U.S. Supreme Court

Justices Cast Doubt On Texas Immunity Claim In Vet’s Lawsuit

Published by jason@omahadail... on Fri, 04/01/2022 - 1:00am

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday cast doubt on Texas’ claim that it can’t be sued by a former state trooper who says he was forced out of his job when he returned from Army service in Iraq.

High Court Gives Biden Win For Now In Navy Vaccine Case

Published by jason@omahadail... on Wed, 03/30/2022 - 1:50am

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is giving the Navy a freer hand determining what job assignments it gives to 35 sailors who sued after refusing on religious grounds to comply with an order to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

Justice Thomas Joins Arguments Remotely After Hospital Stay

Published by jason@omahadail... on Wed, 03/30/2022 - 1:20am

WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Clarence Thomas participated in arguments at the Supreme Court via telephone rather than in person on Monday following a hospital stay of nearly a week.

Jackson On Track For Confirmation, But GOP Votes In Doubt

Published by jason@omahadail... on Tue, 03/29/2022 - 3:00am

WASHINGTON (AP) — After more than 30 hours of hearings, the Senate is on track to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman on the Supreme Court. But Democrats seem unlikely to confirm her with a robust bipartisan vote, dashing President Joe Biden’s hopes for a grand reset after partisan battles over other high court nominees.

High Court: States Must Allow Prayer, Touch In Executions

Published by jason@omahadail... on Tue, 03/29/2022 - 1:00am

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Thursday that states must accommodate the wishes of death row inmates who want to have their pastors pray aloud and even touch them during their executions.

Judge Jackson Grilled On Guantanamo Detainee Representation

Published by Erin@omahadaily... on Fri, 03/25/2022 - 5:00am

WASHINGTON (AP) — Four men once held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center — men Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson never met — were central to some of the questions she fielded Tuesday during her Supreme Court confirmation hearing.

Jackson Pledges To Decide Cases ‘Without Fear Or Favor’

Published by Erin@omahadaily... on Thu, 03/24/2022 - 5:00am

Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson pledged Monday to decide cases “without fear or favor” if the Senate confirms her historic nomination as the first Black woman on the high court.

Contentious Fringe Legal Theory Could Reshape State Election Laws

Published by Erin@omahadaily... on Thu, 03/24/2022 - 3:00am

The U.S. Supreme Court this month left open the possibility that it could endorse a fringe conservative legal theory that would give state legislatures unchecked powers over election rules before the 2024 presidential election.

Key Evangelicals Affirm Support of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court

Published by Erin@omahadaily... on Thu, 03/24/2022 - 12:00am

Key evangelical leaders from across the country released the following statement in support of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the United States Supreme Court:

Justice Thomas Hospitalized With Infection, High Court Says

Published by Erin@omahadaily... on Wed, 03/23/2022 - 3:00am

WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Clarence Thomas has been hospitalized because of an infection, the Supreme Court said Sunday.

Thomas, 73, has been at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C., since Friday after experiencing “flu-like symptoms,” the court said in a statement.

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