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Santos v. Kimmel et al (filed 2/16/24)
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Arizona Legislature Expects New Efforts to Repeal 1864 Abortion Ban
The New York Times, April 17, 2024
The state has been in turmoil since its Supreme Court upheld a near-total abortion ban dating back to the Civil War.
Justices divided over Jan. 6 participant’s call to throw out obstruction charge
SCOTUSblog, April 16, 2024
The Supreme Court on Tuesday was divided over whether charges against a former Pennsylvania police officer who entered the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, attacks should stand. Joseph Fischer argued that the law he was charged with violating, which bars obstruction of an... The post Justices divided over Jan. 6 participant’s call to throw out obstruction charge appeared first on SCOTUSblog.
Supreme Court Appears Skeptical of Using Obstruction Law to Charge Jan. 6 Rioters
The New York Times, April 16, 2024
The justices considered the gravity of the assault and whether prosecutors have been stretching the law to reach members of the mob responsible for the attack.
Questions About Assassinations Test the Limits of Trump’s Immunity Claim
The New York Times, April 15, 2024
Three Supreme Court briefs from former military leaders and intelligence officials explore whether presidents may be prosecuted for ordering unlawful killings.
Recent Headlines Confirm the Inadequacy of the Supreme Court’s Reasoning in Trump v. Anderson
Justia's Verdict, April 12, 2024
UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar discusses how the decentralized nature of the U.S. presidential election system allows individual states to have varying rules that can significantly impact the overall outcome, as illustrated by recent examples from Ohio, Nebraska, and the Supreme Court case Texas v. Pennsylvania. Professor Amar argues that the Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. Anderson, which emphasized the need for uniformity in presidential candidate ballot access across states, was not adequately defended by the Justices, as it failed to address why the Constitution permits such consequential disuniformity in election administration among states.
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Supreme Court of the United States, January 23, 2024