Supreme Court strikes down Chevron, curtailing power of federal ...
WEBJun 28, 2024 · Friday’s ruling came in one of three cases during the 2023-24 term seeking to curtail the power of federal agencies – a conservative effort sometimes dubbed the “war on the administrative state.”. In October, the court heard arguments in a challenge to the constitutionality of the mechanism used to fund the consumer watchdog Consumer ...
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WEBOct 4, 2010 · By Amy Howe on Oct. 5 at 12:18 p.m. On Oct. 9, the court will hear oral argument in Richard Glossip’s bid for a new trial in the case that put him on death row nearly three decades ago. Glossip, who has maintained he is innocent, is joined by the state that once prosecuted him in arguing that suppressed evidence at his trial violated his rights.
Biographies of the Justices - SCOTUSblog
WEBChief Justice John Glover Roberts Jr. was born on January 27, 1955. He graduated from Harvard College in 1976, and Harvard Law School, where he was managing editor of the Harvard Law Review, in 1979. Roberts clerked for Judge Henry Friendly of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit and for then-Associate Justice William H. Rehnquist.
Supreme Court overturns constitutional right to abortion
WEBJun 24, 2022 · The Supreme Court on Friday eliminated the constitutional right to obtain an abortion, casting aside 49 years of precedent that began with Roe v. Wade. The decision by Justice Samuel Alito will set off a seismic shift in reproductive rights across the United States. It will allow states to ban abortion, and experts expect about half the states ...
In 6-3 ruling, court strikes down New York’s concealed-carry law
WEBJun 23, 2022 · The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a New York handgun-licensing law that required New Yorkers who want to carry a handgun in public to show a special need to defend themselves. The 6-3 ruling, written by Justice Clarence Thomas, is the court’s first significant decision on gun rights in over a …
The certiorari process: Seeking Supreme Court review
WEBThis election explainer was written by Amy Howe.It is part of SCOTUSblog’s 2020 Election Litigation Tracker, a joint project with Election Law at Ohio State.. When the losing side in a case decided by a federal court of appeals (or a state’s highest court) wants the Supreme Court to weigh in, it files a brief (known as a “petition for certiorari” or …
High-speed pursuit liability and other questions ... - SCOTUSblog
WEBJul 23, 2021 · Burke. 21-10. Issues: (1) Whether a court should apply the intent-to-harm standard of liability to all police high-speed driving, as have the 8th and 9th Circuits, or instead employ an analysis which examines the facts of individual cases to decide whether there was an opportunity to deliberate and apply the standard of deliberate indifference ...
Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard ...
WEBOct 31, 2022 · This case is no longer consolidated with No. 21-707, Students for Fair Admissions v. University of NC, et al., and one hour is allotted for oral argument. Justice Jackson took no part in the consideration of this order. Jul 25 2022. Brief of respondent President and Fellows of Harvard College filed.
New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen
WEBNov 3, 2021 · May 27 2021. Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc., et al. Jun 16 2021. Motion for an further extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. Jun 25 2021. Motion to further extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief ...
Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization - SCOTUSblog
WEBDec 1, 2021 · May 26 2021. Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. Jun 01 2021. Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Jackson Women's Health Organization, et al. Jun 04 2021. Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended ...