Focuses on the organizational structure of the U.S. Supreme Court. Number of judges in the Court allowed under the constitution; History of the Court; Controversies surrounding Supreme Court judges.John V. OrthUniversity of Minnesota Law SchoolConstitutional Commentary...
How does the judicial branch work? How many judges are in the Court of Appeals? How do court decisions affect the Constitution? How does the American legal system work? How does the Supreme Court determine whether or not to hear a case?
State courts and local courts have their own committees and procedural rules, sometimes adapted from the rules for the federal courts. Many judges also have their own rules guiding conduct in their courtrooms. The majority of legal disputes in the U.S. are settled in state courts, but federal...
A big part of the problem is that lower court judges’ ideology isn’t always as visible in their rulings. For one thing, lower court judges aren’t supposed to contradict the Supreme Court. “If you’re a circuit judge, you might think a Supreme Court precedent is horribly wrong, but ...
“But in our democracy, that is their right,” he added. “Homelessness is complex,” he wrote. “Its causes are many. So may be the public policy responses required to address it. At bottom, the question this case presents is whether the 8th Ame...
“The majority does not save judges from unwieldy tests or extricate them from the sphere of controversy,” they wrote. “To the contrary, it discards a known, workable and predictable standard in favor of something novel and probably far more complicated.” ...
Lechtenberg:Many judges and court professionals have proclaimed that Quick Check Judicial has been a game-changer for them. Judges absolutely see the benefits both for themselves and attorneys alike. Retired Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Eric Magnuson said, “Most ...
Democratic leadership in the Senate has turned its focus to confirming ahistoric slate of federal judges. While Democratshave fallen slightly behindthe breakneck pace of judicial confirmations under former President Donald Trump, in 2023 the Senate took roll call confirmation votes on 119 Biden nomin...
Just as the Supreme Court was heading into its final arguments of what would become a dramatic and historic term, Justice Amy Coney Barrett issued a plea to her warring colleagues.
the judicial branch to interpret how agencies can apply consumer laws when there are statutory ambiguities will hurt consumers and “rubber-stamp” the political aims of “activist judges,” Rust said, adding that it will also limit the ability of consumer advocates to weigh in on regulatory ...