Heirs of 'odious' Supreme Court ruling see modern parallels

SCOTUS keeps papering over the antiquated Second Amendment

The Court's conservative majority turns to “history and traditions” to ignore the obvious — again

Obergefell’s Second Decade

Progressives continue to bemoan the Roberts Court's supposed illegitimacy. But a case they venerate remains the measuring stick for judicial hubris.

Five Reasons Why Obergefell Remains Constitutionally Vulnerable

The Supreme Court’s 2015 decision in Obergefell v. Hodges stands as one of the most egregious examples of judicial activism in modern history. In a single stroke, five unelected lawyers redefined the timeless institution of marriage for the entire nation, bypassing the Constitution, the democratic process, and millennia of human experience rooted in biblical truth and human...

'Feelings of horror:' High Court slams law tying judge appointments to ideology

The government said the law is meant to increase ideological diversity among judges. Supreme Court President Isaac Amit warned that if it remains in force, 'in 15 years we'll have politicized judges and, regrettably, our judicial DNA is liable to change'

<i>Obergefell</i>, 11 Years On

The question of whether the Supreme Court should revisit the decision, as it did Roe, is on the table.

On birthright citizenship, the Supreme Court originalists split on history and Trump

The conservative justices see 'originalism' as a guiding principle to prevent judges from changing the Constitution to adjust to changing times. But that flipped this year.

Judicial review is cornerstone of India&#8217;s constitutional democracy: CJI Surya Kant

Describing judicial review as cornerstone of India’s constitutional democracy, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has said that it should not be viewed as judicial supremacy. Speaking at the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) conference in Stockholm on Monday, the CJI said, “It would be no exaggeration to claim that this expansive []

Dissecting the Supreme Court's Scary 'Birthright' Betrayal

Justice Samuel Alito warned the birthright citizenship ruling is

The Supreme Court Deals Major Blow to Congressional Authority

In a single opinion, the Supreme Court on Tuesday took a swipe at Congressional authority while at the same time stripping some victims of religious violations the ability to sue over illegal treatment. The decision weakens a law guaranteeing freedom of religious expression in federally-funded prisons. But with time, the ruling may prove far more []

Clarence Thomas’ Theory of Race Is Now the Law. It’s Already a Disaster.

The conservative supermajority’s move to constitutionalize “colorblindness” has sweeping implications in many other areas of the law.

The Supreme Court Quietly Embraced Clarence Thomas’ Theory of Race. It’s Already a Disaster.

The conservative supermajority’s move to constitutionalize “colorblindness” has sweeping implications in many other areas of the law.

The Supreme Court Loves Religious Freedom—Just Not for Rastafarians

Elie Mystal In a far-reaching ruling, the court violated a man’s constitutional rights—and undermined fundamental civil rights protections. The post The Supreme Court Loves Religious Freedom—Just Not for Rastafarians appeared first on The Nation.

NDC: How Judicial rascality can be stopped – Atedo Peterside

Mr Peterside said on Saturday in an X post that reliance on appellate courts alone to do right would encourage judges to plunge into delivering “procurable obnoxious judgements”. The post NDC: How Judicial rascality can be stopped – Atedo Peterside appeared first on Vanguard News.

In Gift to Billionaires, Supreme Court Buys Vance’s Argument Against Post-Watergate Campaign Finance Rule

Editor’s Note: While many are celebrating the Supreme Court’s narrow victory preserving birthright citizenship, it is important not to lose sight of the broader picture. This was only one case, and one constitutional protection. The same Court continues to issue decisions that expand corporate power, weaken voting rights, erode protections for workers and immigrants, and []

The Supreme Court just embraced an incoherent theory of presidential power

Last month, the Supreme Court majority issued a pair of opinions that take a bold swipe at the constitutional power of Congress to enact laws limiting presidential power at the behest of the voting public. It did so while tossing to the wind, once again, the right-wing justices' purported adherence to conservative principles of judicial...

The Roberts Doctrine: Royalism, unless it affects my portfolio

As was almost uniformly expected among Court sickos, the Court overruled a perfectly sound 90-year-old unanimous precedent on executive power, while underscoring the incoherence of the holding by carving out an exception by pure ipse dixit. It’s interesting how the Times and WSJ choose to frame this pair of rulings: The Times’s framing here is [] The post The Roberts Doctrine: Royalism, unless it affects my portfolio appeared first on Lawyers, Guns Money.

Make Up Your Dang Mind, Hakeem: Supreme Court Whiplash: Pack It Yesterday, Praise It Today

Make Up Your Dang Mind, Hakeem: Supreme Court Whiplash: Pack It Yesterday, Praise It Today

For Most of Its History, the Supreme Court Didn’t Pretend to Be Apolitical

Today’s Supreme Court justices insist that they are not “politicians in robes” and merely act as umpires calling “balls and...

Supreme Court seeks to rewrite, not interpret, the Constitution

Supreme Court seeks to rewrite, not interpret, the Constitution

Supreme Court’s 6-3 split is on display in cases on religion, immigration and more

Justice Sonia Sotomayor said the GOP-appointed majority “shakes the public’s confidence in the stable and predictable development of the law.” The post Supreme Court’s 6-3 split is on display in cases on religion, immigration and more appeared first on MS NOW.

