• During a hearing on Friday, January 7th, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor made several blatantly false statements regarding covid-19 • How can the American public expect the court to make the right decision if those presiding over the case are so grossly uninformed? Don Via Jr. ...
Supreme Court to go live online within two yearsRandy Coleman
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...
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.
You can now find the website to the Supreme Court here. It contains links to the new SC Rules and Practice Directions, and a (very brief) history of the new court. Ultimately you’ll be able to find copies of decided cases, cases currently before the court and full information on sitti...
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...
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 number of justices on the Court, set at nine since the mid-19th century, has changed over the years. The Court was founded in 1789 with six justices. The Judiciary Act of 1801 established a plan to reduce the number to five upon the next vacancy, but the act was repealed before ...
While the Supreme Court shares live audio from proceedings, cameras are not allowed inside the room. Here’s a look at some of the scenes Hennessy captured in his sketches: Jason Murray, the attorney representing a group of Colorado voters challenging Donald Trump’s eligibility for the 2024 ...
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...