LawCommentary
Remember the case of Joe Kennedy, the Marine Corps veteran-turned-high school football coach who was suspended, then fired, halfway through the season a few years… Read More
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On the last day of the Supreme Court’s pandemic-extended term, the court declared that nearly half the state of Oklahoma remained reservation land. This thrust… Read More
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The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Bostock v. Clayton, which ruled that the Title VII prohibition on sex discrimination in employment extends to discrimination based… Read More
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Michael Flynn’s attorney has fired another broadside at Judge Emmet Sullivan, the trial judge presiding over his case. Flynn filed a blistering brief opposing Sullivan’s… Read More
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Federal district court Judge Lynn Adelman had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day late last month when the Judicial Council of the 7th… Read More
LawNews
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case involving two former Georgia college students who were prevented from sharing their faith on their school… Read More
LawCommentary
The Supreme Court issued one of the most consequential decisions of its term on its last day Thursday. No, it wasn’t either of the decisions… Read More
Law Analysis
The Little Sisters of the Poor, a Catholic order of nuns, secured a major victory Wednesday. The nuns had been sued by Pennsylvania and New Jersey… Read More
LawCommentary
Why are some in the government so determined to force a group of Catholic nuns to violate their beliefs? That’s a question we all should… Read More
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The Supreme Court strengthened the separation of church and state Wednesday and, for once, that’s a good thing. The “separation” most people think of was… Read More
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The Supreme Court has upheld the right of the United States government to distribute aid to foreign organizations in accordance with American interests. The June… Read More
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In a decision issued Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that states can punish presidential electors who break their pledge to support the presidential candidate preferred… Read More
LawNews
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled Monday that states can require members of the Electoral College to vote for the same presidential candidate as their respective… Read More
SocietyCommentary
In the much-anticipated case of June Medical Services v. Russo, a divided Supreme Court on Monday narrowly struck down a Louisiana law that would have… Read More
LawCommentary
The Supreme Court on June 29 held that the structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau violates the constitutional separation of powers but held that… Read More
LawNews
The United States Supreme Court ruled Monday that a pro-life law violates the rights of both women and abortion providers in Louisiana. Chief Justice John Roberts sided… Read More
LawCommentary
In a victory for border security that will help the federal government regain control over the immigration process, the Supreme Court has upheld commonsense rules used by… Read More
LawAnalysis
Justice Neil Gorsuch’s majority opinion claims to apply a simple and straightforward test: “An employer violates Title VII when it intentionally fires an individual employee based in… Read More
LawCommentary
With the Supreme Court’s latest erroneous decision on immigration, Chief Justice John Roberts and other justices have done lasting damage to the Constitution, the rule… Read More
SocietyCommentary
When the Supreme Court earlier this spring dismissed a New York gun case from its docket without ruling on the merits, disappointed Second Amendment advocates… Read More
Law Analysis
American women have lost an important battle. The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in favor of protecting new LGBT rights Monday in the case of R.G…. Read More
LawCommentary
In what dissenting Justice Samuel Alito called one of the most “brazen abuse[s]” of the Supreme Court’s authority, a six-member majority of the court led… Read More
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The United States Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision Monday that federal law protects LGBT and transgender employees from discrimination. Justices Neil Gorsuch and… Read More
LawCommentary
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit has taken federal District Judge Fred Biery to the proverbial woodshed over an outlandish order he… Read More
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A new report from The Heritage Foundation documents how radically the norms of the judicial confirmation process have changed, especially in the past 20 years…. Read More
LawNews
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., called for an investigation into free speech double standards, saying that state officials have favored protests while targeting religious freedom. Hawley… Read More
LawCommentary
Today’s news reads like it’s ripped straight from the pages of the Old Testament. Plagues and protests dominate the headlines. But unlike Moses, who received… Read More
LawCommentary
In the United States, we don’t have kings or queens of any variety. Still, some judges apparently think they are philosopher-kings, and an order released… Read More
LawAnalysis
The Supreme Court is hearing some major cases this term that could have longstanding implications. The cases span a variety of issues: President Donald Trump’s… Read More
LawCommentary
The Supreme Court’s final week of oral arguments for its 2019-20 term this week included two cases that involve an important religious freedom issue. In… Read More
