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Alabama is not the first state to defy a Supreme Court ruling: 3 essential reads on why that matters

In its 5-4 Allen v. Milligan decision on June 8, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the state of Alabama to redraw its congressional voting districts and consider race as it made up the new districts. The court had found that the state’s political districts diluted the strength of Black…

The Conversation

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts uses conflicting views of race to resolve America's history of racial discrimination

In two cases before the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2023 summer recess, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote majority opinions that involved the use of race.

The Conversation

POINT: Colleges should solely consider merit in selecting students

On June 29, the Supreme Court delivered a 6-3 ruling that essentially prevents colleges from using affirmative action and race-based quotas in the college admissions acceptance process.

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Senate Judiciary panel to consider ethics rules for Supreme Court

The Senate Judiciary Committee will vote Thursday on a new ethics code for the Supreme Court, an attempt to respond to recent revelations about justices’ interactions with wealthy donors and others

The Independent UK

Noah Feldman: As justices snipe, Supreme Court's image suffers

The Supreme Court justices are getting testy with one another. As the court’s conservative revolution proceeds, the tone of the court’s opinions is getting increasingly confrontational — and increasingly personal. Extreme decisions are provoking extreme reactions. The leak of the Dobbs opinion last year, and the court’s botched investigation into…

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Justice Kavanaugh seeks to dispel the notion that the Supreme Court is partisan

Justice Brett Kavanaugh points to the mixed decisions that emerged from the U_S_ Supreme Court this term as he seeks to dispel notions of a partisan high court, He told a judicial conference in Minnesota on Thursday that the high court is “an institution of law, not of politics, not…

The Independent UK

How the Supreme Court's conservative majority came to be

The 6-3 majority was solidified in former President Donald Trump's term, but its roots go back to the Bushes and the political circumstances of 1991 and 2005.

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What ethical controversies are US supreme court justices facing?

Ethical concerns are swirling around the nation’s highest court, centering on Clarence Thomas and other conservative justices

The Guardian - US

New York Governor Submits Amicus Brief To Justice Kavanaugh In Rahimi

"Across America, survivors of domestic abuse will now wait in fear to see whether Justice Kavanaugh..."

Reason

The US supreme court has hijacked American democracy

The court has vastly overextended its own power and flaunted its corruption. It will take a political movement to stop them

The Guardian - US

Campus visits and travel by Supreme Court justices put them in the company of big money donors

Records obtained by The Associated Press show that Supreme Court justices have attended publicly funded events at colleges and universities that allowed the schools to put the justices in the room with influential donors, including some whose industries have had interests before the court

The Independent UK

US supreme court: Clarence Thomas reportedly accepted more undisclosed gifts as calls for reform grow – as it happened

Media reports say justice has benefited from being part of elite, wealthy circle; campaigners to call on Congress calling for corruption investigation

The Guardian - US

US supreme court ethics: chief justice urged to testify for ‘good of democracy’

Ro Khanna of California wants John Roberts’ account of controversies besetting the ‘out of touch’ court

The Guardian - US

‘Democracy is at risk’: inside the fight for supreme court reform

As the court concludes another term that upended lives, conservative justices are attracting criticism for their rulings and their behavior away from the bench

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My New Washington Examiner Article on the Supreme Court's Ruling on Racial Preferences in College Admissions

The article assesses strengths and weaknesses of the Court's decision, and what it will take to implement Chief Justice Roberts' admonition that "[e]liminating racial discrimination means eliminating all of it."

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Key Democrat attacks US supreme court chief justice over ethics scandal

Dick Durbin, chair of Senate judiciary committee, condemns John Roberts for failure to reform court as donor controversy swirls

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Biden's new student debt relief plan will likely face legal challenges

WASHINGTON — As President Joe Biden looks to revive a key campaign promise to provide widespread debt relief to student loan borrowers, legal experts warn that he’s likely to encounter a fresh wave of lawsuits challenging his authority to act without congressional approval.

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How civil rights activists are preparing for a post-affirmative action college landscape

The court didn’t explicitly rule out consideration of a student’s race, leaving door open to interpretation of college admissions aims

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Evening Standard

AO World swings back to black but sees discretionary spend fall

Shoppers are cutting back spending on non-essential home projects such as new kitchens, the boss of white goods retailer AO World said as it emerged a host of factors have dented sales.

Al Jazeera

US Supreme court continues conservative lurch in recent decisions

Analysts say trust in the US’s highest court is wavering as a conservative supermajority reshapes constitutional law.

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Noah Feldman: Supreme Court’s conservative revolution comes into sharper focus

The Supreme Court’s conservative judicial revolution is taking on a recognizable, three-pronged structure.

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Editorial: The Supreme Court’s solution for racial bias is to pretend it doesn’t exist

The U.S. Supreme Court’s rulings on Thursday that race-conscious college admissions programs are unlawful was widely expected but still deeply discouraging.

Los Angeles Times

Robin Abcarian: On affirmative action, Justice Jackson blasts her colleagues' 'let-them-eat-cake obliviousness'

There is no way around this: The Supreme Court's split decision overturning affirmative action in college admissions is a perfect example of how racial diversity enriches us, and why it should be enshrined as a goal in our laws.

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Commentary: Taxpayers breathe sigh of relief — temporarily — after student loan decision

The Supreme Court has just saved American taxpayers more than half a trillion dollars by holding that President Joe Biden and Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona cannot cancel federal student loans under the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003, the “HEROES Act.”

Manchester Evening News

The Greater Manchester street where SEWAGE floods homes after heavy rain

"We had sanitary towels floating about. That's just 'angin."

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