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UrduBrandon Bartels, a professor of political science, is an expert on judicial politics. He can provide more insight into Judge Jackson’s background and judicial philosophy and the power dynamics that could be in play during the proceedings. Todd Belt, a…
Tag: Supreme Court
Law, Policy and Women’s Studies Expert Available to Speak About Texas Abortion Ban
ALBANY, N.Y. (Sept. 2, 2021) — The new Texas ban on all abortions past six weeks of gestation — the most restrictive in the nation — went into effect Sept. 1 after the Supreme Court rejected an emergency application to…
Supreme Court: Off-campus student speech protected, but schools do have power to regulate
The Supreme Court’s 8-1 recent decision in Mahanoy allows both sides to claim victory, according to Clare Norins, director of the University of Georgia School of Law’s First Amendment Clinic, who also serves as an assistant clinical professor.
Law, school discipline experts available to comment on Supreme Court ruling on high schooler’s free speech case
This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that a school district in Pennsylvania violated the First Amendment when it punished a high school student for using vulgar language in a Snapchat message that was posted off school grounds. Indiana…
Law, health economics experts available to comment on U.S. Supreme Court decision to uphold the ACA
This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that the red states and two individuals who challenged the Affordable Care Act do not have legal standing to dispute the constitutionality of the law’s individual mandate to buy health insurance and…
Endocrine Society celebrates Supreme Court decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act
The Endocrine Society today praised the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act, which makes health care accessible to millions of individuals nationwide, including those with hormone health conditions such as diabetes, osteoporosis, thyroid conditions, and breast and prostate cancer.
Supreme Court decision against TPS holders means Congress should act
The Supreme Court ruled this week that certain immigrants in temporary protected status (TPS) cannot get green cards in the United States. Stephen Yale-Loehr, professor of immigration law at Cornell Law School and co-author of a leading 21-volume immigration law series, says the decision…
SCOTUS donor privacy case could have ramifications for dark money in elections, Notre Dame expert says
On April 26 (Monday), the Supreme Court of the United States will address the constitutional standard for disclosure of donor information for the first time since Justices Amy Coney Barrett, Neil Gorsuch, Elena Kagan and Brett Kavanaugh joined the court.…
Law professor available to talk about NCAA and Supreme Court
Creighton University expert on Sports Law, David P. Weber, notes the Supreme Court strenuously pressed the NCAA on its definition and interpretation of “amateurism” during oral arguments on Mar. 31, 2021 in one of the most impactful cases facing the…
SCOTUS case could render farmworker rights ‘meaningless’
The Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday in a case challenging the constitutionality of a California regulation that allows union organizers access to agricultural property to speak to farmworkers. Two property owners allege that the regulation violates the Fifth Amendment…
Supreme Court term limits would greatly reduce imbalance on the court, study finds
Imposing term limits on justices who sit on the U.S. Supreme Court could bring significant changes to the nation’s highest court, suggests a forthcoming paper from two Washington University in St. Louis law professors.
Medicaid Compelled Work Experiments Represent an Abuse of Research Authority, Have Stripped Thousands of Eligible People of Coverage
A public health “friend of the court” brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court urges the highest court of the land to uphold lower court decisions that blocked Medicaid work requirements in Arkansas and New Hampshire.
UNH Expert Offers Comment on Supreme Court Reform and New Commission
Ryan Vacca, a professor at the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law with an expertise in federal judiciary reform, and who recently advised the House in advance of the hearing, is available to discuss the problems plaguing the federal judicial system, how and why previous efforts have failed, arguments for and against court packing, and how the reforms might be structured to avoid past problems.
@MTSU Constitutional Scholar John Vile breaks down Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn v. Cuomo
John Vile is a scholar of the U.S. Constitution who has written and edited numerous books, essays, chapters, and reviews on this and related topics. In this analysis published in The First Amendment Encyclopedia, he examines the Supreme Court’s decision in…
Rutgers Expert Available to Discuss Supreme Court’s Hearing of Obamacare
A Rutgers health policy expert is available to discuss the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court’s hearing on the Affordable Care Act (ACA). “The SCOTUS not being inclined to strike down the Patient Protection and ACA is welcome news for…
What’s at stake in the Supreme Court’s ACA case? A quick explainer
Though the election and pandemic have eclipsed it in the news, there’s another event unfolding that could affect nearly all Americans: a Supreme Court case that will decide the future of the Affordable Care Act. A health policy researcher explains what would happen if it’s overturned.
