Supreme Court Report

176 ABA Journal Supreme Court Report articles.

Judges may not seek campaign cash, but they may express their gratitude, SCOTUS determines

Thirty-nine states use some form of election to choose their judiciaries. Of those, 30 states largely prohibit solicitation of campaign funds by active judges and judicial candidates.

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Jul 1, 2015 6:30 AM CDT

June is busting out all over with big-time SCOTUS decisions

U.S. Supreme Court terms have ended with a bang in recent years.

In 2012, a last-day-of-the-term decision upheld most of the Affordable Care Act. In 2013, the…

Jun 1, 2015 5:35 AM CDT

Dental board ruling may drill into state bar associations’ immunity

A U.S. Supreme Court decision on state regulation of teeth-whitening services has some bar groups frowning and advocates for alternative ways of providing legal services breaking into smiles.

May 1, 2015 6:55 AM CDT

SCOTUS to review a handful of cases on the rights of same-sex couples

When the U.S. Supreme Court convenes April 28 to weigh issues over the constitutionality of same-sex marriage, expect the counsels' tables to be a little crowded.

The…

Apr 1, 2015 6:09 AM CDT

Although the ACA is 1,000 pages long, its future may depend on a single phrase

The Affordable Care Act is some 1,000 pages long, and it survived largely intact in a 193-page 2012 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld President Barack Obama's signature health reform…

Mar 1, 2015 6:00 AM CST