+ couples, lower-income parents and the surrogacy market

The first month of US President Donald Trump’s second term saw an onslaught of executive orders. The order aiming to change how birthright citizenship – the constitutional guarantee of citizenship to most children born within US territory – is granted could be the most consequential. Federal judges in Maryland, Washington…

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Supreme Court to hear arguments on student debt relief program - Roll Call

The Supreme Court hears oral arguments Tuesday in two cases to determine whether President Joe Biden can forgive student loans.

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Market Data: Competing Consolidators without CT-Plan

The US Court of Appeals struck down the SEC’s CT-Plan on July 5, 2022.

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The Blurry Legal Line Between Doctors and Drug Dealers

Xiulu Ruan, a pain specialist, was sentenced to 21 years in federal prison for prescribing opioid analgesics "outside the usual course of professional medical practice."

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"Betraying the Bench: Could the SCOTUS Leaker Face Criminal Charges?"

An interesting article by two former prosecutors (T. Markus Funk and Andrew S. Boutros) and District Judge Virginia M. Kendall (N.D. Ill.)

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Robe & Gavel: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count released for May 1

Welcome to the May 9 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S.

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Ninth Circuit panel issues decisions in three public-sector union cases

On April 28, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued decisions in three cases we’re tracking related to public-sector union policy. In each case, the judges upheld the decision of the district court.

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Thirty years ago, the Supreme Court nearly struck down Roe v. Wade in a Pennsylvania case. The justices chose another way

PHILADELPHIA — It was months before a pivotal national election. A strong conservative majority had been cemented on the U.S. Supreme Court, and legislators in one state had passed a law restricting abortion access that they hoped, through the court challenges that followed, would become the vehicle for overturning Roe…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

US Supreme Court: Who’s who and the ideologies of the court

The Supreme Court’s decision was made possible by an emboldened right side of the court

Evening Standard

Ballotpedia releases federal judicial vacancy count for April 2022

In this month’s federal judicial vacancy count, Ballotpedia tracked nominations, confirmations, and vacancies in Article III courts during the month of April through May 1, 2022. Ballotpedia publishes the federal judicial vacancy count at the start of each month.

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Biden nominates five to Article III courts on April 27

President Joe Biden (D) announced his intent to nominate five individuals to Article III judgeships with lifetime terms on April 27:

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Robe & Gavel: SCOTUS concludes arguments for 2021-2022 term

Welcome to the April 25 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S.

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Will the Supreme Court Consider the Social Cost of Carbon?

Not a single judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit sought to reconsider a stay of a district court opinion barring consideration of the Biden Administration's social cost of carbon estimates.

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Biden nominates five to Article III courts

President Joe Biden (D) announced his intent to nominate five individuals to Article III judgeships with lifetime terms on April 13:

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Robe & Gavel: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count released for April 1

Welcome to the April 11 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S.

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Lindsey Graham defends vote against Ketanji Brown Jackson and not clapping for her confirmation

‘When we ask hard questions of an African-American nominee who’s liberal, all of a sudden we’re racist,’ the South Carolina Republican crows.

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Ballotpedia releases federal judicial vacancy count for March 2022

In this month’s federal judicial vacancy count, Ballotpedia tracked nominations, confirmations, and vacancies in Article III courts during the month of March through April 1, 2022. Ballotpedia publishes the federal judicial vacancy count at the start of each month.

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Did Ketanji Brown Jackson Flout the Law When She Reduced a Drug Dealer's Sentence?

The Supreme Court nominee's critics say she clearly did, but several federal appeals courts disagree.

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SCOTUS accepts three new cases for its 2022-2023 term

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) accepted three cases on March 28 for argument during its October 2022-2023 term. To date, the court has agreed to hear arguments in nine cases next term.

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Robe & Gavel: SCOTUS enters second week of March sitting

Welcome to the March 28 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S.

The Independent UK

Jackson invokes her Christian faith, stays mum on specifics

The latest nominee for a seat on the Supreme Court, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, has stressed the importance of religious faith in her life and career

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Day 1 of SCOTUS confirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson

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