Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 07/04/2022 - 4:00am
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in on Thursday as the 104th associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. She is taking her place as the first Black woman on the court at a complex time, when questions are being raised about its legitimacy and the role of politics in its decision making.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 07/04/2022 - 12:00am
Stephen Breyer will leave a legacy that reflects the Supreme Court he joined nearly three decades ago – less fractious and less partisan than the bench he is reportedly set to leave at the end of the current term.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 06/30/2022 - 5:00am
The U.S. Supreme Court has consistently banned school-sponsored prayer in public schools. At the same time, lower courts have generally forbidden public school employees from openly praying in the workplace, even if no students are involved.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 06/29/2022 - 5:00am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruling to overturn its 1973 Roe v. Wade decision is unpopular with a majority of Americans — but did that matter?
The relationship between the public and the judiciary has been studied and debated by legal and political scholars. The short answer: it’s complicated. There’s evidence that the public has an indirect role in the judiciary, but that might be changing.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 06/24/2022 - 4:00am
In lieu of the May 2nd Roe v. Wade opinion leak, we as a nation must examine the implications of overturning the landmark case. For Nebraskans, this would overturn a Supreme Court decision from 2000: Stenberg v. Carhart. This case examined a Nebraskan law on partial birth abortions or, as referred to in the medical field, dilation and extraction (D&X). This method of abortion was prohibited in Nebraska unless it was performed for life-saving purposes.
Published by jason@omahadail... on Wed, 06/22/2022 - 4:00am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Wednesday it was wrong to wade into a dispute involving a Trump-era immigration rule that the Biden administration has abandoned, so the justices dismissed the case.
Published by jason@omahadail... on Thu, 06/16/2022 - 2:00am
WASHINGTON — The White House and Democratic leaders expressed support Monday for a framework on gun control legislation that 10 Senate Democrats and 10 Senate Republicans agreed to over the weekend.
Published by jason@omahadail... on Wed, 06/08/2022 - 11:42pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — Curbing abortion rights and expanding the right to be armed in public are long-sought goals of the conservative legal movement that the Supreme Court seems poised to deliver within the next month.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 06/07/2022 - 5:00am
Six public hearings to be held in June by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection will attempt to answer the question of whether former President Donald Trump and his political allies broke the law in seeking to overturn the 2020 election results.
The Jan. 6 hearings are part of a long history of congressional investigation.