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Ketanji Brown Jackson Rails Against Supreme Court’s Over Use Of Shadow Docket

The Court should use some restraint with its shadow docket power. The post Ketanji Brown Jackson Rails Against Supreme Court’s Over Use Of Shadow Docket appeared first on Above the Law.

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Justices divided over Jan. 6 participant’s call to throw out obstruction charge

The Supreme Court on Tuesday was divided over whether charges against a former Pennsylvania police officer who entered the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, attacks should stand. Joseph Fischer argued that the law he was charged with violating, which

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Announcement of opinions for Wednesday, April 17 (complete)

We live blogged as the court released opinions in two argued cases from the current term. The court held in Muldrow v. City of St. Louis that an employee challenging a job transfer under Title VII must show that the transfer brought about some harm... The

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The morning read for Wednesday, April 17

The court expects to issue one or more opinions this morning in argued cases from the current term. Following the opinion announcements, the court will hear oral arguments in Thornell v. Jones. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, c

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