With the term winding down, on Monday the Supreme Court announced five decisions in previously argued cases. With only two sessions (scheduled) days to go, they have yet to release opinions in 14 cases. Of course, the four big cases from this term- affirmative action at the University of Texas, the Voting Rights Act challenge out of Alabama, the Proposition 8 gay marriage case out | Read More »
June is the busy month for the United States Supreme Court as they scurry to finish up their business. With no cases to be heard- oral arguments stopped in April- the race is now on to decide the remainder of the cases presented this term. They have five scheduled days left starting on Monday June 10th and scheduled to end on Monday June 14th. Obviously, | Read More »
Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court decided the case of Maryland v. King. To recap, King was arrested for the crime of assault. As part of the booking process under Mayland law, anyone arrested for what they define as a “serious crime-” and the crime for which he was arrested fell in that category- must submit a DNA sample obtained from a cheek cell swab. | Read More »
In the great abortion debate today, most eyes are on Philadelphia and the media-neglected horror show of the Gosnell trial. Special kudos should go out to Krysten Powers for bringing this media neglect/ignorance to light. Put simply, the events at the West Philadelphia Women’s Clinic run by Gosnell is literally a horror show complete with severed limbs kept in jars and an examination room that | Read More »
The Supreme Court will hear a very interesting case later this month that will be of interest to anyone concerned with how tax dollars are spent, free speech and international relations. That hopefully should encompass a good majority of the many folks here at Redstate if not many concerned Americans. But first, a little background. In 2003, Congress passed what is called the Leadership Act | Read More »
The United States Supreme Court will pretty much wrap up oral arguments this month for the current term. As of this writing they have yet to decide six cases heard in the October through December sessions. April’s cases are not particularly earth shattering, yet the Court will still be presented with some interesting questions. The most interesting of the mix is actually a patent case. | Read More »
Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in the case of Hollingsworth, et. al., v Perry- the Proposition 8 gay marriage case. As the press has reported, the scene outside the Court was one of a circus with plenty of rainbows and plenty of cross-dressing gay people and their supporters. Leaving aside the visuals, the tone of the argument was one of concern that the | Read More »
Coming in somewhat under the radar this term of the Supreme Court is a case out of Arizona involving election law. The case is Arizona vs. Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. and oral argument is set for March 18th. At issue is a state law known as Proposition 200 which requires that registered voters be required to show proof that they are citizens of the | Read More »
The Supreme Court will hear two gay marriage cases later this month. This diary entry will focus on one- Hollingsworth vs. Perry- the Proposition 8 case out of California. The ballot initiative was prompted by a California supreme court decision which determined that state’s ban on same sex marriage violated the state constitution’s guarantee of equal protection. It should be noted that at that point | Read More »
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the Voting Rights Act case, Shelby County, Alabama vs. Holder. I have previously written about this case and its importance. To recount briefly, a county in Alabama has challenged Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and specifically its pre-clearance requirements and the formulas used to determine which states or political subdivisions should be | Read More »
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