Tag: Supreme Court

Supreme Court Turns Away Nursing Home Appeal in COVID-19 Death of California Man

The Supreme Court decided on Nov. 21 not to take up the case of a California nursing home operator that is trying to duck a lawsuit filed in state court over the COVID-19-related death of a resident by moving it to federal court to obtain legal immunity. Ricardo Saldana died in March 2020 at age…


Democrats Demand Answers on Alleged 2014 Supreme Court Leak

Democrat lawmakers are demanding answers from Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts about the alleged leak of a decision in 2014. The heads of the Senate and House of Representative committees on the courts, in a letter dated Nov. 20 and released Monday, asked Roberts for answers after a reverend came forward and said he…


Ohio Law School Purges Chief Justice John Marshall From Its Name Because He Owned Slaves

Cleveland State University is purging the name of the legendary late Chief Justice John Marshall from its 125-year-old law school because he was a slaveowner. Critics say tearing down statues of America’s founders and early leaders, and removing their names from institutions is part of the woke movement aimed at canceling historic figures and lessons,…


Supreme Court Justice Alito Accused of Leaking Opinion, Strongly Denies It

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito denied being involved in an alleged leak eight years ago of a religious-freedom decision that held family-owned businesses did not have to provide birth control benefits to employees, after a New York Times article on Nov. 19 first reported the leak and alleged Alito may have been involved in it….


Justice Alito Strongly Denies Accusation of Leaking 2014 Opinion

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito denied being involved in an alleged leak of a religious-freedom decision eight years ago, after a New York Times article on Nov. 19 first reported the leak and alleged that Alito may have been involved in it. The media report comes as the Supreme Court continues to investigate the unprecedented…


NYT Reports the Hobby Lobby Decision Was Leaked in 2014 and Points the Finger at Justice Samuel Alito

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito denied being involved in an alleged leak eight years ago of a religious-freedom decision that held family-owned businesses did not have to provide birth control benefits to employees, after a New York Times article on Nov. 19 first reported the leak and alleged Alito may have been involved in it….


3 Supreme Court Justices Now Live in Maryland County Gun Free Zone

The Maryland county that is home to three U.S. Supreme Court justices who voted in June that the Second Amendment right to carry a gun outside the home cannot be easily restricted just passed a new law to contradict their ruling. The Montgomery County Council voted unanimously this week to restrict legal concealed carry permit…


White House Files Supreme Court Emergency Appeal to Reinstate Student Debt Program

The Biden administration on Friday asked the  U.S. Supreme Court reinstate its student loan debt program and claimed its within the authority of the executive branch after a lower court blocked it several days ago. The program, unveiled weeks before the 2022 midterm elections, promised to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions…


Supreme Court Denies Tuna Packaging Giant’s Price-Fixing Appeal

The Supreme Court refused on Nov. 14 to hear StarKist’s appeal of a lower court ruling certifying a price-fixing lawsuit filed against it as a class action. Reston, Virginia-based StarKist, which is owned by South Korea’s Dongwon Industries, produces packaged tuna fish for the mass market. It’s being sued by several individuals—as well as grocery…


Supreme Court Allows January 6 Committee to Pursue Arizona GOP Leader’s Telephone Records

The Supreme Court gave a green light on Nov. 14 to the congressional committee investigating the breach at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, to obtain the telephone records of Kelli Ward, the head of the Arizona Republican Party. Ward had asked the court to hold back the congressional subpoena, arguing that her First…