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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

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.

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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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The Independent UK

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

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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

The Independent UK

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.

WEKU

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…

Tribune News Service

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.

Newsroom.co.nz

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…

The Conversation

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

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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…

The Guardian - US

Supreme court leaves intact Mississippi law disenfranchising Black voters

Court turns away case on law implemented over a century ago with explicit goal of preventing Black people from voting

WEKU

Read Justice Sotomayor's dissent in same-sex wedding website case

Justice Sonia Sotomayor read an impassioned dissent from the bench in a case where a majority of justices sided with a Colorado web designer who refused to create websites for same-sex weddings.

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Salon

Billionaires' SCOTUS investment pays off

A pair of SCOTUS decisions make clear the corruption that conservatives on the court have worked hard to obfuscate

Daily Mirror

Businesses can now discriminate against LGBTQ individuals, Supreme Court rules

The Supreme Court struck a blow to gay rights today after deciding in favour of a Christian graphic-designer who refused to serve same-sex couples based on their religious beliefs

Chicago Sun-Times

The Supreme Court rules for a designer who doesn’t want to make wedding websites for gay couples

The court ruled 6-3 for designer Lorie Smith despite a Colorado law that bars discrimination based on sexual orientation, race, gender and other characteristics.

The Guardian - US

US supreme court strikes blow against LGBTQ+ rights with Colorado ruling

Web designer backed by Christian group argued making websites for same-sex couples would violate her first amendment rights

Roll Call

Supreme Court backs right to not make same-sex wedding websites - Roll Call

The Supreme Court sided Friday with the owner of a company who refuses to build websites for same-sex weddings because of religious beliefs.

Fortune

How the Supreme Court's gutting of affirmative action will roll back progress on diversity in the workplace

Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson and Sonia Sotomayor see that impact.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: The Supreme Court’s ultimate ‘judicial activism’: striking down affirmative action in college admissions

For decades, conservatives have railed against judicial activism, but Thursday’s decision striking down affirmative action by colleges and universities in admissions was the height of conservative judicial activism. The court rejected almost half a century of precedents, overturned decisions made by public and private universities across the country, and ignored…

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