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Supreme Court Lets Texas Abortion Law Stay in Effect, for Now

The Texas law has novel features. Usually, a lawsuit seeking to block a law because it is unconstitutional would name state officials as defendants. However, the Texas law, which makes no exceptions for pregnancies resulting from incest or rape, bars most state officials from enforcing it and instead deputizes private individuals to sue anyone who […] More

by Tonya Frazier January 20, 2022, 9:25 pm
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in 2021), Decisions and Verdicts, Doctrine of, Donald J, Executive Privilege, House of Representatives, National Archives and Records Administration, Storming of the US Capitol (Jan, Supreme Court (US), Trump, United States Politics and Government

In Rebuke to Trump, Supreme Court Won’t Block Release of Jan. 6 Files

Among the documents that Mr. Trump had asserted executive privilege over were proposed talking points for Kayleigh McEnany, his former press secretary; a handwritten note concerning Jan. 6; a draft text of a presidential speech for the “Save America” rally that preceded the mob attack; and a draft executive order on the topic of election […] More

by Tonya Frazier January 19, 2022, 9:44 pm
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NPR Reporter Furious Over Supreme Court Rebuke of Outlet’s Story on Masking Feud, Implies Justices Lied #MaskGate

Supreme Court justices Neil Gorsuch and Sonia Sotomayor disputed NPR reporter Nina Totenberg’s story on a so-called masking feud. On Tuesday NPR reported Justice Sonia Sotomayor is still working remotely because fellow justice Neil Gorsuch refuses to wear a face mask. “It was pretty jarring earlier this month when the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court took […] More

by Tonya Frazier January 19, 2022, 9:40 pm
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The Supreme Court breaks with Trump on the January 6 attack

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court rejected former President Donald Trump’s attempt to undermine an investigation into the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. In a single-paragraph order, the Court effectively ensured that the US House committee investigating the Capitol riot will obtain documents that could reveal the extent of Trump’s role in those […] More

by Tonya Frazier January 19, 2022, 7:55 pm
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Supreme Court Denies Trump’s Effort to Block White House Records From Sham Jan. 6 Committee

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday denied President Trump’s efforts to keep White House records from the January 6 Committee. Trump asserted executive privilege over hundreds of pages of documents, but Joe Biden said the records should be released to Congress. House lawyers argued the sham committee needs Trump’s records “to complete a thorough investigation […] More

by Tonya Frazier January 19, 2022, 7:09 pm
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Britney Spears Accuses Dad Of Spending $30 Million Amid Conservatorship As Court Decides If She’ll Have To Pay For HIS Legal Fees

Britney Spears is not done fighting for herself in court! On Tuesday, Brit’s legal team filed claims of financial misconduct against her father, James “Jamie” P. Spears. As Perezcious readers know, last year after he was terminated from his role as conservator, the controversial patriarch petitioned to have his oldest daughter pay for all his […] More

by Tonya Frazier January 19, 2022, 2:50 pm
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It was a great day in the Supreme Court if you want to bribe a lawmaker

In this Supreme Court, any lawyer who dares to defend a campaign finance law knows they have little chance of prevailing. And Wednesday’s oral argument on one of the few remaining safeguards against excessive money in politics was no exception. The unfortunate soul tasked with defending a niche but important anti-corruption law was Malcolm Stewart, […] More

by Tonya Frazier January 19, 2022, 2:20 pm
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Supreme Court Appears Skeptical of Boston’s Refusal to Fly Christian Flag

Even as the Supreme Court seemed poised to reject the view that the hundreds of flags the city had allowed were all government speech, some justices worried about the consequences of a broad ruling, asking, for instance, whether the city would have to fly a flag bearing a swastika. Mathew Staver, a lawyer for Camp […] More

by Tonya Frazier January 18, 2022, 3:24 pm
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Court Delivers Blow to Worker Safety

Workers in the U.S. just suffered a gut punch. On Jan. 13, the six conservative justices of the U.S. Supreme Court blocked implementation of an “emergency temporary standard” issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The standard directed that employers with 100 or more workers must require their employees to either be vaccinated […] More

by Tonya Frazier January 18, 2022, 2:25 pm
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Supreme Court: The Christian right brings a case it deserves to win

The religious right has an extraordinarily high win rate before the current, Republican-dominated Supreme Court, even when it asks for accommodations that endanger human lives. So there probably isn’t much doubt how the Court will rule in Shurtleff v. Boston, a free speech case brought by a conservative Christian group. But unlike several other cases, […] More

by Tonya Frazier January 16, 2022, 7:00 am
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in Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Health Insurance and Managed Care, Vaccination and Immunization

Hospitals Confront the Fallout From Supreme Court Ruling on Vaccine Mandate

While 21 states and the District of Columbia have already mandated vaccines for health care workers, six — Texas, Montana, Arkansas, Indiana, Tennessee and Georgia — implemented bans that prohibited some employers from requiring vaccines. Eighteen states had no requirement for health care workers, while five, including Utah, Arizona and Michigan, exempted health care organizations […] More

by Tonya Frazier January 15, 2022, 3:26 pm
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in Abortion, Constitution (US), Greenhouse, Law and Legislation, Linda, Republican Party, Roe v Wade (Supreme Court Decision), Supreme Court (US), United States Politics and Government

Opinion | Politics and the Supreme Court

David G. Bonagura Jr.Floral Park, N.Y.The writer is the author of “Steadfast in Faith: Catholicism and the Challenges of Secularism.” To the Editor: It’s a race. Will the reactionary, partisan hacks who care nothing for the vital traditions and legal foundations of our legal enterprise, and who don’t give a hoot about processes and precedent, […] More

by Tonya Frazier January 15, 2022, 11:30 am