SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 8, 2022

Justice Samuel Alito, joined by Justices Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch, dissented , calling the independent-state-legislature theory “an exceptionally important and recurring question of constitutional law” and indicating that “further review of the judgment below may be warranted once a petition for a writ of certiorari is filed.”

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SCOTUSBlog

AUGUST 29, 2023

The overwhelming majority of those books, though, analyze the work of the court interpreting the Constitution. The court’s other task — interpreting federal statutes — remains markedly underrepresented. The court’s securities law docket ballooned during Powell’s tenure – from approximately 1.5

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The referral shows how such ambiguous statutes undermine free speech. (d) Conduct arising from posting the message causes the victim to suffer emotional distress and to feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated, threatened, harassed, or molested.”. All four criteria must be met.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

In the 2003 decision, the Court ruled that the University of Michigan Law School’s race-sensitive admissions program was narrowly tailored because the consideration of race was merely one factor in the decision-making process and individualized consideration was given to each applicant. . Bollinger , 539 U.S. 306 (2003).

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Constitutional Law Reporter

APRIL 18, 2023

Facts of the Case Petitioner Miguel Luna Perez (Perez), who is deaf, attended schools in Michigan’s Sturgis Public School District (Sturgis) from ages 9 through 20. The post SCOTUS Sides With Deaf Student in ADA Suit appeared first on Constitutional Law Reporter.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

APRIL 10, 2024

In 2014, Freed updated his Facebook page to reflect his position as city manager of Port Huron, Michigan. The post Supreme Court Clarifies When Public Officials Can Be held Liable for Social Media Activity appeared first on Constitutional Law Reporter.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Likewise, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals this month affirmed such a preliminary injunction against Western Michigan University. The issue reached the Supreme Court this week when health workers challenged a similar law in Maine allowing for medical but not religious exemptions.

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