Attorneys from the U.S., ACLU and Tennessee argued over whether laws passed in Tennessee and Kentucky banning gender-affirming care for minors were subject to heightened scrutiny under the equal protection clause.
Following the contentious election of 1904, sitting U.S. Senator Thomas Patterson battled the Colorado Supreme Court over contempt charges for his newspapers’ articles and cartoons criticizing the judicial body.
The court denied a request to reinstate part of the law requiring applicants to provide additional information to prove citizenship to register and requiring election officials to forward failed applications to “the county attorney and attorney general for investigation.”
Before he leaves the Oval Office in January, President Joe Biden wants to see Congress take up a constitutional amendment restoring criminal liability for U.S. presidents in response to the recent Supreme Court decision granting the chief executive broad immunity.
Several attorneys representing clients in front of the Supreme Court told Law Week about what the recent decisions mean for regulatory, housing, insurance, employment and copyright law.
