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Supreme Court Will Rule on Affordable Care Act

Supreme Court Will Rule on Affordable Care Act

It’s official – today is the day the Supreme Court justices consider the widely debated challenge to the Obama administration’s health-care overhaul. The court will hear a challenge brought by…

U.S. Supreme Court Stays Execution of Man Attorneys Say Was Unfairly Sentenced Due to Question About Race During Trial

U.S. Supreme Court Stays Execution of Man Attorneys Say Was Unfairly Sentenced Due to Question About Race During Trial

Yesterday, just hours before it was scheduled to take place, the U.S. Supreme Court stayed the execution of Duane Buck, aged 48, after his attorneys appealed his sentence, saying it was…

Sotomayor talks about her diabetes with kids

Sotomayor talks about her diabetes with kids

ustice Sonia Sotomayor, the first Supreme Court justice known to have diabetes explains to a group of diabetic children that their goals are still within their reach. Telling the story of her diagnosis…

Supreme Court asks 3rd circuit to reconsider decision

Supreme Court asks 3rd circuit to reconsider decision

After ten days the U.S Supreme Court upheld the Legal Arizona Workers Act. It penalizes employers who knowingly hire unauthorized foreign workers, since knowingly hiring unauthorized foreign workers is against…

Morning Roundup

Morning Roundup

Good morning everyone!  Today is Wednesday, March 2, and this is a quick look back at this week’s news… The partnership has approved DLA Piper’s merger with its Australian partner……

Democrats Introduce Supreme Court Ethics Bill

Democrats Introduce Supreme Court Ethics Bill

Under current law, the Supreme Court is exempt from certain ethics rules that govern judges on lower courts, including rules regarding recusal.  Recently the court has come under increased scrutiny,…

Six Justices to Attend SOTU

Six Justices to Attend SOTU

The Supreme Court has announced that six of the justices will attend tonight’s State of the Union speech, but did not elaborate on which six. We can only speculate, but…

The World According to Scalia

The World According to Scalia

According to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s version of originalism, the Constitution does not protect women from state sponsored discrimination. Originalism is a doctrine, or more accurately a family of…

Morning Roundup

Morning Roundup

Good morning everyone! Today is Tuesday, November 30th. Here’s a quick look back at yesterday’s headlines. Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens gave an interview to 60 Minutes… New York…

Justice Stevens Opens Up

Justice Stevens Opens Up

Sunday nights just aren’t the same without Jessica Fletcher, and I confess that without the pairing of Murder, She Wrote, I rarely watch 60 Minutes anymore.  Fortunately, in the age…

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