LawNews
Supreme Court Releases Code of Conduct
The U.S. Supreme Court released its own “Code of Conduct” on Monday evening to “set out succinctly and gather in one place the ethics rules… Read More
LawCommentary
Supreme Court Sends Mixed Signals on Constitutionality of CFPB Funding in Oral Arguments
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Community Financial Services, argued Tuesday before the Supreme Court, is nominally an industry challenge to the bureau’s payday-lending rule. But… Read More
LawNews
Justice Thomas to Hear NY Gun Rights Lawsuit
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas will consider a lawsuit by Second Amendment groups challenging New York’s strict concealed-carry firearm laws. Thomas has scheduled a conference… Read More
LawCommentary
Some Supreme Court Justices Have a Slippery Handle on Facts
The U.S. Supreme Court is finished for the term, but questions about accuracy should follow some justices into the next session in October. For example:… Read More
PoliticsNews
‘Insurrection Activities,’ ‘Racist Vitriol,’ ‘Hallucinate Misconduct’: 6 Stand-Out Moments in Senate Hearing on Supreme Court
Senate Democrats took aim at the Supreme Court broadly and Justice Clarence Thomas in particular during a hearing Tuesday, the one-year anniversary of the leak… Read More
The Way to Stop Discriminating on the Basis of Race
Discrimination based on race is in the air—literally. The Washington Post reports that researchers have “found that minorities are on average exposed to 38 percent… Read More
Meet the Humble Nuns Who Just Shook Up the Obama Administration
Who takes care of poor people when they get old—when they are on their deathbeds? For thousands of people, the answer is Little Sisters of… Read More
Supreme Court Stays Obamacare Mandate for Little Sisters of the Poor
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor really knows how to ring in the New Year. Just hours before the countdown to 2014 in Times Square, she… Read More
Hispanics Are Conservative, Too
According to a recent McLaughlin poll, over 50 percent of Hispanics would vote for a conservative candidate in an election, and almost one-third identified themselves… Read More
News
Inside the Supreme Court: Arguments on the Voting Rights Act
In the midst of a large rally and protest on the steps of the Supreme Court building this morning, the Justices sharply questioned both sides… Read More
