Chief Justice John Roberts penned a historic opinion today, as the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in the context of university admissions policies. “Eliminating racial discrimination means eliminating all of it,” wrote Roberts in a sharp 6-3 ruling. His language echoes a previous decision, where the Chief wrote, “The way to stop discrimination on […]
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SCOTUS Strikes Down Affirmative Action
29 Jun 2023
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SCOTUS Makes History, Overturns Roe, Casey
24 Jun 2022
The Supreme Court has upheld the Mississippi law at the heart of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, and, in doing so, overturned Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. The seismic decision means that abortion is now a political matter. The states will decide how to handle abortion without federal judicial restraint. California and […]
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SCOTUS Strikes Down NY Gun Law
23 Jun 2022
On Thursday, the Supreme Court struck down a New York law that required citizens to show a “proper cause” for a license to carry a handgun in public. In New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, the Court determined the state’s practice, which forced applicants to show more than a desire to defend […]
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A bipartisan group of twenty U.S. Senators have a broad agreement on legislation in response to mass shootings in America. Opposition from the left and right still exists, and a legislative recess looms, but Congress seems poised to pass the most significant reforms in this area since the Clinton Administration. The framework is still just […]
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Politico has published what appears to be a draft Supreme Court opinion for Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, the case poised to overturn Roe v. Wade. The leaked opinion, written by Justice Alito, strikes down Roe (and Casey) and returns abortion to states as a political matter. Tonight’s events are historic for several reasons. First, […]
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The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization on Wednesday. The case stems from a Mississippi law that bans abortions after 15 weeks except for cases of medical emergency or severe fetal abnormality. The law has no exceptions for rape or incest. Given the current composition of the Court, […]
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Religious liberty advocates won another victory at the United States Supreme Court on Thursday. In a 9-0 decision, the Court ruled, in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, the city could not discriminate against Catholic Social Services by forcing it to place foster children with same-sex couples. The grounds were limited, so the win was not […]
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Ginsburg’s Death Eclipses a Remarkable Life
19 Sep 2020
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on Friday of complications from pancreatic cancer. She was 87. As a law student, Ginsburg graduated first in her class at Columbia Law, but found it difficult to land a position. Her mentor told a judge friend he would no longer send students to him as clerks if he did […]
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The Latest Temptation for Chief Justice Roberts
30 Jun 2020
The Supreme Court struck down Louisiana’s law that required physicians who perform abortions to have hospital admitting privileges. The ruling, in June Medical Services v. Russo, fits seamlessly with the Court’s 2016 decision in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, which considered a nearly identical Texas law. The story here is not the ruling, or the […]
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Kavanaugh Part 3: Bereans VLOG (10/8/2018)
09 Oct 2018
Greetings! We have what we think is a final vlog on Brett Kavanaugh’s SCOTUS nomination. Today we discuss the cultural implications of the nomination and a few other tidbits. As always, leave questions below and see the actual video in the site plug-in.