In the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion overturning a half-century of abortion jurisprudence, Justice Samuel Alito repeatedly argued that this difficult issue should be decided by the people through their elected representatives. Such calls for democracy to work, however, should be looked at with great skepticism by the American people, given how often and how [...]
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Supreme Court adds Maryland redistricting case to merits docket
The US Supreme Court on Friday added a Maryland redistricting case, Benisek v. Lamone, to its merits docket on Friday, along with six other cases . While the case was previously being considered on...
Supreme Court upholds advertising disclosure requirement during elections
The US Supreme Court affirmed the judgment in Independence Institute v. Federal Election Commission in a summary disposition on Monday. The case revolved around whether Congress may require organizations engaged in policy...
JURIST Guest Columnist Michael T. Morley of Barry University School of Law discusses the recent Newby case in regard to the necessity of proof-of-citizenship required by Alabama, Georgia and Kansas ... Citizenship, a time-honored concept that traces back to the...
JURIST Guest Columnist Michael T. Morley, assistant professor at Barry University School of Law, discusses the recent Supreme Court decision regarding voting districts...The Supreme Court's recent ruling in Evenwel v. Abbott lies at the potentially explosive intersection of voting...
US Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on judicial campaign contributions
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear oral arguments for the case Williams-Yulee v. Florida Bar which may undo campaign finance restrictions on state judicial candidates around the country. The plaintiff...
Federal appeals court upholds Mississippi campaign contribution law
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Friday upheld a Mississippi campaign finance law that requires disclosure of political contributions. The Mississippi campaign finance law states that a person or group...
The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Wednesday in McCutcheon v. FEC that limits on overall campaign contributions by individual donors are unconstitutional. The court previously held in Buckley v. Valeo that limits on contributions...
The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in Heimeshoff v. Hartford Life Insurance that a woman was not entitled to disability benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) because the...