at the Supreme Court building in Washington, Oct. 7, 2022. Jackson has written her first majority opinion for the Supreme Court. The opinion released Tuesday in a dispute between states over unclaimed money is one of roughly a half
The Supreme Court almost always issues its decisions by early summer, usually before the end of June. The transgender health case could be one of the last cases decided, which is typical of highly contentious issues. One additional potential cause for delay...
Supreme Court Majority Opinion The Supreme Court determines its decisions by taking a vote among the members. If a majority of the whole number of current justices agrees to a course of action, that becomes the majority. Presently, that requires five justices to agree to a decision to create ...
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WASHINGTON, May 4 (Xinhua) -- A leaked draft majority opinion from the Supreme Court on abortion rights has sent a jolt through the United States. According to the internal document obtained by Politico and published on Monday night, the Supreme Court has voted to strike down the landmark Ro...
Chief Justice John Roberts did not join the majority, arguing in a concurring opinion that he would not have overturned Roe but instead would have only upheld Mississippi's law. Crowds on both sides of abortion rights are demonstrating near the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington, D....
"There's no remedy, the American people have no remedy for that," said Alito, who authored the Supreme Court's majority opinion overturning Roe and appeared the most sympathetic to the doctors' theories. Justice Brett Kavanaugh sought to confirm that under federal law, doctors cannot be forced...
The Supreme Court recently decidedMoore v. United States, --- U.S. --- (June 20, 2024), a case focusing on the constitutionality of the Mandatory Repatriation Tax (MRT). While the majority opinion, authored by Justice Kavanaugh, upheld the MRT, Justice Thomas published a strong dissent re...
When a case reaches the Supreme Court, typically through a process of several years, it’s important because the precedent the majority opinion sets is then the standard by which future laws are measured. That’s due to the principle of “stare decisis,” Latin for “to stand by a decision...
“We hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled,” Justice Alito writes in an initial majority draft circulated inside the court.