JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The problem is that the courts already recognize some religious exemption arguments. Those arguments are based on both the constitutional protection of religious values but also laws like Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. There is a move in many states to refuse to allow such exemptions, but courts have pushed back.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Now, a filing in the Supreme Court supporting censorship efforts by the Biden Administration has supplied a handy list of the anti-free speech states for citizens. Not surprisingly, the state of California is leading the effort to get the Supreme Court to reverse a decision enjoining the government from censorship efforts.

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JonathanTurley

JULY 27, 2021

There is a new ruling out of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit that could be headed for a major showdown in the Supreme Court. Elenis could force a hitherto evasive Court to rule directly on the conflict between anti-discrimination laws and the religious clauses. The decision in 303 Creative LLC v.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 9, 2021

Share President Joe Biden will issue an executive order to create a commission to study potential reforms to the Supreme Court, the White House announced on Friday. In its statement, the White House indicated that the commission will be a bipartisan one, made up of experts “on the Court and the Court reform debate.” Cristina M.

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JonathanTurley

MAY 16, 2022

Virginia , was based on different constitutional grounds and would not be negated by this opinion. While the court did discuss the due process right to marriage, it was primarily handed down on equal protection grounds due to the inherent racial classification. In 2015, the court voted 5-4 to strike down bans on same-sex marriage.

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JonathanTurley

MARCH 22, 2022

. “In passing on this nomination to the Supreme Court, we must also pass judgment on whether or not your particular philosophy is an appropriate one at this time in our history.” In her recent appellate court confirmation process, Jackson expressly refused to discuss her judicial philosophy. One of them was Jackson herself.

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JonathanTurley

MARCH 13, 2025

Below is my column in USA Today on the latest decision against parental rights by the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Foote v. Court refuses to recognize parents’ rights A recent legal decision captured this growing divide. A century ago, the nation’s highest court ruled inPierce v.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 8, 2021

district court in Georgia became the fourth court to enjoin a Biden Administration vaccine mandate this week. As with the other trial and appellate courts, District Judge R. All of these mandates are on course for a showdown in the Supreme Court where three justices have already expressed skepticism over the mandates.

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JURIST

MARCH 12, 2025

A US federal judge in Massachusetts denied President Donald Trump and his administration’s motion to stay a preliminary injunction on Tuesday, which continues to block the Trump administration from enforcing an executive order to end birthright citizenship. ” Therefore, the government failed to meet this criterion.

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JonathanTurley

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

.” (Elias was previously accused of lying to conceal the Clinton campaign’s funding of the Steele dossier, has sought to reverse election results, and has been sanctioned by the courts). While the Supreme Court said in 2019 that political gerrymandering is constitutional in Rucho v.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 25, 2021

Indeed, if you expect your holiday events are going to be an emotional powder keg, think of dinner for Justice Sonia Sotomayor with the three newest justices after she said a “stench” of politics followed them to the Court. The Senate has the constitutional authority to vote or not vote on a nominee.

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Above The Law

MARCH 21, 2025

In a series of recent decisions, federal courts across the United States have addressed a range of significant legal issues, from civil rights and constitutional law to administrative authority and criminal justice. DEA , where the court upheld the DEAs denial of psilocybin use under the Controlled Substances Act.

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JonathanTurley

JUNE 27, 2024

With the Supreme Court taking an off ramp in Murthy v. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts have pushed for restrictions on “unacceptable” speech. After fighting in the courts and in the public to expand censorship, Biden should now have to defend it with the voters. Other Democrats such as Sen.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Five members recently made public comments against Israel in rallies in Washington: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York , Ilhan Omar of Minnesota , Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts , Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Cori Bush of Missouri. Moreover, the courts have rejected the use of exclusion in Powell v.

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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 10, 2022

Below is my column in the Hill on the vaccine mandate cases before the Supreme Court. Businesses and groups are still waiting to see if the Supreme Court will issue an injunction in the OSHA case. If the Biden administration loses on the OSHA case, it would constitute a major political and legal blow.

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JonathanTurley

APRIL 22, 2022

” Now an appellate court has also found that Democrats were trying to rig the next election and the five-judge panel ruled against the plan. Those words by President Biden followed a decision by North Carolina’s supreme court rejecting new state legislative districts that favored Republicans. Biden was not alone.

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JonathanTurley

APRIL 15, 2025

The intense struggle between the Trump Administration and federal judges continued this week with another court ordering a halt to a nationwide program. ” The court also noted that leaving would cause family separation and jeopardize their ability to seek a remedy based on the Administrative Procedure Act.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

AUGUST 4, 2021

Washington Supreme Court Said Climate Activist Was Entitled to Present Necessity Defense Based on Evidence that Legal Alternatives Were Not “Truly Reasonable”. The Supreme Court reversed an intermediate appellate court’s decision affirming a superior court determination that the defendant could not present a necessity defense.

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