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...The Supreme Court’s decision in the case could fundamentally shift the balance of power in the US government....
...In the case before the court, however, a Virginia resident who worked in Ohio and Virginia for Norfolk Southern Railway — then headquartered in Virginia — sued it for “negligent and reckless conduct” in...
...“[W]hatever one thinks of the behaviour of former president Trump on January 6 2021, the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision should be reversed,” the brief said....
...She was appointed to a vacant state senate seat and eventually became a state appeals court judge....
...“It’s truly historic,” said Barbara Perry, Supreme Court and presidency scholar at the University of Virginia. Should the decision stand, “it would be a landmark among landmarks”....
...The Respect for Marriage Act was introduced last year after the Supreme Court struck down Roe vs Wade, and conservative justice Clarence Thomas raised the possibility of overturning other longstanding Supreme...
...Some lawmakers have also expressed frustration at the Supreme Court’s response. Senate Democrats had requested for John Roberts, the chief justice, to testify at Tuesday’s hearing....
...Using the parlance of Supreme Court watchers, we will refer to courts by the last names of their chief justices, making this one the Roberts Court, after Chief Justice John Roberts....
...When the Founders established the Supreme Court in the constitution, they envisioned justices who rose above partisan politics, which was partly why federal judges were given lifetime tenure....
...The theory, sometimes known as textualism, was first articulated in the 1970s by Robert Bork, a Yale professor and appeals court judge who was seen as so radical at the time that six Republicans joined Democratic...
...Lower court judges are legally required to recuse themselves from cases where their impartiality could be questioned. Supreme Court justices are trusted to make their own decisions....
...“[Alito] has flown under the radar . . . he’s [not] a household name among Americans,” said Barbara Perry, Supreme Court and presidency scholar at the University of Virginia....
...Court and presidency scholar at the University of Virginia....
...So the US Supreme Court consists of nine judges. Each is appointed for life by the sitting president. This happens when a judge retires, or often it happens when he or she dies....
...That would put a big obstacle in the way of this Handmaid’s Tale Supreme Court....
...John Roberts, who was appointed by George W Bush as chief justice in 2005, joined the liberal judges in their dissent....
...Later this year, the conservative-majority Supreme Court is expected to rule in a case brought by the New York State Rifle and Pistol Club against the state’s restrictions on carrying concealed handguns...
....” — Robert A Rogowsky, Leesburg, Virginia...
...OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma was all but guaranteed its 2019 case would be overseen by Judge Robert Drain after choosing a court in Westchester county, New York....
...In court documents filed yesterday, he admitted meeting Epstein in or around 1999 but denied claims by Virginia Roberts Giuffre that he sexually abused her....
...The decision came a day after a judge in New York rejected an attempt by the Queen’s second son to prevent a civil court action lawsuit by Jeffrey Epstein victim Virginia Roberts Giuffre....
...The political impact of the Texas law was amplified by the fact that the Supreme Court, with a majority of staunchly conservative judges, have declined to stop the ban from taking effect....
...These include California district court judge William Alsup, an influential figure in some of Silicon Valley’s biggest courtroom battles, and Robert Katzmann of the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan...
...Supreme Court’s extraordinary intervention delivered the White House to George W Bush....
...After aiding George W Bush’s legal fight in the 2000 election recount controversy, Mr Roberts was appointed first to an appeals court and then the highest court in 2005....
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