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Neil Gorsuch calls out Supreme Court for upending 100 years of precedent
Newsweek· 11 hours agoIn his dissenting opinion, Justice Neil Gorsuch, who sided with the states, said the court's...
The Supreme Court Again Strengthens the Right to a Jury Trial in Criminal Sentencing
Reason.com via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoThe sentencing court disagreed, ruling it was the judge's decision and that the court was bound by...
5th Circuit Panel Accuses Right-Wing Judge Of ‘Abuse Of Discretion’ In Obamacare Case
TPM via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoIt’s a pattern that has attracted the attention and alarm of everyone from the Senate to the...
Sentence Enhancement Belongs to Juries, Not Judges, Says Divided Supreme Court | National Law...
Law.com· 10 hours agoIn its 6-3 decision, the high court held that the three separate occasions inquiry under the Armed...
Is This the End of the Clarence Thomas Court?
New Republic· 10 hours agoThomas, writing in dissent, found those historical analogues to be unconvincing. Five justices wrote concurring opinions to flesh out their views on...
Supreme Court Backs Robust Jury Right for Criminal Sentencing
Bloomberg Law· 16 hours agoThe US Supreme Court sided with criminal defendants saying juries, not judges, must decide certain facts about whether a person is a habitual offender qualifying for a tougher sentence. Justice ...
US Supreme Court rules against convicted border drug 'mule' in expert testimony dispute
Reuters via AOL· 2 days agoWASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against a California woman convicted...
Supreme Court rules to uphold gun bans for domestic abusers
United Press International via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoChief Justice of the Supreme Court John Roberts along with Associate Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena...
Amy Coney Barrett Breaks With Supreme Court Originalists
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 3 days agoOnly two of the court’s other members—Justices Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch—actually agreed with...
Trump has already won his immunity case
The Raw Story· 3 days agoIs Donald Trump immune from criminal prosecution? Any day now, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to decide that question in the election-subversion case...