On Wednesday morning, after opinions are released at ten o’clock, the Supreme Court will hold one hour of oral argument on the issue of how difficult it will be to prove discrimination in home sales or rentals, in the case of Texas Department of …
Jan 20 2015
Argument analysis: Running for a court seat, tin cup in hand?
Analysis
Florida used to have a tawdry reputation for corrupt judges, but one of the state’s key remedies for that may have gone too far. That, at least, was the impression that emerged from an hour of argument Tuesday on the constitutional…
Jan 19 2015
Argument preview: Judges, politics, and money
At 11 a.m. Tuesday, the Supreme Court is scheduled to hold one hour of oral argument on the solicitation of campaign donations by judicial candidates, in the case of Williams-Yulee v. Florida Bar. Arguing for the candidate will be Andrew J. Pincus…
Jan 16 2015
Court will rule on same-sex marriage (UPDATED)
UPDATE 7:51 p.m. The Obama administration will file a brief in the same-sex marriage cases, supporting equal access to marital rights in all of the states, Attorney General Eric Holder said in a statement.
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Taking on a historic c…
Jan 12 2015
Argument analysis: If a law turns out to be “silly” . . .
Analysis
The Supreme Court gave some hints on Monday that it might be willing to give local governments some flexibility on regulating outdoor signs — but probably not when a lawyer for a municipality is led to concede that the impact of that com…
Jan 10 2015
Argument preview: Pointing the way on signs
At 10 a.m. Monday, the Supreme Court returns to the question of local governments’ power to control outdoor signs as a way to avoid clutter and hazards to safety. Arguing for a small church in Arizona and its pastor challenging a sign law in t…
Jan 9 2015
Court orders new look at armed criminal law
(NOTE: Rory Little anticipated this development in his preview for this blog on the Johnson case, here.)
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The Supreme Court decided on Friday to make a new start in reviewing a case it has already heard, involving a law that impo…