IU experts available to comment on possibility of election cases going to the Supreme Court
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — As millions of ballots are still being counted across the nation, President Donald Trump has said his campaign will be looking to the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in the presidential election. While his suggestion has been…
SCOTUS foster agency case presents important questions on balance between religious freedom and antidiscrimination laws, Notre Dame experts say
The Supreme Court of the United States heard arguments Wednesday (Nov. 4) in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, a case that “presents timely and important questions about the Court’s First Amendment doctrines and the balance between religious freedom and antidiscrimination…
Rutgers health policy expert available to discuss upcoming Supreme Court decision on ACA
Joel. C. Cantor, director of the Rutgers Center for State Health Policy, is available to discuss the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court decision on whether the Affordable Care Act, or a portion of the law, is unconstitutional, and what it could…
SCOTUS nomination battle could sway independent, religious voters
The Senate Judiciary Committee plans to vote on the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court on Thursday, with a possible final vote on her confirmation as soon as Monday, Oct. 26 – a week in advance of…
SCOTUS hearings: What Judge Barrett’s confirmation could mean
ASU law scholars explain the impact the confirmation could have on existing public health, health care and reproductive laws
Writings indicate Barrett is comfortable overturning precedents, such as Roe v. Wade, that have been affirmed over and over, U of R professor says.
As the SCOTUS confirmation hearings continue, Dr. Jennifer Nelson, a U.S. historian and professor at the University of Redlands, says Roe v. Wade could be overturned next year. “Amy Coney Barrett, like other recent Supreme Court nominees, is not going…
With Affordable Care Act’s future in the balance, U-M holds 10th anniversary discussion with national experts
A free online event featuring health policy experts will explore the past, present and future of the Affordable Care Act
Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court Hearing: Rutgers Expert Available to Discuss
John J. Farmer, Jr., director of Rutgers University’s Eagleton Institute of Politics, is available to comment about the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court. “Too often in the past,…
Expert Available: Supreme Court Nominations 101
Lady Justice and Lady Liberty. Strong female symbols have long been used to represent the embodiment of American ideals and freedom. So, it almost seems fitting that two women — the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and President Donald Trump’s presumptive replacement nominee Amy Coney Barrett — are at the heart of tensions over a vacancy on the country’s highest court.
Is the judicial selection process broken? Could it imperil our democracy?
On September 26, with a little under one month before the presidential election, President Donald Trump nominated Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court of the United States to fill the vacancy left by the recent death of Justice Ruth…
Is an ‘originalist’ judge good for the Supreme Court, American constitutional law?
On September 26, President Donald Trump nominated Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court of the United States to fill the vacancy left by the recent death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. If confirmed, Barrett, who has been on Trump’s…
Presidential Debates in a Highly Polarized America: UNLV Expert Available
The COVID-19 pandemic. Race relations. The Supreme Court. The economy. When President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden meet for the first of three presidential debates on Tuesday night, millions of viewers are expected to tune in. But will America really be listening? Given the country’s all-time high partisanship and the extremely tiny pool of voters who have yet to make up their minds five weeks out from the 2020 general election, analysts are putting in their bets on the influence of televised debates and the chances of actually swaying voters.
SCOTUS nominee represents the religious American woman
Following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, President Trump nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett on Saturday to the Supreme Court. Barrett, a federal appeals court judge, is a religious conservative and draws criticism from Democrats for her positions on…
Senate Majority Leader flips his own rule, resets terms for fairness on Supreme Court nomination schedule, U of R Professor says.
Presidents are authorized by the Constitution to nominate justices to the federal bench at any time, but in 2016, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell informed Pres. Obama that no nominee would be considered because it was an election year, despite almost nine months…
WashU Expert: Electoral College ruling contradicts Founders’ ‘original intent’
While the Supreme Court decision limits independence of electors and prevents potential uncertainty in 2020 election, it contradicts the Constitution framers’ intentions for the Electoral College, according to a political science expert at Washington University in St. Louis.
