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SCOTUS Takes Up Set of College Affirmative Action Appeals
The appeals ask the U.S. Supreme Court to throw out its 2003 ruling in Grutter v. Bollinger which allowed race to be considered under certain circumstances in college admissions.
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Justices Sotomayor and Barrett Call to Fix the U.S. Sentencing Commission and Resolve Federal Sentencing Discrepancies
Justices Sotomayor and Barrett criticized discrepancies between federal district courts’ sentencing in a statement on Monday.
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Justice Roberts Flags Financial Conflicts of Interest in Federal Judiciary Year-End Report
Justice Roberts published the federal judiciary’s year-end report with 2022 Judicial Conference priorities and data from the 2020 term.
Courts
Infographics: Recent History of U.S. Supreme Court Fuels Reform Debates
Supreme Court reform debates aren’t new. But modern reform discussions are connected to the court’s recent history.
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Biden’s SCOTUS Commision Releases Findings
The report takes a middle-line stance on all the reforms but did note “bi-partisan support” for 18-year term limits.
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Colorado Joins Coalition Supporting DOJ’s Lawsuit Against Texas Abortion Ban
AG Phil Weiser joined 24 state attorneys generals from across America in filing a support brief for a DOJ challenge to a Texas abortion law.
Features
Bump Stocks Case Seeks SCOTUS Clarity, Brings Sights in on Chevron Deference
Raising questions about a long-standing legal principle, a cert sent to SCOTUS hopes to clarify if bump stocks are legal — and if agency experience can be forcefully deferred by courts.
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Supreme Court Scales Back Equity Doctrine in Patent Cases
A recent Supreme Court decision reaffirmed a long-standing intellectual property doctrine that bars inventors who turn over their patents to others from later claiming the patent is invalid.