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WEB2 days ago · By Amy Howe on Sept. 20 at 11:01 a.m. The court refused to intervene in the Green Party’s bid for a place on Nevada’s 2024 presidential ballot. The party had asked the justices to vacate a ruling by the Nevada Supreme Court which concluded that the party was barred from the ballot when it failed to properly file a required form.
What's Happening Now - SCOTUSblog
WEBJan 22, 2024 · What’s Happening Now. Breaking news from the court, including orders, stays and calendar releases; nomination and confirmation news; “A ‘view’ from the courtroom” and related features; and coverage of the justices’ public appearances. (Argument and opinion analyses, along with links to transcripts and audios from oral arguments, can ...
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 ...
Newsfeed - SCOTUSblog
WEBSep 20, 2024 · The morning read for Thursday, Sept. 26. By Ellena Erskine on Sep 26, 2024 at 10:35 am.
Supreme Court curtails EPA’s authority to fight climate change
WEBJun 30, 2022 · The Supreme Court on Thursday truncated the Environmental Protection Agency’s power to regulate greenhouse gases. The ruling may hamper President Joe Biden’s plan to fight climate change and could limit the authority of federal agencies across the executive branch. By a vote of 6-3, the court agreed with Republican-led states and coal ...
The morning read for Thursday, Oct. 3 - SCOTUSblog
WEB1 day ago · By Ellena Erskine. on Oct 3, 2024 at 10:27 am. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read: Supreme Court will tackle transgender rights, ‘ghost guns’ in term beginning Monday (David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times)
Justices rule Trump has some immunity from prosecution
WEBJul 1, 2024 · But the justices declined to do so, and it was six weeks – Feb. 6, 2024 – before the court of appeals issued its opinion rejecting Trump’s claim to immunity. Trump then came to the Supreme Court, seeking review of the D.C. Circuit’s ruling. Two weeks later, the justices agreed to take up his case.
The new SCOTUS Code of Conduct - SCOTUSblog
WEBNov 24, 2023 · There are things to like about the Code of Conduct that the Supreme Court promulgated earlier this month. It is a bona fide code of conduct—one that, in the main, tracks the Code of Conduct for U.S. Judges.It follows the same structure, features the same five canons, and includes most of the same provisions that are worded in the same way.
How the leak might have happened - SCOTUSblog
WEBMay 5, 2022 · How the leak might have happened. By Tom Goldstein. on May 5, 2022 at 1:20 pm. Supporters of abortion rights rallied at the Supreme Court on Wednesday. (Ellena Erskine) Among the debates generated by the leak of Justice Samuel Alito’s opinion in Dobbs is whether the leaker was conservative or liberal. The leak will ultimately pale in ...
Roberts to Congress on court reforms: We’re on it - SCOTUSblog
WEBDec 31, 2021 · In a year when a presidential commission studied Supreme Court reform and members of Congress introduced major legislation to revamp aspects of the federal judiciary, Roberts argued that any changes to the court system should (and, he said, would) come from within. Roberts started his 2020 year-end report by …