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WEB2 days ago · The justices on Tuesday evening denied Oklahoma’s request to reinstate $4.5 million in federal funding for family-planning projects which was terminated over the state’s refusal to provide patients information about obtaining abortions, a requirement of the funding under federal law. Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Neil Gorsuch ...
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 ...
The Supreme Court’s role in defining American citizenship
WEBJan 27, 2021 · The 14th Amendment’s citizenship clause overruled Dred Scott, declaring that “All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”. The Supreme Court played a vital role in implementing the 14th Amendment’s citizenship ...
Supreme Court strikes down Biden student-loan forgiveness …
WEBJun 30, 2023 · By a vote of 6-3, the justices ruled that the Biden administration overstepped its authority last year when it announced that it would cancel up to $400 billion in student loans. The Biden administration had said that as many as 43 million Americans would have benefitted from the loan forgiveness program; almost half of those borrowers would ...
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy - SCOTUSblog
WEBJun 27, 2024. 6-3. Roberts. OT 2023. Holding: When the Securities and Exchange Commission seeks civil penalties against a defendant for securities fraud, the Seventh Amendment entitles the defendant to a jury trial. Judgment: Affirmed and remanded, 6-3, in an opinion by Chief Justice Roberts on June 27, 2024.
Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action programs in college ...
WEBJun 29, 2023 · In a historic decision, the Supreme Court severely limited, if not effectively ended, the use of affirmative action in college admissions on Thursday. By a vote of 6-3, the justices ruled that the admissions programs used by the University of North Carolina and Harvard College violate the Constitution’s equal protection clause, which bars ...
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 …
What's Happening Now - SCOTUSblog
WEBDec 31, 2023 · 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 ...
Term limits for justices gain new attention, but prospects for …
WEBAug 16, 2022 · However, a recent drop in public confidence in the court to a historic low may explain why support for term limits is growing now. In July, a poll from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that 67% of Americans support term limits for justices. Support among Democrats was …
We read all the amicus briefs in Dobbs so you don’t have to
WEBNov 30, 2021 · In Wednesday's abortion case the justices have been asked to overrule decades of precedent. (Orhan Cam via Shutterstock) More than 140 amicus briefs were filed in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the potentially momentous abortion case concerning a Mississippi law banning abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy.