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Chemerinsky: Justice Breyer is a model for all who sit on a judicial bench

In some of the most ideologically divided areas of law, Justice Stephen G. Breyer has been consistently and forcefully liberal. But in other areas, sometimes Breyer was with the conservatives, even as the decisive vote.

Feb 2, 2022 10:42 AM CST

Justice Breyer, Supreme Court’s oldest member, will retire, reports say

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer will retire from the Supreme Court, according to media reports that rely on anonymous sources. The liberal Breyer, 83, is the oldest justice on the court.

Jan 26, 2022 11:33 AM CST

Dissenting judge cites teen’s GPA and poor grammar to support need for parental consent for abortion

A Florida appeals judge is being criticized for a dissent in which he argued that a 17-year-old girl’s grades and poor grammar supported a trial judge’s refusal to allow an abortion without parental consent.

Jan 24, 2022 3:47 PM CST

Challenge to Texas abortion law faces more delays after SCOTUS allows certified question

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday refused to block a federal appeals court’s decision to certify a question to the Texas Supreme Court regarding the challenge to the state’s abortion law.

Jan 21, 2022 9:45 AM CST

Lawyer accused of sending harassing emails to BigLaw opponents had previously filed abortion lawsuit

A Chicago lawyer who was previously in the news for filing a lawsuit against a Texas abortion doctor is facing ethics charges alleging that he sent harassing and threatening emails to the opposing counsels from Barnes & Thornburg and Fox Rothschild.

Jan 10, 2022 3:27 PM CST

Chemerinsky: Expect a momentous year ahead for the Supreme Court

Conservatives look at 2022 in the U.S. Supreme Court with great anticipation, while liberals feel dread for what is likely to come. But all, on both sides of the political aisle, agree that 2022 is going to be a momentous year for the Supreme Court.

Jan 6, 2022 10:23 AM CST

Roberts’ reference to memos of Blackmun on Roe v. Wade raises questions about SCOTUS justices’ private papers

The collected papers of late U.S. Supreme Court justices are typically of interest primarily to judicial biographers, legal researchers and a few journalists. On Dec. 1, during oral arguments in one of the most consequential cases of the term, a new aficionado of the genre revealed himself: Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.

Dec 23, 2021 8:58 AM CST

Chemerinsky: The most significant Supreme Court cases of 2021

Although 2021 certainly had important developments in the U.S. Supreme Court, there also was a sense of it being a year of waiting for the blockbuster cases to come in 2022 on abortion rights, the Second Amendment, and separation of church and state. As we look back at the court in 2021, what was most significant?

Dec 21, 2021 3:19 PM CST

SCOTUS justices who look to ‘advocacy history’ find reasons to undermine precedent

Does the weight and meaning of a U.S. Supreme Court decision turn on the arguments presented beforehand? Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. appeared to suggest that the answer was yes during oral arguments on the constitutionality of a Mississippi abortion law that bans abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.

Dec 15, 2021 2:33 PM CST

Supreme Court allows abortion providers to sue over Texas law but keeps law intact for now

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday that abortion providers can sue over a Texas abortion law that authorizes private parties to sue anyone who aids an abortion performed after about six weeks of pregnancy.

Dec 10, 2021 9:30 AM CST

Supreme Court appears ready to uphold ban on abortions after 15 weeks

The six conservative justices on the U.S. Supreme Court appeared ready Wednesday to end the viability dividing line for abortion rights.

Dec 1, 2021 2:52 PM CST

Debates about ‘freedom’ and ‘choice’ often misconstrue democracy

Although we live in a democracy, that doesn’t mean we have a wholesale, unfettered endorsement to do whatever we want. Our democracy is a social contract—a compact that is the foundation of the U.S. political system. A government established by “We the People” is indeed required to serve the people. But in exchange, members cooperate to ensure the common welfare and social benefits, and they must sacrifice some individual liberty.

Dec 1, 2021 2:30 AM CST

Chemerinsky: Ruling in abortion cases will greatly affect women’s lives but won’t end controversy

On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which involves a Mississippi law prohibiting abortions after the 15th week of pregnancy.

Nov 30, 2021 9:06 AM CST

SCOTUS justices’ opinions regarding cert denials stoke partisan divide, op-ed contends

Opinions regarding cert denials by U.S. Supreme Court justices are “rife with problems and should be largely abandoned,” according to a recent op-ed in the New York Times by a professor at Pepperdine University’s Caruso School of Law.

Nov 5, 2021 11:38 AM CDT

Supreme Court appears ready to allow abortion providers’ challenge to Texas abortion law

A U.S. Supreme Court majority appeared ready Monday to allow abortion providers to challenge the Texas abortion law that bans abortions at about six weeks of pregnancy.

Nov 1, 2021 3:43 PM CDT

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