Every post published in July 2018, most recent first.
For this blog, in a post first published at Howe on the Court, Amy Howe reports that “[t]he Supreme Court declined to intervene [yester]day in a lawsuit filed by a group of 21 children and teenagers who allege that they have a constitutional right to a ‘climate system capable of sustaining human
On Friday, August 3, from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT in Chicago, the American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section will host a review of criminal law cases from the most recent Supreme Court term. Panelists include Ann C. Williams, MiAngel C. Cody and Debra Bonamici; Rory Little will moderate.
For The Daily Caller, Kevin Daley reports that “Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh celebrated early successes in the nomination process with White House officials Friday,” and that “administration officials feel the judge is strongly positioned for confirmation.” For The Washington Post, Seung
We recorded this week’s episode live at the Washington, D.C., offices of Akin Gump. We’re joined by two members of the firm’s Supreme Court and appellate practice — Pratik Shah, a former assistant to the solicitor general, and Martine Cicconi, who worked in the White House Counsel’s office and clerked for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Frank S. Ravitch is Professor of Law and Walter H. Stowers Chair in Law & Religion at Michigan State University College of Law. The number of cases involving religion in which Judge Brett Kavanaugh wrote an opinion for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is limited.
The Supreme Court declined to intervene today in a lawsuit filed by a group of 21 children and teenagers who allege that they have a constitutional right to a “climate system capable of sustaining human life.” The federal government had asked the justices to put discovery and a trial, currently
In the most recent round of coverage of the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, the Associated Press reports that “[n]early all the nation’s Republican governors have signed a letter backing Senate confirmation for … Kavanaugh.” Additional coverage comes from Justin Wise at
Since Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his plans to retire, analysis of the potential effects of his retirement has mostly focused on areas of the law in which he provided the swing vote for a more liberal result – for example, abortion or gay rights.
This week we highlight three cert petitions pending before the Supreme Court that address offender-registration laws and the ex post facto clause; state sovereign immunity in the context of Rule 23 class settlements; and what the Constitution requires of a court on habeas review in capital cases.
At The Hill, Max Greenwood reports that “[v]oters are near-evenly split on whether the Senate should confirm President Trump‘s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, according to a Quinnipiac University poll out Wednesday.” At Forbes, Karlyn Bowman assesses the results of several polls measuring