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Land of the Free Because Of The Brave

"The brave Justices who once sat on this Court decisively rejected those claims."

Reason

Supreme Court has not committed to a major innovation in transparency it started during the pandemic

When the Supreme Court began livestreaming audio of oral arguments in May 2020, it was because the COVID-19 pandemic prevented the justices from convening in person.

The Conversation

Today in Supreme Court History: June 26, 2003, June 26, 2013, and June 26, 2015

6/26/2003: Justice Kennedy writes the majority opinion in Lawrence v. Texas. 6/26/2013: Justice Kennedy writes the majority opinion in U.S. v. Windsor. 6/26/2015: Justice Kennedy writes the majority opinion in Obergefell v. Hodges.

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The Supreme Court just shriveled federal protection for wetlands, leaving many of these valuable ecosystems at risk

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in Sackett v. EPA that federal protection of wetlands encompasses only those wetlands that directly adjoin rivers, lakes and other bodies of water. This is an extremely narrow interpretation of the Clean Water Act that could expose many wetlands across the U.S. to filling…

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Supreme Court ruling will force changes to ‘waters of US’ rule - Roll Call

The Biden administration will be required to redefine federal authority to protect wetlands under the Clean Water Act.

Roll Call

Top US court curbs government regulations to protect wetlands

Supreme Court says wetlands can only be regulated if they have ‘continuous surface connection’ to another body of water.

Al Jazeera

Ron DeSantis Confirms (Again) That His Attack on Disney Was Political Retribution

He either doesn't understand or won't admit why this violates the First Amendment.

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What I Learned From Justice Stevens' Papers on Kelo v. City of New London

There are several interesting revelations, including an unpublished dissent by Justice Antonin Scalia.

Reason

Scalia Speaks about Clinton v. Jones in the JPS Papers

Justice Stevens rejected most Justice Scalia's revisions.

Reason

What I Hope to Learn from Justice Stevens' Papers on Kelo v. City of New London

The author of one of the Supreme Court's most widely hated rulings left us extensive files on the case, which have just been made public. They could help shed light on key unanswered questions about.

Reason

Anti-mifepristone court decisions rely on medical misinformation about abortion and questionable legal reasoning

An early April 2023 decision by a U.S. district judge in Texas to reverse 23 years of approval of the abortion pill mifepristone has sparked explosive debate.

The Conversation

Federal Court Halts Biden Administration's Clean Water Overreach

Hopefully the Supreme Court will soon put a permanent stop to the EPA's Clean Water Act land grab.

Reason

Roberts rankled colleagues as his hold on Supreme Court slipped, book says

A new book details how Chief Justice John Roberts lost control of an increasingly conservative U.S. Supreme Court as it moved to overturn the constitutional right to abortion last year.

Tribune News Service

Federal Agencies Keep Failing To Legally Interpret the Clean Water Act

The Biden administration is the third administration in a row to fail to issue Clean Water Act regulations that pass judicial scrutiny.

Reason

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How the Supreme Court has promoted myths about sex offender registries

Twenty years ago, the justices deemed registration preventive rather than punitive.

Reason

How SCOTUS Promoted Pernicious Myths About Sex Offender Registries

Twenty years ago, the justices deemed registration nonpunitive, accepting unsubstantiated assumptions about its benefits and blithely dismissing its costs.

Reason

The Supreme Court Case That Could Upend the Clean Water Act

If SCOTUS finds in favor of a small-town Idaho couple in Sackett v. EPA, it could end the federal government's jurisdiction over millions of acres of land.

Reason

Don't Underestimate Clarence Thomas

Justice Thomas' footprints are all over the Court's recently concluded term.

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AP WAS THERE: Supreme Court gives same-sex marriage rights

On June 26, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples had the right to marry

Chronicle Live

Murdered Paul Wilkinson's daughter's anguish one year on from horror Walker stabbing

Paul Wilkinson was knifed to death at his Walker home by his friend Dean Johnson who launched a savage attack after taking crack cocaine

Tribune News Service

Carl P. Leubsdorf: No surprise that trust in Supreme Court has slipped

Public trust in the Supreme Court has dropped sharply, a Gallup poll found this fall. It’s hardly surprising, given an array of recent factors involving the justices, their opinions and supporters.

The Texas Tribune

Texas tries again to prove that Scott Panetti is just sane enough to be executed

The convicted murderer’s lengthy history of schizophrenia and delusions is well documented, from trying to call Jesus Christ as a trial witness to believing that prison dentists put a transmitter in his tooth.

The Conversation

Which wetlands should receive federal protection? The Supreme Court revisits a question it has struggled in the past to answer

The U.S. Supreme Court opens its new session on Oct. 3, 2022, with a high-profile case that could fundamentally alter the federal government’s ability to address water pollution. Sackett v. EPA turns on a question that courts and regulators have struggled to answer for several decades: Which wetlands and bodies…

The Guardian - US

Servants of the Damned review: Trump and the giant law firm he actually paid

David Enrich delivers a withering study of how big law got into bed with the 45th president – Jones Day in particular

The Conversation

After Roe's overturning, Americans are demanding Supreme Court term limits

Following the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturning half a century of abortion rights under Roe v. Wade, nearly two-thirds of Americans want fundamental court reform, specifically term limits for Supreme Court justices.

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