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WEB4 days ago · The justices on Tuesday evening denied Oklahoma’s request to reinstate $4.5 million in federal funding for family-planning projects which was terminated over the state’s refusal to provide patients information about obtaining abortions, a requirement of the funding under federal law. Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Neil Gorsuch ...
Supreme Court overturns constitutional right to abortion
WEBJun 24, 2022 · The Supreme Court on Friday eliminated the constitutional right to obtain an abortion, casting aside 49 years of precedent that began with Roe v. Wade. The decision by Justice Samuel Alito will set off a seismic shift in reproductive rights across the United States. It will allow states to ban abortion, and experts expect about half the states ...
In 6-3 ruling, court strikes down New York’s concealed-carry law
WEBJun 23, 2022 · The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a New York handgun-licensing law that required New Yorkers who want to carry a handgun in public to show a special need to defend themselves. The 6-3 ruling, written by Justice Clarence Thomas, is the court’s first significant decision on gun rights in over a …
Live - SCOTUSblog
WEBMay 30, 2024 · LIVE. Announcement of opinions for Thursday, June 13 (complete) By SCOTUSblog on Jun 13, 2024 at 8:45 am.
Statistics - SCOTUSblog
WEBStatistics. On this page, we keep ongoing statistics for the October 2023 term – dispositions by sitting, majority opinions authored by sitting, pace of grants, and pace of decisions. We no longer publish a Stat Pack. Previous editions of the …
The Supreme Court’s role in defining American citizenship
WEBJan 27, 2021 · The 14th Amendment’s citizenship clause overruled Dred Scott, declaring that “All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”. The Supreme Court played a vital role in implementing the 14th Amendment’s citizenship ...
FAQs: Announcements of orders and opinions - SCOTUSblog
WEBAnswer: A petition for certiorari, or cert petition, is a document filed in the Supreme Court asking the justices to review a lower court’s ruling in a case. This comes most often on appeal from one of the federal courts of appeals or a state’s highest appellate court. A cert petition usually gives a narrative account of the dispute and the ...
Newsfeed - SCOTUSblog
WEBSep 4, 2024 · SCOTUS NEWS. Alito reports gift of $900 concert tickets in annual financial disclosure. By Amy Howe on Sep 6, 2024 at 5:17 pm.
October 2021 US Supreme Court Cases SCOTUSblog
WEBFeb 10, 2021 · Holding: When a state court has ruled on the merits of a state prisoner’s claim, a federal court cannot grant habeas relief without applying both the test the Supreme Court outlined in Brecht v.Abrahamson and the one Congress prescribed in the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996; the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit erred in granting habeas relief to Ervine ...
Trump v. United States - SCOTUSblog
WEBApr 25, 2024 · United States - SCOTUSblog. Trump v. United States. Holding: The nature of presidential power entitles a former president to absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for actions within his conclusive and preclusive constitutional authority; he is also entitled to at least presumptive immunity from prosecution for all his official acts; there ...