U.S. Supreme Court

Search For Supreme Court Leaker Falls To Former Army Colonel

Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 05/26/2022 - 5:00am

WASHINGTON (AP) — When Gail Curley began her job as Marshal of the U.S. Supreme Court less than a year ago, she would have expected to work mostly behind the scenes: overseeing the court’s police force and the operations of the marble-columned building where the justices work.

Supreme Court Rules Against Inmates In Right-To-Counsel Case

Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 05/26/2022 - 4:00am

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled along ideological lines Monday against two Arizona death row inmates who had argued that their lawyers did a poor job representing them in state court. The ruling will make it harder for certain inmates sentenced to death or long terms in prison who believe their lawyers failed them to bring challenges on those grounds.

LGBTQ+ Legal Experts Are Worried About Civil Rights

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 05/24/2022 - 4:00am

The Supreme Court’s draft opinion leak has James Esseks worried, and not just about abortion access. Esseks, the director of the LGBTQ & HIV Project at the ACLU, ticks off the civil rights laws he fears could be on the chopping block.

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Meets with Supreme Court Officials regarding Judicial Security

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 05/23/2022 - 1:00am

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland this afternoon convened a meeting with Justice Department and Supreme Court officials to discuss the security needs of Justices and the Court since the unauthorized release of a draft Court opinion. At the Attorney General’s direction, the U.S. Marshals Service accelerated the provision of around-the-clock security at the homes of all Justices, among other actions, last week.

Leaking A Supreme Court Draft Opinion On Abortion Or Other Hot Topics Is Unprecedented – 4 Things To Know About How The High Court Works

Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 05/20/2022 - 4:00am

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to announce a decision that could possibly overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 case that guaranteed the constitutional right to abortion.

The court is currently considering a case known as Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which questions the constitutionality of a Mississippi law that bans abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy.

Justice Thomas Says Abortion Leak Has Changed Supreme Court

Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 05/18/2022 - 5:00am

WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Clarence Thomas says the Supreme Court has been changed by the shocking leak of a draft opinion earlier this month. The opinion suggests the court is poised to overturn the right to an abortion recognized nearly 50 years ago in Roe v. Wade.

For Supreme Court Justices, Secrecy Is Part Of The Job

Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 05/13/2022 - 3:00am
Members of the Supreme Court pose for a group photo at the Supreme Court in Washington, April 23, 2021. Seated from left are Associate Justice Samuel Alito, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John Roberts, Associate Justice Stephen Breyer and Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Standing from left are Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Associate Justice Elena Kagan, Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch and Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett. (Erin Schaff / The New York Times via AP)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black was hospitalized, his health failing, when he gave his son Hugo Jr. an order: Burn the papers. Worried that the publication of certain of his private notes could harm the court or his colleagues, he insisted on their destruction.

It’s Chief Justice Roberts’ Court, But Does He Still Lead?

Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 05/11/2022 - 4:00am

WASHINGTON (AP) — John Roberts is heading a Supreme Court in crisis.

What’s Next In The Investigation Of The Supreme Court Leak?

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 05/09/2022 - 12:00am

WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts, in ordering an investigation into an “egregious breach of trust” in the leak of a Supreme Court draft opinion on abortion, has tasked a relatively unknown court official to carry out what could be one of the most high-profile investigations in decades.

Justices’ Views On Abortion In Their Own Words And Votes

Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 05/06/2022 - 3:00am
Seated from left are Associate Justice Samuel Alito, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John Roberts, Associate Justice Stephen Breyer and Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, while standing from left are Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Associate Justice Elena Kagan, Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch and Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett. (Erin Schaff / The New York Times via AP, Pool)

WASHINGTON (AP) — When a draft of the opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito in the Mississippi abortion case was leaked late Monday, the potential outcome — the overruling of Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey — was not a surprise. Even before oral arguments in the current case were heard, the justices had revealed themselves. They had a lot to say about abortion over the years — in opinions, votes, Senate confirmation testimony and elsewhere.

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