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Clarence Thomas' Gift Disclosures Abruptly Stopped in 2004

Embattled justice only reported 2 gifts in years after critical 'Los Angeles Times' report

(Newser) - Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, who reportedly accepted lavish gifts of travel from a GOP donor without reporting them, has only reported two gifts since 2004, according to financial disclosure reports. According to the Washington Post , which reviewed the reports, a 2004 Los Angeles Times story about the many gifts...

Supreme Court Doesn't Enact Transgender Athlete Restriction

West Virginia law isn't in effect while it's being challenged

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Thursday passed on a chance to put a state law into effect that would prohibit transgender athletes from playing on female school sports teams. The 2021 West Virginia law, which would apply to students in middle school through college, is on hold while an appeals court...

Democrats Seething Over Clarence Thomas Report

AOC, for one, says justice should be impeached over gifts from billionaire conservative donor

(Newser) - Neither Clarence Thomas himself nor the Supreme Court has responded to ProPublica's report detailing how the justice has received lavish vacations and gifts from a prominent GOP donor for 20 years without disclosing them. Democrats, on the other hand, have plenty to stay about Thomas' relationship with real estate...

Clarence Thomas Has a Luxury Benefactor
Clarence Thomas
Has a Luxury
Benefactor
longform
Apr 6, 2023 10:20 AM CDT

Clarence Thomas Has a Luxury Benefactor

ProPublica suggests justice should be reporting exotic trips paid for by billionaire friend Harlan Crow

(Newser) - Clarence Thomas has a very, very rich friend. This friend, billionaire real estate magnate Harlan Crow, has for two decades let the Supreme Court justice and his wife travel around the world to exotic locales at his expense, reports ProPublica . The story by Joshua Kaplan, Justin Elliott, and Alex Mierjeski...

Jackson Writes First SCOTUS Ruling
Newest SCOTUS
Justice Has a First
Mar 1, 2023 1:00 AM CST

Newest SCOTUS Justice Has a First

Jackson writes her first majority opinion in unanimous decision on Delaware and MoneyGram

(Newser) - The newest Supreme Court justice has written her first majority opinion. Ketanji Brown Jackson authored the ruling in a case involving a dispute between Delaware and other states regarding MoneyGram, the second-biggest money transfer company in the world. The company is incorporated in Delaware, and the state kept hundreds of...

SCOTUS Sounds Skeptical in Student Debt Argument

Conservative justices question plan's fairness

(Newser) - The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in two cases involving President Biden's student loan forgiveness plan—and analysts say the day left the plan's future looking shaky. The arguments stretched almost an hour beyond the allotted two hours, and Chief Justice John Roberts was among the conservative justices...

Supreme Court to Decide Fate of Consumer Watchdog

GOP-led states call Consumer Financial Protection Bureau a 'failed experiment'

(Newser) - The Supreme Court said Monday it will take up a Republican-led challenge to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a case that could threaten how the consumer watchdog agency functions. It is the second time in three years that the justices will be examining the federal agency, which was created in...

Supreme Court Tackling a Big Case: Student Loans
Supreme Court Tackling
a Big Case: Student Loans
the rundown
Feb 27, 2023 9:35 AM CST

Supreme Court Tackling a Big Case: Student Loans

On Tuesday, justices will hear arguments on whether Biden's loan forgiveness is legal

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear arguments in a closely watched case—actually two cases—that will have a tangible effect on the bank accounts of many Americans. The issue is whether President Biden's plan to give people a break of up to $20,000 on their federal...

Onion's Brief Fails to Sway SCOTUS in Parody Case

Ohio man was arrested, jailed for mocking local police department

(Newser) - The Supreme Court has rejected the case that led to it receiving a very unusual brief last year. The court has turned away an appeal from an Ohio man who was arrested, jailed for four days, and put on trial for creating a Facebook page that parodied his local police...

Kagan: 'These Are Not the 9 Greatest Experts on the Internet'

Court hears arguments in Section 230 case

(Newser) - The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a case that could upend the internet as we know it—and some of the justices acknowledged that they may not be the right people to find the ideal middle ground in arguments over algorithms. "We really don’t know about these...

