Supreme Court dispute over $15,000 IRS bill may be aimed at never-enacted tax on billionaires
Charles and Kathleen Moore are about to have their day in the U.S. Supreme Court over a $15,000 tax bill they contend is unconstitutional.
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The Supreme Court avoided disaster when a chunk of marble fell in a courtyard used by the justices
The U.S. Supreme Court avoided a catastrophic accident last year when a piece of marble at least 2 feet long crashed to the ground in an interior courtyard used by the justices and their aides, according to several court employees.
Supreme Court signals support for Republican-leaning congressional district in South Carolina
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed likely to preserve the Republican hold on a South Carolina congressional district against a claim that it treats Black voters unfairly.
Law schools adjust to affirmative action ruling: Admissions processes tweaked to comply with US Supreme Court opinion
It’s been a little more than three months since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in college admissions. Although the decision didn’t necessarily take law schools by surprise, it forced them to quickly adapt their admissions processes.
Supreme Court to hear arguments in key case about gerrymandering
A South Carolina case about gerrymandering – the drawing of legislative district lines to maximize political power – that could affect voting rights around the country will be one of the cases decided by the U.S. Supreme Court during its upcoming term.
Supreme Court seems likely to side with Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The Supreme Court on Tuesday seemed likely to preserve the work of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau against a conservative-led challenge.
A test case of another kind for the Supreme Court: Who can sue hotels over disability access?
The Supreme Court on Wednesday wrestled with a case that people with disabilities worry could make it harder to learn in advance what accommodations are available that meet their needs.
Supreme Court justices taking the bench for first time since June
The justices are taking the bench at the U.S. Supreme Court for the first time since late June. Their new term begins Monday with ethics concerns swirling around the court.
Supreme Court will decide if state laws limiting social media platforms violate Constitution
The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether state laws that seek to regulate Facebook, TikTok, X and other social media platforms violate the Constitution.
SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: From bananas to baby socks, lawyers stick to routines before arguments
The Supreme Court, which begins its new term on Monday, is awash in ritual. So it’s no surprise that the lawyers have a few regular, if occasionally eccentric, observances of their own.
Kagan talks code of ethics, dissents, legal writing and more at Notre Dame Forum
In a wide-ranging discussion that featured both laughs and in-depth discussions of the fundamentals of democracy, United States Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan on Sept. 22 kicked off the 2023-2024 Notre Dame Forum.
The Supreme Court will hear a case with a lot of ‘buts’ & ‘ifs’ over the meaning of ‘and’
It’s hard to imagine a less contentious or more innocent word than “and.”
But how to interpret that simple conjunction has prompted a complicated legal fight that lands in the Supreme Court on Oct. 2, the first day of its new term.
West Point sued over using race as admissions factor in wake of landmark Supreme Court ruling
West Point was accused in a federal lawsuit Tuesday of improperly using race and ethnicity as factors in admissions by the same group behind the legal challenge that resulted in the U.S. Supreme Court striking down affirmative action in college admissions.
Supreme Court pauses order curbing Biden administration efforts to block social media posts
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday temporarily blocked a lower court order curbing Biden administration efforts to combat controversial social media posts on topics including COVID-19 and election security.
Kagan to speak at Notre Dame Forum
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan will speak at Notre Dame University this month as part of the school’s Notre Dame Forum.
Alabama asks US Supreme Court again to intervene in redistricting case
Alabama on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to let it keep Republican-drawn congressional lines in place as the state continues to fight a court order to create a second district where Black voters constitute a majority or close to it.
ABA files amicus brief in support of SEC, asks Supreme Court to uphold constitutionality of ALJ removal protections
In a show of support for the decisional independence of administrative law judges, the American Bar Association has filed an amicus brief in a case involving the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Proposed amendments to federal rules open for public comment
The Judicial Conference Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure has approved publication of proposed amendments to appellate, bankruptcy and civil rules.
Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh predicts ‘concrete steps soon’ to address ethics concerns
Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh told a judicial conference he hopes there will be “concrete steps soon” to address recent ethics concerns surrounding the court, but he stopped short of addressing calls for justices to institute a code of conduct.
After Supreme Court curtails federal power, Biden administration weakens clean water protections
The Biden administration weakened regulations protecting millions of acres of wetlands Tuesday, saying it had no choice after the Supreme Court sharply limited the federal government’s jurisdiction over them.