A divided Supreme Court has struck down affirmative action in college admissions, declaring race cannot be a factor and forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to achieve diverse student bodies.
The Supreme Court has commenced hearing of the lawsuits filed by broadcast journalist, Richard Dela Sky and Researcher, Dr Amanda Odoi challenging the passage of the LGBTQ+Bill by Parliament. The two controversial lawsuits have since stopped the Bill from being sent to President Nana Addo Dankwa A...
It may not be baseball, but plenty of court watchers and casual fans alike are excited for the action. The institution rejects cameras in the courtroom or even same-day audio, but the coronavirus threw it a curveball and now the justices are livestreaming 10 arguments over the next two ...
Episode 057: Livestream — Looking Back and Looking Ahead Podcast:Play in new window|Download Subscribe:RSS Welcome back to Counting to 5, a podcast about the United States Supreme Court. In this episode, I wrap up the term by reviewing some of the Court’s final orders and opinions, I ...
The Arizona Supreme Court has revived an 1864 criminal ban on abortion.The Civil War-era law, which predated Arizona statehood by almost a half a century, prohibits abortion at any stage of pregnancy, for any reason other than when “necessary” to save the pregnant person’s life. The ba...
Finally, foreign individuals who work, study, and live in China also may be readers of Chinese judgments or rulings. Will a Chinese court protect the rights of a foreign individual whose Chinese employer has failed to comply with his legal obligations? The foreign community is aware of the re...
The Supreme People’s Court (SPC), along with the Ministry of Justice, held a press conference on 9 September, reported here, to announce the publication of the 2023 annual report of judicial review of commercial arbitration. It was written by the SPC’s #4 Civil Division in collaboration ...
Supreme Misinformation! SCOTUS Judge Sotomayor Peddles Dangerous Lies About Covid-19 Don Via, Jr./January 11, 2022/Articles,News,Uncategorized SHARE THIS CONTENT • During a hearing on Friday, January 7th, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor made several blatantly false statements regarding covid...
Today’s arguments:TheSupreme Courtheardoral arguments Tuesday in two cases challengingPresident Joe Biden’sstudent loan debt forgiveness program, which remains on hold after being blocked by a lower court last fall. What the justices said:Several conservative justicesappeared skepticalof the administrat...
Court of Appeals. “Another slow day at the office?” Sutton asked, prompting laughter from the audience. The interview took place as part of the Supreme Court Fellows Program. “Yeah,” Kagan replied. “Everybody is laughing, so they must know what I did this morning.” Sutton...