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Feb 2019

Brett Kavanaugh should never been allowed on the supreme court | Carol AndersonSomeone is ensconced on the highest court in the land who was not properly vetted. Now he’s trying to roll back basic rights

A Temporary Win for Abortion RightsPro-choice advocates shouldn’t get their hopes up after the Supreme Court put a Louisiana statute on hold.

Why did the Supreme Court deny a Muslim’s plea for an imam at his execution? Domineque Ray's lawyers had argued that Alabama’s execution policy favoured Christian inmates

Did Alabama breach the 'establishment clause of the 1st Amendment?

Does this rank alongside Korematsu v USA as SCOTUS denying rights of citizens?

March 2019

Conservatives’ Coming War on the Warren CourtLed by Clarence Thomas, the Supreme Court's originalists are taking aim at the landmark precedents set by liberal justices decades ago.

This is a long read, but it is well worth your time for showing how and when a court might overturn precedent - as well as being a reminder of the key cases of the Warren Court.

2018-Common-Cause-v.-Rucho-Fact-Sheet-1.22.19 (1).pdf

The Supreme Court just said federal courts can’t stop partisan gerrymanderingIt was a 5-4 ruling, with the conservatives in the majority.

Voting Rights and Gerrymandering

The court will decide on this case in the next month, determining whether states must redraw their boundaries to guarantee votes are of equal weight.

June 2019

Supreme Court update 2018-19

Supreme Court update 2017-18

Supreme Court update 2016-17

September 2019

‘Everything conservatives hoped for and liberals feared’: Neil Gorsuch makes his mark at the Supreme CourtIn a new book and interview, the Supreme Court justice discusses his strong views on the law and the art of judging.

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