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Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor Guest Stars in ‘Alma’s Way’ on PBS Kids

Animated show comes from Sonia Manzano, star of ‘Sesame Street’

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The Facts Of Science Prove That Each Human Life Begins At Fertilization

By James D. Agresti December 2, 2021

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Alabama man executed following pause on lethal injections

It was the first execution carried out in Alabama this year after the state halted executions in November

The Independent UK

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Partisanship Is Muddling the Important Debate Over Supreme Court Ethics

Ethics allegations have been raised against Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, and Sonia Sotomayor. Both sides have retreated into whataboutism.

Reason

Alabama to carry out first lethal injection after review of execution procedures

Alabama plans to execute an inmate for the 2001 beating death of a woman as the state seeks to carry out its first lethal injection after a pause following a string of problems with inserting the IVs

The Independent UK

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

Commentary: Affirmative action is banned — except at military academies? Why that won’t help students

With a conservative majority on the bench, the recent Supreme Court ruling to strike down affirmative action was widely expected. One unexpected twist, however, was an inconspicuous footnote exempting military academies from the drastic change.

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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…

Tribune News Service

California Supreme Court upholds Uber workers' right to sue

The California Supreme Court rejected an argument by Uber that sought to limit the ability of their drivers to take employment-related disputes to court.

Los Angeles Times

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

Donald Trump: Arizona attorney general investigating attempts to overturn 2020 vote, reports say – as it happened

Kris Mayes reportedly moving forward with investigation into election tampering

The Guardian - US

The Dwindling Jewish Representation And Evolving Composition Of The U.S. Supreme Court

Diversity on the Supreme Court: A changing landscape of justices from all backgrounds and walks of life.

Zenger

Justice Sotomayor's staff urged schools and libraries to buy her memoir or kid's books

The works have earned Sotomayor $3.7 million since she joined the court in 2009. Her taxpayer-funded staffers have been deeply involved in organizing speaking engagements intended to sell the books.

WEKU

LOCALIZE IT: Colleges and universities use visits by Supreme Court justices to court wealthy patrons

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Book sales, a lure for money and more takeaways from the AP investigation into Supreme Court ethics

What happens behind the scenes when Supreme Court justices travel to colleges and universities for lectures and other events

The Independent UK

Justices teach when the Supreme Court isn't in session. It can double as an all-expenses-paid trip

Teaching is encouraged as a way to demystify the Supreme Court while exposing the justices to a cross-section of the public

The Independent UK

Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor's staff prodded colleges and libraries to buy her books

For colleges and libraries seeking a big name for a guest lecturer, few come bigger than Sonia Sotomayor, the Supreme Court justice who rose from poverty in the Bronx to the nation’s highest court

The Independent UK

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

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Supreme Court dissents and rejoinders, with respect and disrespect

Feelings seem raw at the court, certainly for the court's three liberal justices, who were on the losing end of some of the court's biggest cases this term, but also for the conservatives.

Tribune News Service

Stephen L. Carter: For Ketanji Brown Jackson, the law is in the details

With the end of the Supreme Court’s 2022 term, what have we learned about the most junior justice? To some, Ketanji Brown Jackson has been a reliable vote for the liberal coalition; others contend that she’s a swing vote with a tendency to surprise her fans by joining the court’s…

Newsroom.co.nz

US Supreme Court strikes again – are we paying attention?

Three recent US Supreme Court decisions generated little media coverage in New Zealand. Hayden Thorne explains why we should care.

The Conversation

The Colorado website designer's win is one of dozens of federal cases where religious beliefs and LGBTQ+ rights have clashed – and the pattern might not be what you think

Does a Colorado designer’s belief that marriage is between one man and one woman merit an exemption to state law barring discrimination against LGBTQ+ people? On June 30, 2023, the Supreme Court decided 6-3 that the answer is yes: Requiring a conservative Christian business owner to create wedding websites for…

Salon

Fraud justice: SCOTUS duped by fake case

Far-right lawyers created a phony "victim" in made-up case — and the justice with the stolen seat wrote the opinion

Chicago Sun-Times

Supreme Court deals a blow to student loan borrowers, LGBTQ rights

The court’s conservative majority struck down President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan and in a far more egregious decision, sided with a graphic designer who wants to refuse service to the LGBTQ community.

The Conversation

A business can decline service based on its beliefs, Supreme Court rules – but what will this look like in practice?

At issue in one of this year’s most highly anticipated Supreme Court cases, 303 Creative v. Elenis, was what happens when someone’s free speech or beliefs conflict with others’ rights. Specifically, 303 Creative addressed whether a Colorado anti-discrimination law can require a designer who believes marriage is only between a…

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