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The Myth Of The Modern Swing Vote

Above The Law

Supreme Court could be pinpointed to a single seat. His jurisprudence wasnt always consistent, but it was often decisive. With his retirement, and the appointments of Justices Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett, the Court adopted a solid 63 conservative majority. For decades, the gravitational center of the U.S.

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Restitution, medical malpractice, and a capital appeal

SCOTUSBlog

Share The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has relisted for its upcoming conference. Once again this week, the Supreme Court has been busy sifting through the relists. And the court denied review of a petition raising a First Amendment challenge to university bias-response teams.

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Supreme Court to consider bid for first religious charter school

SCOTUSBlog

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Wednesday in a Catholic virtual charter schools bid to become the nations first religious charter school. The states attorney general, Republican Gentner Drummond, went to the Oklahoma Supreme Court, seeking an order directing the charter school board to invalidate its contract with St.

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Court adds seven new cases to the 2025-26 term

SCOTUSBlog

The Supreme Court on Monday morning added seven new cases, covering issues ranging from campaign-finance regulations to the flexibility of the deadline to move a case from state to federal court, to its docket for the 2025-26 term. 5 – although those summer order lists do not normally add new cases to the court’s merits docket.

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The Real A.C.B.

Above The Law

(Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images) Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett, once celebrated as a stalwart conservative and a crowning achievement of the Trump presidency, now finds herself under fire from the very base that championed her confirmation. Her recent vote in Department of State v. Lets unpack the data.

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US appeals court blocks Biden administration student debt relief plan

JURIST

Missouri Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a preliminary injunction on Tuesday, which blocks former President Joe Biden’s student debt relief plan from taking effect. The plaintiffs in the case are the states of Missouri, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, North Dakota, Ohio, and Oklahoma.

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Missouri Supreme Court upholds congressional maps over citizen concerns

JURIST

The Missouri Supreme Court upheld an appeals court decision on Wednesday, which found that the Senate congressional map did not violate the state’s constitution. ” The Missouri Constitution lays out the procedure for creating House and Senate districts. The court disagreed and upheld the map.

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