Tag Archives: Supreme Court

Supreme Court forces Third Circuit to take second look at Hazleton immigration ordinances

Posted on 20 June 2011 by

The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting, which upheld an Arizona law that allowed the revocation of business licenses if the firm in question knowingly hired an undocumented immigrant, is forcing the U.S. Court of Appeals … Continue reading →

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First SCOTUS cite of Title 51, U.S. Code

Posted on 15 March 2011 by

Only a few weeks after Congress consolidated the laws dealing with national space programs into the new Title 51 of the U.S. Code, the Supreme Court issued a decision that cites the new section. The case is National Aeronautics and … Continue reading →

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Interesting statistic about Justice Breyer

Posted on 27 February 2011 by

I was curious what has been written about Justice Stephen Breyer’s 2005 book, Active Liberty: Interpreting our Democratic Constitution, which I had mentioned in a previous post about challenges to health care reform. Anyway, I happened upon an article by … Continue reading →

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What I’m Reading — Feb. 24

Posted on 24 February 2011 by

Arizona Lawmakers Push New Immigration Rules — The Arizona legislature will potentially enact new legislation that, among other things, bans undocumented children from attending public school. Such a law would be diametrically opposed to current law, where the Supreme Court … Continue reading →

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Chief Justice Roberts criticizes judicial vacancies, doesn’t mention closing Court doors

Posted on 1 January 2011 by

In his annual year-end report [PDF] on the federal judiciary, Chief Justice Roberts is attracting attention because of his comments on judicial vacancies: Over many years, however, a persistent problem has developed in the process of filling judicial vacancies. Each … Continue reading →

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More on healthcare reform lawsuits & a chart for visual learners

Posted on 15 December 2010 by

More commentary and analysis is coming in regarding Monday’s loss for the government in federal district court in Virginia in its effort to defend against a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of health care reform. But there are other lawsuits in … Continue reading →

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What I’m Reading — Nov. 29

Posted on 29 November 2010 by

A post-Thanksgiving round-up: Ahmed Ghailani and Omar Khadr: A Tale of Two Detainees — This article from Mother Jones points out the numerous advantages of prosecuting terrorist suspects in federal courts, and notes: “In fact, there are currently around twice … Continue reading →

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Five years ago, Justice Breyer already telegraphing his thoughts on health care reform

Posted on 15 October 2010 by

With the news from Florida that a federal district judge is allowing the lawsuit filed by 20 state attorneys general to proceed, and news in Michigan that a federal judge has upheld, at least initially, the ability of Congress to regulate … Continue reading →

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the Swedes

Posted on 8 September 2010 by

If I may be permitted a personal digression: Civilrättsliga förfaranden — apparently that is “civil procedure” in Swedish, according to Google Translate. If I could actually read the language of my ancestors, I might know better. Ruth Bader Ginsburg might know … Continue reading →

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What I’m Reading — Sept. 7

Posted on 7 September 2010 by

Seven Myths that Cloud Immigration Debate — A valiant attempt to get at some real facts, pointing out that the U.S. does not put a high priority on employment and skills in immigration, and that immigrants in deportation proceedings have … Continue reading →

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