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Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Biden’s Limits on ‘Ghost Guns’
The New York Times, April 22, 2024
The Supreme Court temporarily revived the regulations in August by a 5-to-4 vote after lower courts blocked them.
To stay or dismiss a suit while waiting for arbitration?
SCOTUSblog, April 22, 2024
It seems like the justices can’t have a monthly argument session without at least one case under the Federal Arbitration Act. Monday’s argument in Smith v. Spizziri asks what the options are for a trial judge who refers a pending suit to arbitration. Section 3... The post To stay or dismiss a suit while waiting for arbitration? appeared first on SCOTUSblog.
The Trump Trial Ramps Up, and the Supreme Court Considers A Homelessness Case
The New York Times, April 22, 2024
Plus, a swimming scandal.
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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