SCOTUS Case Could Have Huge Implications for Internet
SCOTUS Case Could Have
Huge Implications for Internet
THE RUNDOWN
Feb 20, 2023 3:55 PM CST

SCOTUS Case Could Have Huge Implications for Internet

Court could strike down 'legal foundation' of the modern internet

(Newser) - "The free and open internet as we know it couldn’t exist without Section 230," the Electronic Frontier Foundation says—and a case the Supreme Court will hear Tuesday could have huge implications for the internet's future. In Gonzalez v. Google, the court will determine whether the...

On Abortion Rights, an &#39;Eyebrow-Raising Hypothetical&#39; From Judge
On Roe v. Wade,
Federal Judge
Sees a 'Loophole'
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Feb 11, 2023 12:15 PM CST

On Roe v. Wade, Federal Judge Sees a 'Loophole'

Judge in criminal case says 13th Amendment could provide a national right to abortion

(Newser) - In a pending criminal case against anti-abortion activists, a federal judge on Monday raised what CNBC is calling an "eyebrow-raising hypothetical" on the issue of a constitutional right to abortion. Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly said that when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade with its ruling last year in...

Kavanaugh on SCOTUS: Divide Is Overplayed in Media

'We work well together,' he says

(Newser) - You might think things are contentious on the Supreme Court, given the apparent division along party lines of the nine justices. But, speaking at an event for Notre Dame's law school this week, Justice Brett Kavanaugh insisted that's not the case, NBC News and CNN report. "There...

Supreme Court: We Can't Find the Leaker

Investigation turns up no leads about who gave the media draft opinion on abortion ruling

(Newser) - Someone is likely breathing a sigh of relief. The Supreme Court said Thursday that it can't figure out who leaked the bombshell draft opinion of the ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade. "It is not possible to determine the identity of any individual who may have disclosed the...

Colleges Expect Court Ruling to Have Sweeping Effects

Changes in student bodies will show up next year and be lasting, experts say

(Newser) - In oral arguments in October, the Supreme Court gave colleges every indication that their admission policies are about to change. Republican-appointed justices, who hold the majority, indicated skepticism about what opponents call race-conscious admissions practices. "I've heard the word diversity quite a few times, and I don't...

Alito Sends Message to Gun Law Opponents

Court lets New York restrictions stand for now

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to block New York state restrictions on carrying concealed firearms, though two justices encouraged the law's opponents to not give up their fight. The law is being challenged, with the case now before the federal appeals court in New York, and the justices...

In Year-End Report, Chief Justice Focuses on Judicial Security

John Roberts wrote about events in 1957 but didn't mention present-day controversies

(Newser) - In his annual report on the federal judiciary, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts' main focus was events in 1957, not any of the controversies in a tumultuous year for the nation's top court. Roberts' year-end report looked at the events surrounding US District Judge Ronald N. Davies' efforts...

SCOTUS Leaves Border Policy in Place Indefinitely

Court extends pandemic-era limits

(Newser) - The Supreme Court is keeping pandemic-era limits on immigration in place indefinitely, dashing hopes of immigration advocates who had been anticipating their end this week. In a ruling Tuesday, the Supreme Court extended a temporary stay that Chief Justice John Roberts issued last week. Under the court’s order, the...

This Bust Is About to Get Booted From US Capitol

House passes legislation to remove head of SCOTUS justice who wrote Dred Scott ruling

(Newser) - The House passed legislation Wednesday that calls for removing from the Capitol a bust of the US Supreme Court justice who wrote the infamous 1857 Dred Scott decision that held African Americans weren't citizens. The bust of Roger B. Taney, the nation's fifth chief justice, sits inside the...

SCOTUS Hears Case That Could Reshape Elections
SCOTUS Hears Case That
Could Reshape Elections
THE RUNDOWN
Dec 7, 2022 2:40 PM CST

SCOTUS Hears Case That Could Reshape Elections

NC legislators argue that courts can't interfere with election rules set by legislatures

(Newser) - The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a high-stakes case that analysts say could radically change the way elections are conducted in America. The Moore v. Harper case, brought by Republican legislative leaders in North Carolina, cites the controversial "independent state legislature doctrine," the Charlotte Observer reports. The...

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