#supreme-court

#supreme-court

In December 2023, his conviction for causing serious harm to two partners by intentionally or recklessly infecting them with HIV was quashed by the Supreme Court.

Three years after the Supreme Court opened the door to state abortion bans, most U.S. adults say abortion should be legal, similar to before the ruling.

The Fifth Circuit announced that the cops cannot stop and frisk a person if they suspect you have a gun but made it pretty clear they can still stop and frisk you for existing while Black.

The City of San Francisco reached a financial settlement of $2.8 million in a legal battle over the practice of clearing homeless encampments from public spaces.

The Supreme Court quashed the convictions of former traders Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo for interest rate benchmark manipulation due to jury direction errors undermining trial fairness.

Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered Jair Bolsonaro to wear an ankle bracelet and prohibited him from using social media after he allegedly planned a coup against President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch is categorized as a SLAPP suit, indicating an attempt to silence critics and discourage free speech.

"Innumerable themes may be 'contrary to the religious principles' that parents 'wish to instill in their children,'" wrote Justice Sotomayor in dissent.

Kagan, Sotomayor, and Jackson's dissents signal a rejection of traditional constitutional law practices, highlighting a new reality where the Court seems unmoored from legal restraint.

Tennessee's SB-1 asserts the state's compelling interest in encouraging minors to appreciate their sex and discourages anything that might make them become disdainful of their sex.

Jessica Winter describes the Supreme Court's decision to allow dismantling the Department of Education as cruel and nihilistic sabotage.

The Supreme Court's decision in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton does not allow states or the federal government to impose broader age-verification mandates on social media, general audience websites, or app stores. This ruling reverses decades of First Amendment protections for adults to access lawful speech online, affecting not just minors but adult access to various types of speech that were previously protected.

The government's insistence on keeping agency reorganization plans confidential contrasts with the Supreme Court's previous requirement for transparency, raising questions about honesty in its legal rationale.

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s dissents at the Supreme Court have become pivotal, especially her insights into the influence of specific industries on court decisions.

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse's message offers realism and hope during a bleak time for American democracy. He has been continuously warning about climate inaction and money's influence in the Supreme Court.

"Five states are feigning compliance with Tyler by requiring owners well before any tax sale to preserve their right to any surplus proceeds from any future sale."

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson recently criticized the Supreme Court for being "overly sympathetic to corporate interests" and favoring "moneyed interests" over ordinary citizens.

"This is very worrying, because if past is prologue, it may suggest that they are preparing to eliminate or emasculate the committee," Peter Lurie, executive director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, told The New York Times.