Ben Woodfinden: Finally — new Supreme Court justice doesn’t think he’s above Parliament

Glenn Joyal has been warning about judicial overreach for decades

From The Declaration To Dobbs: The Unfinished Pro-Life Work

Four years ago, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson, ending nearly 50 years of Roe v. Wade as the law of the land. Roe had been based on an absurd lie, one that turned the American founding on its head. The Declaration of Independence, the very first words our nation spoke, states unequivocally that every ...

The 2026 Supreme Court -- a ‘C Minus’ at Best

Photo Credit:https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States_-_Roberts_Court_2022.jpg Supreme CourtBy Don BrownThe Supreme Court’s just-concluded term produced several important victories for constitutional principles. Unfortunately, two catastrophic failures dragged the Court’s overall performance down.

Court slaughters myth of ‘independent’ agencies: Trump can finally fire bureaucrats

The Supreme Court did something on Monday that constitutional scholars have been debating for 91 years. It overruled Humphrey’s Executor and told Congress it cannot wall off executive branch officers from presidential removal by dressing them up as “independent.” The vote was 6-3. The decision was correct. And the reaction from the Left tells you []

A Triumph for Constitutional Fidelity and the American Dream

Yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling reaffirming the 14th Amendment’s guarantee of birthright citizenship is a resounding victory for the rule of law, our national identity, and the enduring power of the American Dream. For over a century and a half, the Citizenship Clause has stood as a cornerstone of American liberty. Yesterday’s decision honors the clear text, the legislative intent, and the long-standing judicial precedents that have defined our nation since the Reconstruction era. Roots in the Common Law and the Constitution As a nation, our strength has always been anchored in our foundational principles rather than ancestral bloodlines. From our ... Read More

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson accuses Supreme Court of ‘protecting guns’ over ‘consistently preserving any principle of law’

In a dissent joined by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson accused the Supreme Court’s conservative majority of twisting its 2022 Second Amendment precedent “into a free-for-all that lets the judiciary thwart the will of legislatures by privileging access to firearms above all else.” “Today’s decision makes one thing clear: the court’s objective is...

Supreme Court deals massive blow to Deep State, striking down 90-year precedent * WorldNetDaily * by Fred Lucas and Tyler O’Neil, The Daily Signal

Source link The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to strike down the 90-year-old precedent in Humphrey’s Executor that insulated deep state actors when even the president sought to fire them. “Nearly

A Troubling Milestone: Most Supreme Court Rulings Are Secretive Votes With Little Justification

The post A Troubling Milestone: Most Supreme Court Rulings Are Secretive Votes With Little Justification appeared first on ProPublica.

Clarence Thomas claims Supreme Court birthright decision ‘devalues’ US citizenship for other Americans

Justice Ketanji Brown Jacksom slams conservative’s ‘myopic’ treatment of 14th Amendment

Birthright Citizenship vs. 'We the People'

The Supreme Court has finally weighed in on birthright citizenship, and to the frustration of conservatives across the nation, they got it wrong. Simply saying that today is enough to invite endless ridicule from those who insist the Constitution plainly and unambiguously grants citizenship to anyone born on American soil. There is little interest in engaging with the intended purpose of the 14th Amendment, its historical context, or whether that interpretation serves the long-term interests of the nation. Yet the same people who demand a strictly literal reading of the 14th Amendment rarely apply that standard consistently to the rest of the Constitution.

The Long-Awaited Supreme Court Fight Over AR-15 Bans Is Finally Here

After years of legal battles and unanswered questions, the Supreme Court is finally set to weigh in on one of the biggest Second Amendment fights in America.

Trumpy Justice, 76, Publicly Sneers at Liberal for Daring to Dissent

Pool/Getty ImagesConservative Justice Samuel Alito shocked Supreme Court observers on Thursday by lobbing a sneering dig at his liberal colleague, Justice Sonia Sotomayor.Alito, 76, shattered the court’s veneer of civility after Sotomayor, 72, read her blistering dissent in a 6-3 ruling that dealt a major blow to asylum seekers, holding that migrants waiting on the Mexican side of the southern border have not legally “arrived in the United States” and therefore are not entitled to statutory inspection and asylum-processing requirements.Sotomayor spent nearly 12 minutes “calmly” reading her dissent from the bench as her colleagues watched, MS NOW legal analyst Lisa Rubin said. Reading a dissent—the most pointed possible show of disapproval open to justices—is uncommon but falls squarely within the court’s norms.Read more at The Daily Beast.

In Congress, a bipartisan annoyance with the Supreme Court

WASHINGTON — The most recent Supreme Court term has left Congress grappling with how to respond to a court that experts say has grabbed considerably more power for itself. Conservatives were rankled by a Supreme Court decision quashing ...

Stung by SCOTUS, appeals court blocks California law that hides gender confusion from parents

The Supreme Court has spoken to every state legislature and school district in America: you do not have the right to keep parents in the dark about their own children, say lawyers for parents whose victory led to new appeals ruling.