on Dec. 1 at 10:23 a.m.
Sandra Day O’Connor, a self-described “Arizona cowgirl” who made history as the first woman to serve as a Supreme Court justice, died on Friday in Phoenix, Arizona. She was 93. The cause was complications related to advanced dementia, probably Alzheimer’s disease, and a respiratory illness, the Supreme Court announced.
President Ronald Reagan with his Supreme Court nominee Sandra Day O’Connor at the White House in 1981. (White House Photographic Collection via Wikimedia Commons)
on Nov. 30 at 7:28 a.m.
The Supreme Court heard argument on Wednesday in a dispute raising constitutional challenges to three distinct longstanding aspects of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s operations. The argument, though, focused on one single challenge – the ability of the SEC to impose fines in administrative proceedings –that seemed to divide the justices sharply.
on Nov. 30 at 7:50 a.m.
A regular round-up of “relisted” petitions. This week: a First Amendment challenge to state university bias-response teams, the Biden administration again seeks Munsingwear vacatur of an adverse decision on its COVID-19 vaccination policies, and yet another case involving whether filing deadlines are jurisdictional.
on Nov. 22 at 1:58 p.m.
The justices will be back in the courtroom on Nov. 27. The seven cases scheduled for the December session include disputes over federal immigration law, taxation, and the power of administrative agencies. On Dec. 4, the justices will hear one of the highest-profile bankruptcy cases in recent memory, a case which stems from thousands of lawsuits against OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma.
The justices and retired justices of the Supreme Court have issued statements regarding the death of Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve on the court. O’Connor, who stepped down from the court in 2006, died on Friday in Phoenix, Arizona. She was 93 years old.
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read:
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read:
The Petitions of the Week column highlights a selection of cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here.
In June, the Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling that struck down the admissions programs at Harvard and the University of North Carolina. By a vote of 6-3, the justices held that the programs violated the 14th Amendment’s equal protection clause because they explicitly took an applicant’s race into account in admissions decisions. In his opinion for the court, Chief Justice John Roberts cautioned that universities should not try to circumvent the court’s decision “through application essays or other means,” emphasizing that “‘what cannot be done directly cannot be done indirectly.’” This week, we highlight petitions that ask the court to consider, among other things, whether a high school admissions policy that considers socioeconomic factors “indirectly” discriminates against applicants because of their race.
Continue ReadingIn the second installment of our new feature on advocates arguing before the court, Nate Mowry interviews Rick Simpson of Wiley Rein LLP, who argued on Tuesday in the double jeopardy case McElrath v. Georgia.
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