US supreme court rules against Biden’s student loan relief program Justices rule in 6-3 decision that 2003 Heroes Act doesn’t authorize president’s debt forgiveness plan The Guardian - US · Jun 30, 2023
Supreme Court strikes down Biden student loan cancellation program - Roll Call The Supreme Court struck down President Joe Biden’s push to forgive more than $400 billion in student loan debts for millions of borrowers. Roll Call · Jun 30, 2023
Supreme Court Refuses To Expand the 'True Threats' Exception for Free Speech Plus: Maine prostitution measure becomes law, "significant misconduct" in jail where Epstein hung himself, Mike Pence defends free markets, and more... Reason · Jun 28, 2023
Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and the crisis of confidence in the Supreme Court The problem for the justices is that all the recent ethics stories — and more — are a corrosive drip, drip, drip, eroding public confidence in the court. WEKU · Jun 28, 2023
‘Victims are terrified’: supreme court ruling on stalking cases sparks alarm Advocates fear ripple effects for other cases as court rules a perpetrator must be aware of the impact of their behavior The Guardian - US · Jun 28, 2023
Supreme Court makes it harder to prosecute online stalkers WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday made it somewhat harder to prosecute online stalkers, ruling the 1st Amendment protects the free speech of those who repeatedly send unwanted and harassing messages if they lack the understanding that their words are seen as threatening. Los Angeles Times · Jun 27, 2023
Supreme Court ruling raises the bar on convicting someone for making threats Supreme Court upheld that ‘true threats’ are not protected by the First Amendment but raised the bar when considering criminal charges against a person making threanting statements The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2023
Chief Justice John Roberts on track to write 2nd-fewest opinions in 2022-2023 term United States Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has authored two of the 36 opinions for the 2022-2023 term as of June 16, 2023, which is the fewest authored opinions of all justices. Justices Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett have authored five, Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Clarence Thomas, Ketanji Brown… Ballotpedia · Jun 23, 2023
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas had a secret real estate billionaire benefactor. We just got a look at the other justices’ holdings Sonia Sotomayor's more than $1 million apartment in New York City's West Village was disclosed—and John Roberts's house in Ireland. Fortune · Jun 14, 2023
U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Alabama’s Congressional Maps In Allen V. Milligan Decision The United States Supreme Court ruled that Alabama’s congressional redistricting plans violated the Voting Rights Act. Zenger · Jun 13, 2023
Supreme Court Sides With Jack Daniel's Against Doggy Chew Toy Company It's not a broad attack on free expression, but Thursday's ruling is certainly a victory for brands that can't take a joke. Reason · Jun 8, 2023
Whiskey-a-no-no: dog toy cannot mimic Jack Daniel’s, US supreme court rules Justices unanimously reject lower court ruling that defined Bad Spaniel chew toy as ‘expressive work’ exempt from trademark law The Guardian - US · Jun 8, 2023
Ruff day in court: Supreme Court sides with Jack Daniel's in dispute with makers of dog toy The Supreme Court is giving whiskey maker Jack Daniel’s a reason to raise a glass The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2023
Supreme Court sides with Jack Daniel's in trademark dispute with dog toy maker Jack Daniel's, the famous Tennessee whiskey company, tried to stop production and marketing of a dog toy shaped and decorated like a Jack Daniel's bottle but with the name "Bad Spaniels" on the label. WEKU · Jun 8, 2023
Roll Call · Jun 8, 2023 Supreme Court speaks: Dog toys must face trademark lawsuit - Roll Call Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey squeaked out a small win at the Supreme Court on Thursday in its trademark fight against parody dog toys.
Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 5, 2023 Tell Congress to give EPA enough power to protect our nation’s wetlands A bipartisan majority in Congress passed the Clean Water Act in 1972 because rivers were on fire, fish were dying, and Lake Erie was labeled “functionally dead.” The Supreme Court should not be allowed to rewrite the Act and ignore 45 years of practices to protect the environment and public…
Salon · May 27, 2023 SCOTUS is helping polluters Brett Kavanaugh broke from the conservative majority to warn about helping businesses pollute the water
The Independent UK · May 26, 2023 Supreme Court limits regulation of some US wetlands, making it easier to develop and destroy them The Supreme Court is curtailing the federal government’s power to protect some wetlands
Al Jazeera · May 25, 2023 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.
Roll Call · May 25, 2023 Supreme Court narrows Clean Water Act protections - Roll Call The Supreme Court narrowed the protections of the Clean Water Act to wetlands and other bodies of water directly connected to federal waters;
The Guardian - US · May 23, 2023 DeSantis envisions ‘quarter-century’ of far-right majority in the supreme court Speaking to Christian media, the Florida governor suggested a 7-2 conservative majority in the high court if he is elected president
The Conversation · May 22, 2023 Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith: Supreme Court rules for income streams over artistic freedom The Supreme Court has made it more difficult to quote from existing imagery, music and text, and harder to critique society by borrowing and amplifying others’ works.
Tribune News Service · May 21, 2023 Noah Feldman: The court’s Warhol-Prince ruling is pro-artist, anti-art The Supreme Court has sided with individual artists — but against art itself. In a fascinating copyright decision that transcended ideological lines, the court held that Andy Warhol’s distinctive reworking of a photograph of Prince did not count as fair use, thus requiring the Andy Warhol Foundation to compensate the…
Reason · May 19, 2023 Supreme Court: Andy Warhol's Prince Prints Not 'Transformative' Enough for Fair Use The case could have long-term implications for how broadly fair use can be applied.
The Independent UK · May 18, 2023 Andy Warhol in breach of copyright over Prince artwork, Supreme Court rules Justice Elena Kagan argued the ruling would ‘stifle creativity of every sort’