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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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Affirmative Action Kicked Off Busy Week for SCOTUS

Constitutional Law Reporter

In the 2003 decision, the Court ruled that the University of Michigan Law School’s race-sensitive admissions program was narrowly tailored because the consideration of race was merely one factor in the decision-making process and individualized consideration was given to each applicant. . Bollinger , 539 U.S. 306 (2003).

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Biden to create bipartisan commission on Supreme Court reform

SCOTUSBlog

A full list of commission members is below: Michelle Adams, professor of law at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. Kate Andrias, professor of law at the University of Michigan. Balkin, Knight Professor of Constitutional Law and the First Amendment at Yale Law School. Guy-Uriel E. Cristina M.

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Michigan Woman Criminally Investigated for Social Media Attacks on Anti-Maskers

JonathanTurley

The Livingston County (Mich.) Sheriff’s Office is seeking criminal charges against a Howell woman who posted nasty attacks on Twitter to criticize recent public meeting comments by anti-maskers. Kasey Helton seems an entirely unhinged and uncivil person.

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Supreme Court’s Landmark Affirmative Action Decision Strikes Down Raced-Based Admissions

Constitutional Law Reporter

In the Grutter , the Court held that the University of Michigan Law School’s race-sensitive admissions program was narrowly tailored because the consideration of race was merely one factor in the decision-making process and individualized consideration was given to each applicant. Bollinger , 539 U.S.

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SCOTUS Sides With Deaf Student in ADA Suit

Constitutional Law Reporter

Facts of the Case Petitioner Miguel Luna Perez (Perez), who is deaf, attended schools in Michigan’s Sturgis Public School District (Sturgis) from ages 9 through 20. The post SCOTUS Sides With Deaf Student in ADA Suit appeared first on Constitutional Law Reporter.

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The independent-state-legislature theory for congressional maps and liability for cities under the ADA

SCOTUSBlog

Justice Samuel Alito, joined by Justices Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch, dissented , calling the independent-state-legislature theory “an exceptionally important and recurring question of constitutional law” and indicating that “further review of the judgment below may be warranted once a petition for a writ of certiorari is filed.”

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