Tag: Supreme Court

LIVE NOW: Scholars and Scribes Review the Rulings: The Supreme Court’s 2022-23 Term–A Heritage Event

The Heritage Foundation at 12:00 p.m. ET on July 13, will host a review of the landmark cases of the Supreme Court’s 2022–23 term, and everything involving the U.S. Supreme Court. GianCarlo Canaparo, senior legal fellow, Edwin Meese III Center of Heritage Foundation, will host the conversation. …


Scholars and Scribes Review the Rulings: The Supreme Court’s 2022-23 Term–A Heritage Event

The Heritage Foundation at 12:00 p.m. ET on July 13, will host a review of the landmark cases of the Supreme Court’s 2022–23 term, and everything involving the U.S. Supreme Court. GianCarlo Canaparo, senior legal fellow, Edwin Meese III Center of Heritage Foundation, will host the conversation. …


After Supreme Court Colorblind Ruling, the Slavery Reparations Fight Lives On as ‘Not Race-Based’

News Analysis The uncertain legality of paying reparations for slavery and its legacies came into focus two weeks ago when the U.S. Supreme Court rejected racial preferences in college admissions nationwide. But while some see the ruling as a major setback for the reparations movement, it isn’t likely to deter its advocates, who say that…


Supreme Court Issues Rare Statement on Justice Sonia Sotomayor Allegations

The U.S. Supreme Court responded to investigative claims that Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s staffers pressured colleges to buy her books over the years amid reports that she amassed millions of dollars in net worth since she was named to the high court more than a decade ago. A report published Tuesday by The Associated Press said it…


Supreme Court Justices Warn New York Not to Use Race Again to Ration Medical Treatment

Two conservative Supreme Court justices warned New York officials that if they try again to ration health care based on the patient’s race—as they did with COVID-19 treatments in 2021—they will vote to take a case challenging the policy on an emergency basis. The comments came in a statement Justice Samuel Alito filed when the…


Big Business’s Not-So-Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations

Commentary There are those who are convinced that the United States is incurably racist. Last week’s U.S. Supreme Court decision ending once and for all the explicit consideration of race in college admissions exposed entrenched racism within this country’s society all right. But it turns out that where it is found is in an unholy…


Supreme Court Rules in Ohio Redistricting Dispute

The U.S. Supreme Court sent a redistricting case back to the Supreme Court of Ohio for reconsideration after it recently rejected a theory holding that state legislatures have sweeping authority to make the rules for federal elections in the states without interference from the courts. The new decision came on June 30, the day the U.S. Supreme…


Supreme Court Agrees With California Voters on Affirmative Action

Commentary Progressive California Gov. Hiram Johnson’s initiative system has justified itself again. Look at the political establishment’s response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision ending affirmative action at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina, with national application. Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta and others have rejected that decision, contradicting…


Supreme Court Revives Whistleblowers’ Medicare, Medicaid Fraud Lawsuits

The Supreme Court resurrected two whistleblower lawsuits against companies for allegedly defrauding Medicare and Medicaid. The cases concern the federal False Claims Act (FCA), a key tool the government uses to combat health care fraud, and “scienter,” a legal term meaning prior intent or knowledge of wrongdoing. Sen. Charles Grassley (R) has called the FCA…


Justice Ketanji Jackson’s Claim in Supreme Court Case Comes Under Fire

An attorney who was involved in the Supreme Court’s recent landmark affirmative action case responded to a claim made by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson in her dissent in which she stated that black newborn babies are more likely to die if they aren’t treated by a black physician. In her dissent, Ms. Jackson sought to…