SCOTUS ruling won’t end the DACA saga
On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration’s effort to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program was not legal. The decision is a win for those protected by DACA, undocumented children brought to the U.S.…
Mom and Pop Can Still Fire You for Being Gay: Rutgers Labor Law Expert Discusses Asterisks on SCOTUS Rulings
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (June 19, 2020) – The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Earlier in the week, the Court ruled employers cannot discriminate against workers on the…
GW Experts Available to Discuss the Supreme Court Ruling on DACA
The George Washington University has faculty available to provide opinions, expertise, and commentary on a variety of topics related to today’s SCOTUS ruling that the Trump administration may not proceed with its plan to end a program protecting young immigrants…
Supreme Court DACA decision confirms executive branch action not absolute, Notre Dame expert says
Today the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the nearly 800,000 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients, also known as “Dreamers,” who came to the U.S. as children. The Trump administration sought to end DACA but today’s 5…
Supreme Court preserving DACA underscores integrity of process, Notre Dame expert says
On June 18 the U.S. Supreme Court blocked an attempt by the Trump administration to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which offers legal protection for hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. as children. The…
WashU Expert: DACA decision lets ‘Dreamers’ breathe a little easier
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision June 18 that the Trump Administration cannot shut down the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program will allow more than 700,000 “Dreamers” to worry a bit less and continue focusing on their jobs, education and futures, said an immigration law expert at Washington University in St.
IU experts available to comment on Supreme Court decision upholding DACA
The U.S. Supreme Court in a 5-4 ruling has upheld the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which offers temporary protections to the more than 700,000 immigrants brought to the country illegally as children. The Trump administration sought to terminate…
Even with SCOTUS win, Dreamers are still vulnerable
On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration’s effort to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program was not legal. The decision is a win for those protected by DACA, undocumented children brought to the U.S.…
DACA decision allows Dreamers a temporary ‘sigh of relief’
Stephen Yale-Loehr is a professor of immigration law at Cornell Law School, co-author of a leading 21-volume immigration law series and co-director of the Asylum Appeals Clinic. Yale-Loehr says: “In a major win for Dreamers, the Supreme Court today held that…
Rutgers Expert Available to Discuss Supreme Court’s Ruling on Protecting LGBTQ+ Workers Rights
Perry N. Halkitis, dean, Rutgers School of Public Health, public health psychologist, researcher, educator, and advocate and an expert on the health of LGBTQ + people and populations, is available for interviews following the Supreme Court’s ruling that federal law…
Supreme Court just the beginning for LGBTQ workplace equality
On Monday, the Supreme Court issued a decision in the case Bostock v. Clayton County, finding it illegal for employers to discriminate against LGBTQ workers. Katrina Nobles is the Director of Conflict Programs at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and…
Expert: Supreme Court ruling on LGBTQ workplace protection long overdue
President Trump is expected to present details of his long-awaited peace plan for Israel and the Palestinians today following his White House meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and leader of the opposition, Benny Gantz, earlier this week
Virginia Tech’s foreign policy expert Joel Peters is skeptical that the plan will jumpstart the long-stalled effort to bring Israelis and Palestinians together.
Constitutional law expert available to comment on Supreme Court decision protecting LGBTQ workers
The U.S. Supreme Court announced a landmark decision this morning protecting the rights of LGBTQ workers. In a 6-3 decision, the court ruled that employers who discriminate against gay and transgender workers are in violation of the Civil Rights Act…
In Mazars v. Trump, result will hinge on closed-door conference
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in the Trump v. Mazars case, which will determine if the U.S. House of Representatives can subpoena a third party for President Trump’s private financial records. Jens David Ohlin, vice dean and professor…
Supreme Court likely to agree with schools in closely watched religious freedom cases, Notre Dame expert predicts
On May 11, the Supreme Court of the United States will hear oral arguments, using its new telephonic procedure, in two closely watched religious freedom cases, Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru and St. James School v. Biel, on whether courts can…
Birth control coverage at stake in SCOTUS religious freedom case
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on Wednesday in the Little Sisters of the Poor v. Pennsylvania case, which addresses the question of whether employers are allowed to deny employees insurance coverage of birth control on the grounds of…
Buffalo State College’s Peter Yacobucci on Changes at the Supreme Court
The coronavirus pandemic has touched nearly every aspect of life in America, including the United States Supreme Court, an institution noted for its resistance to change over the years. Because of concerns over the pandemic, the Supreme Court will hear arguments…
Can the Government Stick Warning Labels on Soda Bottles?
NYU’s Jennifer Pomeranz says that existing warnings on other products should offer a roadmap for labeling sugary drinks—without violating the First Amendment.
Stakes could not be higher in Supreme Court abortion case, religion and politics expert says
The U.S. Supreme Court will begin hearing arguments on March 4 in June Medical Services LLC v. Russo, a case challenging Louisiana’s law requiring physicians who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a local hospital. Every abortion case that reaches the Supreme Court has high stakes, but Marie Griffith, director of the John C.