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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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US Supreme Court rules 6-3 not to retry Michigan man convicted of murder

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Thursday that it would not overturn Michigan's decision to uphold the conviction of Ervine Davenport, a Kalamazoo-area man who argued he was inappropriately shackled during his trial for murder in 2008.

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High court rules for state in case of man shackled at trial

The Supreme Court says that a federal appeals court was wrong to order Michigan to retry or release a convicted murderer because his rights were violated when he was shackled at trial

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Justice Gorsuch Calls for Overruling the Insular Cases

In a forceful concurring opinion, he argues the Supreme Court should overrule longstanding precedents denying many constitutional rights to residents of Puerto Rico and other "unincorporated" US territories. Gorsuch is absolutely right. But he would do well to cast the same critical gaze on the very similar precedents that exempt…

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Why Lindsey Graham didn't vote for KBJ

The GOP's lines of questioning had, for the most part, little to do with her unprecedented qualifications

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Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed to the United States Supreme Court

The U.S. Senate voted 53-47 to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court of the United States on April 7, 2022. When she assumes office, she will become the first Black woman to serve on the highest court in United States history. Jackson will be sworn in when Justice…

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TX uses lawsuits to attack voting rights

Texas is using redistricting lawsuits to wage its assault on voting protections

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Department of Education Prepares Rules Prohibiting School Discrimination Against Gay and Trans Students

It’s about a lot more than transgender girls’ participation in sports under Title IX, but expect that controversy to dominate the discussion.

Reason

Justices cast doubt on Texas immunity claim in vet's lawsuit

The Supreme Court is casting doubt on Texas’ claim that it can’t be sued by a former state trooper who says he was forced out of his job when he returned from Army service in Iraq

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Joe Manchin says he’ll vote to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court

The Democratic swing vote said he will support President Joe Biden’s nominee

The Independent UK

Supreme Court Reminds Us That the Best Answer to Unwanted Speech Is More Speech

Plus: On tipping and slavery, cities see population declines, and more...

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Justices reject Texas college official's claims over censure

A unanimous Supreme Court has ruled against an elected public college official in Texas who complained his colleagues’ censure of his actions violated his free speech rights

The Independent UK

How long do Supreme Court justices serve and what is the current political balance?

Newly confirmed Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson will sit on high court following retirement of Stephen Breyer

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It’s Jackson’s SCOTUS hearing. But GOP can’t stop talking about Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett - Roll Call

Republicans are still sore about the tone of past hearings that scored conservatives a 6-3 majority on the Supreme Court.

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The Legal Battle Over Texas SB 8 is Far From Over

Opponents of this dangerous law have a variety of options left to pursue in state and federal courts, despite their recent defeat in the Texas Supreme Court.

The Guardian - US

Why dissent by conservative justices in voting rights cases is alarming

Democrats won two major victories, but a dissenting opinion from three of the court’s conservative justices set off alarm bells

Reason

Supreme Court Rules the CIA Can Keep Mouths Shut About Its Post-9/11 Torture Black Sites

All of this is a transparent effort to stop lawsuits from those who have been tortured.

Salon

Separation of church and state? Get real

Jefferson's "wall of separation" is history. There are other, better ways to fight the Christian right's onslaught

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Editorial: Partisanship on the Supreme Court is damaging. A code of conduct could help

Supreme Court justices adamantly declare they are above the grubby machinations of partisan politics. But that narrative is contradicted by events like last week’s speech by Justice Neil Gorsuch to a closed-door gathering of the conservative Federalist Society that also included such Republican luminaries as former Vice President Mike Pence…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Editorial: Americans deserve to know if Gorsuch has forced Sotomayor to work remotely

In an era in which everyone’s a media critic, Nina Totenberg has been getting some exceptionally rough reviews lately. NPR’s veteran Supreme Court watcher last week reported that conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch refuses to wear a mask while sitting next to liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who is diabetic, thus causing…

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Religious freedom matters but so do public health and voting rights

On Dec. 13, in a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court denied an application from 20 New York health care workers to be exempted on religious grounds from the state’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The challengers, all but one of whom were Catholic, had claimed that because the three available vaccines had…

Reason

How Many Supreme Court Justices Must Deny NPR's Reporting Before Media Outlets Believe Them?

John Roberts, Neil Gorsuch, and Sonia Sotomayor have all denied Nina Totenberg's story about a SCOTUS dispute over masking.

Chicago Sun-Times

Justice Neil Gorsuch, the anti-masker on the Supreme Court

When a Harvard Law School graduate sitting on the highest court of the land refuses to protect a vulnerable co-worker from a deadly virus, it tragically illustrates the crippling arrogance and selfishness that has infected the country.

Tribune News Service

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.

Salon

Inside the Supreme Court's mask drama

Trump appointee Neil Gorsuch chose to remain the high court's only unmasked member — causing a flurry of drama

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