Supreme Court

Ted Olson, Janet Napolitano, Greisa Martinez Rosa

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Remembering Ted Olson, a titan of the law

5:25pm November 13, 2024

by Nina Totenberg

Ted Olson, the Bush-era solicitor general, has died at age 84. He was a towering figure in the legal profession who argued 65 cases at the Supreme Court as solicitor general and as a private lawyer.

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Supreme Court sides with Democrats in Pennsylvania voting case

7:04pm November 01, 2024

It is hard to estimate how many ballots will be affected by the decision or whether it will ultimately impact the outcome of the presidential election.

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What could happen at the Supreme Court under Harris and Trump

4:00pm October 30, 2024

Depending on who wins the presidential election and the Senate, the conservative supermajority could remain the same, be trimmed or expand to an even larger and more lopsided conservative majority.

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Supreme Court allows Virginia to purge individuals from voter rolls

10:16am October 30, 2024

The U.S. Supreme Court put on hold a lower court order that stopped Virginia from purging its voter rolls. The order comes less than a week before Election Day.

Congress To Return To Capitol Hill Next Week After Summer Recess

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A frustrated Supreme Court to look at one version of judge shopping

12:50pm October 21, 2024

Both liberal and conservative lawyers have judge-shopped, but in recent years, some conservative-leaning groups have been laser focused on bringing their challenges in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

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Supreme Court declines challenge to CPSC's structure, for now

12:21pm October 21, 2024

The court left in place a 90-year old landmark decision that declared that presidents cannot fire members of a multi-member independent agency, except in cases of bad behavior.

Supreme Court refuses to interfere in EPA litigation, for now

5:01pm October 16, 2024

Justice Clarence Thomas dissented while two other conservatives wrote that they may be sympathetic to the case were it to be brought after a lower court ruling.

President Biden Proposes Major Reforms For U.S. Supreme Court

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Okla. AG seeks new trial for death row inmate, but Supreme Court seems split

6:32pm October 09, 2024

At issue is whether the state court wrongly refused to accept the attorney general’s findings that a death row inmate is entitled to a new trial.

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True crime drama at Supreme Court pits Oklahoma against its top criminal court

5:00am October 09, 2024

Richard Glossip has had nine execution dates set over the years. He's eaten his last meal three times. He was tried twice and has had multiple appeals, including one at the Supreme Court.

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Supreme Court majority may embrace ATF's ghost gun rule

5:20pm October 08, 2024

The ATF classifies the kits as firearms under the 1968 Gun Control Act, but kit manufacturers and sellers challenged the rule in court, asserting that the ATF had exceeded its authority.

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