CNN — Here is some background information about affirmative action as well as a few notable court cases. Affirmative action policies focus on improving opportunities for groups of…
Read more Affirmative Action Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here’s a look at the US Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade. 1971 – The case is filed by Norma McCorvey, known in court documents as…
Read more Roe v. Wade Fast Facts | CNNHere’s a look at the life of US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito. Birth date: April 1, 1950 Birth place: Trenton, New Jersey Birth name: Samuel Anthony Alito…
Read more Samuel Alito Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here’s a look at some of the most important cases decided by the US Supreme Court since 1789. 1803 – Marbury v. MadisonThis decision established the…
Read more Notable US Supreme Court Decisions Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here is a look back at the events of 2023. January 3 – Republican Kevin McCarthy fails to secure enough votes to be elected Speaker of…
Read more 2023 In Review Fast Facts | CNNHere is a look at the life of Sandra Day O’Connor, the first female justice on the United States Supreme Court. Birth date: March 26, 1930 Death date:…
Read more Sandra Day O'Connor Fast Facts | CNNCNN — Here’s a look at the life of former Commerce Secretary Wilbur L. Ross Jr. Birth date: November 28, 1937 Birth place: Weehawken, New Jersey Birth name:…
Read more Wilbur Ross Fast Facts | CNN PoliticsCNN — Here’s a look at the life of Attorney General Merrick Garland, former chief judge of the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. Birth date:…
Read more Merrick Garland Fast Facts | CNNWashington CNN — The Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to revisit the landmark First Amendment decision in New York Times v. Sullivan, rebuffing a request to take another…
Read more Supreme Court declines to revisit landmark libel ruling, though Clarence Thomas wants to reconsider the decision | CNN PoliticsNew York CNN — On Tuesday, the Supreme Court began hearing oral arguments in a case that will determine the fate of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The…
Read more The fate of this consumer watchdog is in the hands of the Supreme Court | CNN BusinessCNN — The Supreme Court returns to Washington to face a new term and the fresh reality that critics increasingly view the court as a political body. In…
Read more Supreme Court returns for first private meeting of the term amid even more controversy | CNN PoliticsWashington CNN — An internal Trump campaign memo from December 2020, made public Tuesday by The New York Times, reveals new details about how the campaign initiated its…
Read more NYT: Architect of Trump fake electors plot thought SCOTUS would ‘likely’ reject plan, but pushed ahead anyway | CNN PoliticsCNN — The Supreme Court’s conservatives expressed doubt at oral arguments Wednesday that South Carolina GOP lawmakers engaged in impermissible racial gerrymandering when they redrew congressional lines for…
Read more Conservative justices suggest South Carolina GOP gerrymandering was based on politics, not race | CNN PoliticsWashington CNN — The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Biden administration to continue regulating so-called ghost guns – untraceable homemade weapons – as firearms under federal law.…
Read more Supreme Court allows Biden administration to continue fully enforcing ghost gun regulations | CNN PoliticsCNN — Amy Coney Barrett on Monday became the latest Supreme Court justice to address ethics concerns, saying that she thought it would be a “good idea” for…
Read more Amy Coney Barrett: Supreme Court ethics code would be a good idea | CNN PoliticsCNN — Around the country, politicians are waging high-stakes battles over new congressional lines that could influence which party controls the US House of Representatives after the 2024…
Read more Redistricting fights in these 10 states could determine which party controls the US House | CNN PoliticsWashington CNN — A judicial order forcing Apple to change some of its app store terms will not need to take immediate effect while litigation over the decision…
Read more Justice Kagan order: Apple doesn’t have to change app store terms while battling Epic in court | CNN BusinessCNN — It’s undeniable that Justice Clarence Thomas’ friendships with billionaires willing to foot his bill on their vacations together have given the conservative jurist a lifestyle most…
Read more What judicial ethics rules say about Clarence Thomas’ lifestyle bankrolled by his friends | CNN PoliticsCNN — The Environmental Protection Agency and US Army on Tuesday released a new rule that slashes federally protected water by more than half, following a Supreme Court…
Read more EPA slashes federally protected waters by more than half after Supreme Court ruling | CNN PoliticsCNN — Soon after he became chief justice of the United States, John Roberts faced what he believed was a “crisis” involving the judiciary: Federal judges were underpaid.…
Read more When John Roberts wants things done, he acts. What that means for ethics rules | CNN Politics
