2 Recent Cases Illustrate the Limits of a Doctrine That Often Blocks Civil Rights Claims Federal appeals courts rejected qualified immunity for cops and a judge who flouted longstanding constitutional principles. Reason · Oct 21
Political ad rates case frozen through midterms The Supreme Court in an unsigned decision Wednesday sided with Republicans in a dispute over expanding discounted television advertising rates beyond political candidates ahead of the midterms. The unsigned order from a majority of the court paused a ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals from the 4th Circuit that… Roll Call · Oct 14
21 states sue EPA over power plant emissions rule rollback On Oct. 1, a coalition of 21 states and the District of Columbia sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its repeal of major greenhouse gas emissions requirements for fossil fuel-fired power plants. The coalition filed the lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Ballotpedia · Oct 13
Judge Neomi Rao on "Textualism's Political Morality" A lecture on textualism at the Case Western Reserve University School of Law. Reason · Mar 18, 2022
Robe & Gavel: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count released for March 1 Welcome to the March 7 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. Ballotpedia · Mar 7, 2022
Robe & Gavel: SCOTUS concludes February sitting Welcome to the Feb. 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. Ballotpedia · Feb 28, 2022
Union Station: Ninth Circuit panel upholds California law prohibiting public employers from discouraging union membership or dues authorizations On Feb. 7, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld a California law prohibiting public employers from discouraging union membership or dues deduction authorizations. Ballotpedia · Feb 11, 2022
Ballotpedia releases federal judicial vacancy count for January 2022 In this month’s federal judicial vacancy count, Ballotpedia tracked nominations, confirmations, and vacancies in Article III courts during the month of January through Feb. 1, 2022. Ballotpedia publishes the federal judicial vacancy count at the start of each month. Ballotpedia · Feb 4, 2022
D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals overturns two FLRA rulings Two three-judge panels of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit recently issued rulings affecting federal employee collective bargaining. Ballotpedia · Feb 4, 2022
Who's who among some possible top Supreme Court contenders Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement gives President Joe Biden a chance to make his first nomination to the high court The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2022
Biden has long been preparing for a Supreme Court pick President Joe Biden has already narrowed the field for his Supreme Court pick The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2022
SCOTUS accepts cases for 2021-2022 term The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) on Jan. 14 accepted five cases for argument during the 2021-2022 term: Ballotpedia · Jan 20, 2022