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Ghost Guns Are Making the Gun Violence Crisis Worse. Will the …
WEB3 days ago · The Supreme Court will soon hear a case about a federal effort to regulate ghost guns, which are making America's gun violence crisis worse.
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Circuit Status - Balls and Strikes
WEBSep 17, 2024 · Circuit Status. Each year, of the thousands of petitions for review that the Supreme Court receives, the justices typically grant fewer than 100. For just about everyone else, a decision made by one of the 13 federal courts of appeals is the end of the line, which makes these life-tenured judges some of the most powerful people many Americans ...
Biden’s Nominees - Balls and Strikes
WEBBiden Judicial Nominees: A closer look at President Biden's nominees to the federal bench.
The Supreme Court Doesn’t Want You to Hear It Do Its Dirty Work
WEBDec 12, 2022 · The Supreme Court will begin announcing its opinions in open court in 2023. It will not, however, provide live audio of the proceedings.
Glossip v. Oklahoma Will Test the Supreme Court's Capacity For …
WEB5 days ago · The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Glossip v. Oklahoma on October 9, but don’t let the “versus” fool you: Both Glossip and Oklahoma asking the justices to let Glossip live. “Absent this Court’s intervention, an execution will move forward under circumstances where the Attorney General has already confessed error—a ...
Supreme Court Term Preview: A "Quieter" Term Is Still Dangerous
WEBSep 28, 2023 · The cases the Supreme Court hears each term are only one aspect of how the Court uses its power to do damage to things you care about.
The Supreme Court’s War on Government Is Just Getting Started
WEBJun 28, 2024 · The Supreme Court's Loper Bright opinion is about the conservative legal movement's efforts to arrogate power to unelected judges.
The Supreme Court’s Oddest Pairing Comes out Swinging on …
WEBOct 2, 2023 · The Supreme Court’s Oddest Pairing Comes Out Swinging on Behalf of Criminal Defendants For Slate, my recap of the hardest question the Supreme Court will answer this year: whether “and” actually means “or.”