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网页2 天之前 · By Amy Howe on Oct. 5 at 12:18 p.m. On Oct. 9, the court will hear oral argument in Richard Glossip’s bid for a new trial in the case that put him on death row nearly three decades ago. Glossip, who has maintained he is innocent, is joined by the state that once prosecuted him in arguing that suppressed evidence at his trial violated his rights.
The certiorari process: Seeking Supreme Court review
网页This election explainer was written by Amy Howe.It is part of SCOTUSblog’s 2020 Election Litigation Tracker, a joint project with Election Law at Ohio State.. When the losing side in a case decided by a federal court of appeals (or a state’s highest court) wants the Supreme Court to weigh in, it files a brief (known as a “petition for certiorari” or …
Supreme Court overturns constitutional right to abortion
网页2022年6月24日 · The Supreme Court on Friday eliminated the constitutional right to obtain an abortion, casting aside 49 years of precedent that began with Roe v. Wade. The decision by Justice Samuel Alito will set off a seismic shift in reproductive rights across the United States. It will allow states to ban abortion, and experts expect about half the states ...
Supreme Court curtails EPA’s authority to fight climate change
网页2022年6月30日 · The Supreme Court on Thursday truncated the Environmental Protection Agency’s power to regulate greenhouse gases. The ruling may hamper President Joe Biden’s plan to fight climate change and could limit the authority of federal agencies across the executive branch. By a vote of 6-3, the court agreed with Republican-led states and coal ...
In 6-3 ruling, court strikes down New York’s concealed-carry law
网页2022年6月23日 · The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a New York handgun-licensing law that required New Yorkers who want to carry a handgun in public to show a special need to defend themselves. The 6-3 ruling, written by Justice Clarence Thomas, is the court’s first significant decision on gun rights …
Smith v. Arizona - SCOTUSblog
网页2024年1月10日 · Smith v. Arizona. Holding: When an expert conveys an absent lab analyst’s statements in support of the expert’s opinion, and the statements provide that support only if true, then the statements come into evidence for their truth, and thus implicate the Sixth Amendment’s confrontation clause. Judgment: Vacated and remanded, 9-0, in an ...
Term limits for justices gain new attention, but prospects for …
网页2022年8月16日 · However, a recent drop in public confidence in the court to a historic low may explain why support for term limits is growing now. In July, a poll from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that 67% of Americans support term limits for justices. Support among Democrats was …
Announcement of opinions for Wednesday, June 26 (complete)
网页on Jun 26, 2024 at 8:33 am. Share. On Wednesday, June 26, we live blogged as the court released opinions in two cases from the current term. In Murthy v. Missouri, a dispute over the government’s communications with social media companies during the 2020 election season and COVID-19 pandemic, the court holds that the challengers — two ...
Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action programs in college ...
网页2023年6月29日 · In a historic decision, the Supreme Court severely limited, if not effectively ended, the use of affirmative action in college admissions on Thursday. By a vote of 6-3, the justices ruled that the admissions programs used by the University of North Carolina and Harvard College violate the Constitution’s equal protection clause, which bars ...
FAQs: Announcements of orders and opinions - SCOTUSblog
网页Answer: A petition for certiorari, or cert petition, is a document filed in the Supreme Court asking the justices to review a lower court’s ruling in a case. This comes most often on appeal from one of the federal courts of appeals or a state’s highest appellate court. A cert petition usually gives a narrative account of the dispute and the ...