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Biden to create bipartisan commission on Supreme Court reform

SCOTUSBlog

The announcement fulfilled a campaign promise by the president, who last fall proposed the idea of a commission after he declined to endorse efforts by liberals to expand the Supreme Court – efforts that Justice Stephen Breyer criticized in a speech on Tuesday at Harvard Law School. Cardozo School of Law. Guy-Uriel E.

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Michigan Judge Declares She Will Preside Over Planned Parenthood Case Despite Her Prior Representation and Donations

JonathanTurley

When I was clerking in Louisiana after graduating law school, there was story of a rather notorious local judge asking counsel in a criminal case if he was ready to present the case of the defendant. That law has been treated as dormant given the 1973 decision in Roe v. Gleicher was appointed by Gov.

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The Wrong Way to Choose a Supreme Court Justice

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is an emeritus Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Eastern Michigan University, co-founder and North American Editor of the Journal of White Collar and Corporate Crime, and author of the forthcoming Criminology on Trump (May 17, 2022). The hearings barely lived up to the name. Gregg Barak, Ph.D. ,

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Ballot Cleansing: Democrats are Moving to Bar Republicans from Ballots Nationwide

JonathanTurley

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Jamaal Bowman and Ritchie Torres and “Squad” members Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan. Of course, he ignores Democratic members who sought to block certification of Republican presidents under the very same law with no factual or legal basis. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) praised the effort then-Sen.

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Poll: Only 20 Percent of Public Believes Conservatives Enjoy Free Speech Rights on Campuses

JonathanTurley

Likewise, a study by Georgetown University’s Kevin Tobia and MIT’s Eric Martinez found that only nine percent of law school professors identify as conservative at the top 50 law schools. Public universities must protect free speech as a matter of law. identified as “conservative,” and only 0.4%

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

JonathanTurley

Under Florida law, if the party approves only one name, there will be no primary ballots at all. 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.” This is not unprecedented. 6 Capitol riot. and Maurice C.

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

JonathanTurley

justices as being, in the words of law professor Cass Sunstein, “ illegitimate, undemocratic, and unprincipled.” Colorado and, now, Maine remain outliers after the Michigan Supreme Court rejected another disqualification effort in that state. Wade while upholding more stringent state abortion laws.

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