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2 days ago · on Nov. 1 at 7:42 p.m. The Supreme Court on Friday night left in place a ruling by Pennsylvania’s top court that requires election boards in the state to count provisional ballots submitted by voters whose mail-in ballots were deemed invalid by a ballot-sorting machine. The Republican National Committee and the Pennsylvania Republican Party ...
The morning read for Thursday, Nov. 7 - SCOTUSblog
1 day ago · on Nov 7, 2024 at 10:38 am. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read: Supreme Court appears split in Facebook lawsuit tied to data breach (Ann E. Marimow, The Washington Post) Justices Weigh Whether Hospitals Merit Higher Medicare Pay (Tony Pugh & Lydia ...
Supreme Court overturns constitutional right to abortion
Jun 24, 2022 · The Supreme Court on Friday eliminated the constitutional right to obtain an abortion, casting aside 49 years of precedent that began with Roe v. Wade. The decision by Justice Samuel Alito will set off a seismic shift in reproductive rights across the United States. It will allow states to ban abortion, and experts expect about half the states ...
Newsfeed - SCOTUSblog
Oct 31, 2024 · The morning read for Thursday, Oct. 31. By Ellena Erskine on Oct 31, 2024at 10:16 am.
Supreme Court limits scope of anti-bribery law - SCOTUSblog
Jun 26, 2024 · Supreme Court limits scope of anti-bribery law. The justices ruled in Snyder v. United States on Wednesday. (J Main via Shutterstock) The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a federal anti-bribery law does not make it a crime for state and local officials to accept a gratuity for acts that they have already taken.
Justices rule for Jan. 6 defendant - SCOTUSblog
Jun 28, 2024 · The Supreme Court on Friday threw out the charges against a former Pennsylvania police officer who entered the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, attacks. By a vote of 6-3, the justices ruled that the law that Joseph Fischer was charged with violating, which bars obstruction of an official proceeding, applies only to evidence tampering, such ...
In unanimous Fourth Amendment ruling, a reminder that ... - SCOTUSblog
May 17, 2021 · Update (May 18, 8:15 p.m.): This article has been expanded with additional analysis. On Monday, the Supreme Court released its opinion in Caniglia v. Strom, which unanimously held that a lower court’s extension of Cady v. Dombrowski’s “community caretaking” exception into the home defied the logic and holding of Cady, as well as violated the Fourth Amendment’s warrant requirement.
The morning read for Tuesday, Nov. 5 - SCOTUSblog
3 days ago · By Ellena Erskine. on Nov 5, 2024 at 10:27 am. The court is still in session on Election Day with oral arguments this morning in Advocate Christ Medical Center v. Becerra and E.M.D. Sales v. Carrera. Security has been increased around the building. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court.
The new SCOTUS Code of Conduct - SCOTUSblog
Nov 24, 2023 · There are things to like about the Code of Conduct that the Supreme Court promulgated earlier this month. It is a bona fide code of conduct—one that, in the main, tracks the Code of Conduct for U.S. Judges.It follows the same structure, features the same five canons, and includes most of the same provisions that are worded in the same way.
Trump v. United States - SCOTUSblog
Apr 25, 2024 · United States - SCOTUSblog. Trump v. United States. Holding: The nature of presidential power entitles a former president to absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for actions within his conclusive and preclusive constitutional authority; he is also entitled to at least presumptive immunity from prosecution for all his official acts; there ...