Cops could be forced into race-based guessing game after Supreme Court move, Thomas joins dissent

After SCOTUS Fails to Act, States Must Step Up to Save Election Day

DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The current conservative Supreme Court rarely gets it wrong when it comes to election administration. But in this week’s ruling in Watson v. RNC, that reliable majority flipped on its head with Justices John Roberts and Amy Coney Barrett siding with the liberals by holding that, despite plain language in federal law dictating...

Alito and Thomas dissent in case involving race and law enforcement

The court’s senior GOP appointees wondered about the limits of racial considerations if officers and courts “must craft special rules for black persons.” The post Alito and Thomas dissent in case involving race and law enforcement appeared first on MS NOW.

Some thoughts on the U.S. v Hemani Decision

We wrote about the U.S. v Hemani case when the oral arguments took place, and the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision written by Justice Gorsuch is consistent with what we wrote. The concurring decision by Justices Jackson and Sotomayer is comical in its logical errors, and we will discuss that at the end of this post. [] The post Some thoughts on the U.S. v Hemani Decision appeared first on Crime Prevention Research Center.

Supreme Court wraps blockbuster term with Trump rulings: Join the live discussion

The Supreme Court went out with a bang: Birthright citizenship, transgender athlete bans, President Trump's firing power, mail-in ballots and more. Join The Hill's legal affairs reporters Zach Schonfeld and Sophie Brams as they break down the tense dynamics in the courtroom and this term's blockbuster opinions. The discussion is scheduled to begin at 3...

America’s Unaccountable Federal Judiciary

A group of law students petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a case that exposes a glaring contradiction in American law. ... The post America’s Unaccountable Federal Judiciary appeared first on The New American.