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The Supreme Court rejects an appeal over bans on conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ children

The Supreme Court has refused to take up a case about whether state and local governments can enforce laws banning conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ children

The Independent UK

High Court, in declining to weigh conversion therapy ban, allows law to stand

In doing so, the court left standing a lower court decision that upheld the state's ban on a therapy that the American Medical Association says "is not based on medical and scientific evidence."

WEKU

Supreme Court dismisses disability rights case as moot

Original question presented in the case Acheson Hotels LLC v Laufer had potential to limit lawsuits challenging accessibility

The Independent UK

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Texas GOP wars with itself over Nazis

Texas Republicans called it "Marxist" to bar members from associating with Holocaust deniers

Salon

US ethics groups hail Senate subpoenas for Leonard Leo and Harlan Crow

Watchdogs applaud after Democrats vote to summon key rightwing duo to answer questions amid supreme court ethics row

The Guardian - US

Senate Judiciary authorises subpoenas of conservative activists in Supreme Court ethics probe

Thursday’s contentious hearing ended in an entirely Democratic vote after Republican members of the committee walked out

The Independent UK

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz walk out of U.S. Senate hearing as Democrats vote on Harlan Crow subpoena

The Texas Republicans opposed subpoenaing conservative donor Crow over his ties to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, casting it as a partisan attack.

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Senate Democrats authorize subpoenas related to Supreme Court ethics probe - Roll Call

The Senate Judiciary Committee moved ahead with subpoenas Thursday as part of the panel’s inquiry into Supreme Court ethics.

Roll Call

Do You Still Have the Right to a Jury Trial?

The Supreme Court will consider whether federal agencies’ administrative judges violate the Seventh Amendment.

Reason

Race in open California district could be pivotal to House control - Roll Call

In the 47th District, Democrats are defending an open seat in California's Orange County, a onetime GOP stronghold that rejected Trump.

Roll Call

The 4th Circuit Says Maryland's Handgun Licensing Law Is Unconstitutional

Before buying a handgun, residents had to obtain a "qualification license," which could take up to 30 days.

Reason

U.S. Supreme Court’s new code of conduct is too little, too late

Lacking both enforcement and the weight of law, the new code is both useless and toothless.

Chicago Sun-Times

SCOTUS plays dumb about the public's ire

It's not just the useless "code of ethics" — the Dobbs decision revealed the real life impact of an imperious court

Salon

SCOTUS ethics code is "peak gaslighting"

"Without any kind of enforcement mechanism, this has all the heft of a set of New Year's resolutions," expert says

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Supreme Court Adopts Ethics Code

The provisions seem sensible, though there are legitimate concerns about enforcement.

Chicago Sun-Times

The Supreme Court says it is adopting a code of ethics, but it has no means of enforcement

The new rules leave compliance up to each justice. Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Sonia Sotomayor have been under scrutiny for gifts, benefits, travel received from outside sources.

The Guardian - US

US supreme court announces ethics code amid pressure over gift scandals

Code of conduct published following months of criticism of rightwing justices accepting undisclosed gifts

Roll Call

Supreme Court announces new ethics code - Roll Call

The Supreme Court published a new code of conduct for its justices Monday amid a congressional effort to impose one on the high court.

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Republicans once again appeal to the rich in bid to cut IRS funds

This proposal to cut funds aimed at catching tax cheats echoes the Trump-Republican tax cuts that included the largest corporate tax cut in U.S. history, a suburban writer points out.

Roll Call

Senate Judiciary delays votes on subpoenas over Supreme Court ethics - Roll Call

The Senate Judiciary Committee abruptly adjourned Thursday without voting on whether to authorize subpoenas related to Supreme Court ethics.

Reason

State-Licensed Pot Suppliers Say Federal Prohibition Is Unconstitutional As Applied to Them

A federal lawsuit argues that it is time to reassess the Commerce Clause rationale for banning intrastate marijuana production and distribution.

WEKU

High court seems likely to uphold law banning guns for accused domestic abusers

If so, the decision would be a small retreat from the Supreme Court's sweeping decision on gun rights last year.

The Independent UK

The Supreme Court takes up a case that again tests the limits of gun rights

The Supreme Court is hearing its first case about guns since last year’s decision that called into question numerous gun control laws

The Conversation

Supreme Court considers whether to uphold law that keeps guns out of the hands of domestic abusers

Should it be legal to take away the guns of people who are under a domestic violence protective order, which aims to shield victims from their abusers?

Roll Call

Senators clash over plans for subpoenas tied to Supreme Court ethics push - Roll Call

Senate Judiciary Committee members clashed Thursday over plans to subpoena two Republican donors and a conservative judicial activist.

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