A draft opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito suggests that a majority of the court may overturn the landmark 1973 ruling that guaranteed the constitutional right to abortion in the US.
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What is the draft opinion about the landmark US abortion decision Roe v. Wade and how did we find out about it?
The Supreme Court ruled May 2, 2022, in Shurtleff v. Boston, a free speech case.
Conflicts of interest at the Supreme Court are nothing new. But no one has found a way to fix them.
Local control over school funding leads to uneven resources between districts, two legal scholars maintain.
Local governments in Oklahoma are adapting to a 2020 Supreme Court ruling, but state officials have chosen a different path.
Scholars discuss the meaning of Ketanji Brown Jackson’s elevation to the highest court in the land.
President Joe Biden’s nominee for the US Supreme Court withstood four days of hearings and was confirmed to become the first Black woman to serve on the nation’s highest court.
Scholars discuss the meaning of Ketanji Brown Jackson’s potential elevation to the highest court in the land.
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, a case stemming from a football coach’s prayers on the field, on April 25, 2022.
When the Census Bureau’s count of the population is inaccurate, it affects representation and government spending. Correcting errors isn’t always allowed.
55 years after Thurgood Marshall testified during his Supreme Court confirmation hearing, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s hearings show race and crime continue to drive questions about a Black jurist.
States and universities have passed many rules governing what types of name, image and likeness deals athletes can sign. Most are innocuous, but three may violate their First Amendment rights.
A handful of Black women have worn the black robes of a judge in the past, but none has ever been nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court. Until now.
A constitutional law professor provides insight on what Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated to the Supreme Court, could mean for how that court works.
Justices declined GOP requests to block court-approved congressional maps in North Carolina and Pennsylvania. But justices punted a bigger question over the role of courts until after the midterm elections.
Bills barring transgender teens from girls’ sports and moves to investigate parents of trans children for potential crimes provide an uncertain and dangerous future for many.
A constitutional law professor provides insight on what Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated to the Supreme Court, could mean for how that court works.
West Virginia v. EPA could be the opportunity that conservative justices have been seeking to curb federal power.
While it’s a victory for the families of the victims, the settlement leaves a key legal question about the gun industry’s liability shield unanswered.
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