The gist of the December 4, 2024 SCOTUS hearing on Skrmetti, from the six “conservative” justices on transgender youth and gender-affirming care: We don’t understand what transgender people are, or what the word “transgender” means. Nor do we think we should try to understand. Because...
One concern of the Court is whether modification of the obviousness doctrine would spoil long-settled rights. The Justices, however, mentioned on several occasions that over the past year, the CAFC may have already upset any settled rights. Mr Goldstein [for Teleflex]: “[The CAFC has had de...
There is no constitutional requirement that the oath be administered by the chief justice. It has been administered by 15 chief justices (one of whom—William Howard Taft—was also a former president), but due to various exigent circumstances also by one associate justice, four federal judges, ...
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