U.S. Supreme Court

Justices to Hear Challenge to Race in College Admissions

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 01/31/2022 - 1:00am

The conservative-dominated Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge to the consideration of race in college admissions, adding affirmative action to major cases on abortion, guns, religion and COVID-19 already on the agenda.

Court Won’t Hear Pandemic Proxy Voting Dispute

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 01/31/2022 - 12:00am

The Supreme Court has rejected a challenge from House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy to the proxy voting system that Democrats put in place in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Supreme Court Declines to Halt Pending Execution

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 01/31/2022 - 12:00am

The U.S. Supreme Court denied a request last Wednesday from a death row inmate in Oklahoma to stop his upcoming lethal injection.

In a brief order, the court indicated 46-year-old Donald Grant's application for a temporary stay of execution was denied. The decision paved the way for Grant to receive a lethal injection Thursday morning at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester.

At Least 3 Judges Eyed as Biden Mulls Supreme Court Pick

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 01/31/2022 - 12:00am

President Joe Biden is eyeing at least three judges for an expected vacancy on the Supreme Court as he prepares to quickly deliver on his campaign pledge to nominate the first Black woman to the nation’s highest court, according to aides and allies.

Court Could Limit 2020 Tribal Land Decision in Oklahoma

Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 01/26/2022 - 3:00am

The Supreme Court agreed to consider limiting a recent decision about Native American land in Oklahoma that the state says has produced chaos in its courts.

Supreme Court Bolsters Right to Cross-Examine Witnesses

Published by Scott Stewart on Tue, 01/25/2022 - 4:00am

The Supreme Court last Thursday buttressed a criminal defendant’s right to cross-examine prosecution witnesses, ruling in favor of a New York man who was convicted of killing a 2-year-old boy on Easter Sunday in 2006.

Starbucks Nixes Vaccine Mandate After High Court Ruling

Published by Scott Stewart on Tue, 01/25/2022 - 2:00am

Starbucks is no longer requiring its U.S. workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, reversing an earlier plan.

In a memo sent last week to employees, the Seattle coffee giant said it was responding to the recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court. In a 6-3 vote, the court rejected the Biden administration’s plan to require vaccines or regular COVID testing at companies with more than 100 workers.

High Court Asked to Hear Confederate Statue Case

Published by Scott Stewart on Tue, 01/25/2022 - 12:00am

Two Virginia residents living near the site where a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E.  Lee stood for more than a century have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a ruling by the Supreme Court of Virginia that let state officials remove the towering monument.

Sotomayor, Gorsuch Deny Conflict About Masking

Published by Scott Stewart on Mon, 01/24/2022 - 4:00am

Two Supreme Court justices say a media report that they were at odds over the wearing of masks in court during the recent surge in coronavirus cases is false.

High Court Hears Case Involving Painting Stolen by Nazis

Published by Scott Stewart on Mon, 01/24/2022 - 3:00am

A California man and a Spanish museum locked in a dispute over a valuable impressionist masterpiece stolen by the Nazis should be able to agree on one thing, Justice Stephen Breyer said last week during arguments in the case at the Supreme Court.

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