Tag: Stephen Breyer

Supreme Court Strikes Down Roe v. Wade Abortion Precedent

By a vote of 6–3 the Supreme Court formally overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 precedent federalizing abortion policy and overrode the states.

Supreme Court Won’t Lower Bar for Immigration Detainees to Sue Government

In a pair of rulings on June 13, the Supreme Court made it harder for those held in immigration detention to bring legal challenges.

Boston’s Refusal to Allow Christian Flag to Fly Is Unconstitutional, Unanimous Supreme Court Finds

Supreme Court ruled Boston’s decision to allow other flags to fly outside city hall while refusing a Christian flag is an unconstitutional.
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Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Judge Jackson’s Nomination to Senate Floor

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday voted along party lines to advance the confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Senate floor...

Biden’s Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson refuses to define the word ‘woman’ because she’s ‘not a biologist’!

The moment came during a tense exchange with Senator Marsha BlackburnBlackburn quizzed Jackson on sex and gender issues amid the...

Who Is Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden’s Supreme Court Nominee?

If she is confirmed by the U.S. Senate and becomes the first black woman to serve on the Supreme...

Biden Nominates Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court

President Joe Biden has nominated U.S. Circuit Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. Biden, a Democrat, announced the nomination on Feb....
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Biden Says He Will Appoint Black Woman to SCOTUS by End of February

President Joe Biden announced on Jan. 27 that he’ll appoint the first-ever black woman to the U.S. Supreme Court by the...
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Justice Stephen Breyer to Retire From Supreme Court

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will retire, paving the way for President Joe Biden to appoint his first Supreme Court justice,...

Legal Experts Respond to Supreme Court’s Split Decision on Vaccine Mandates

The Supreme Court’s decision blocking the Biden administration’s private-sector vaccination regime was viewed positively by legal experts consulted by...
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Supreme Court Corrects Transcript to Show Gorsuch Didn’t Make False Flu Claim

The Supreme Court has updated its official transcript of court proceedings that took place last week, clarifying that Justice Neil...

Omicron Makes Biden’s Vaccine Mandates Obsolete

There is no evidence so far that vaccines are reducing infections from the fast-spreading variant. Federal courts considering the Biden...