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“A Sad Day”: How the Colorado Disqualification Case is Bringing Back Some Bad Memories for the Supreme Court

JonathanTurley

Below is my column in The Messenger on the challenge facing the Supreme Court in the coming week over the electoral disqualification of former president Donald Trump in Colorado and Maine. The appeal in Maine has been filed and can now work its way up to the Court. Colorado is expected to file with the Court this week.

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Supreme Court rules website designer can deny same-sex couples service

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Share The court handed a major victory to business owners who oppose same-sex marriage for religious reasons on Friday. He explained that Colorado cannot “force an individual to speak in ways that align with its views but defy her conscience about a matter of major significance.”

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The Unfinished Masterpiece: Will Jack Phillips Soon Be Headed Back to the Supreme Court?

JonathanTurley

On Labor Day, his bakery, Masterpiece Cakeshop in Colorado reached its 30th anniversary. He has now spent 11 years in court fighting for his right to refuse to make cakes that conflict with his religious beliefs. The case went all the way to the Supreme Court in what many of us hoped would be a final resolution of this conflict.

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Supreme Court Hears Trump v. Anderson: What To Expect

JonathanTurley

This morning I will be joining the live coverage of the Supreme Court of the arguments over the disqualification of former President Donald Trump from the Colorado ballot under the 14th Amendment. We can expect the justices to focus on the three main questions before the Court: 1. Is section 3 self-executing?

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The Guardians of Democracy: Democrats Move to Protect Democracy from Itself

JonathanTurley

In other states, Democratic politicians and lawyers are pursuing a different strategy: “You can have any candidate, as long as it isn’t Trump.” In states from Colorado to Michigan, Democratic operatives are arguing that Trump must be taken off the ballots because he gave “aid and comfort” to an “insurrection or rebellion.”

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“Passing Judgment … on Your Particular Philosophy”: Biden’s First Nominee Versus Biden’s Bork Standard

JonathanTurley

. “In passing on this nomination to the Supreme Court, we must also pass judgment on whether or not your particular philosophy is an appropriate one at this time in our history.” In her recent appellate court confirmation process, Jackson expressly refused to discuss her judicial philosophy. One of them was Jackson herself.

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Got Free Speech? High School Student Sues Over Limits on Advocating for Dairy-Free Milk

JonathanTurley

Her lawyers argued that this is an example of the hold of the milk industry and the Department of Agriculture on school. Des Moines, the Supreme Court famously declared that students do not “shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate.” An estimated seven percent of U.S.