JonathanTurley

MAY 14, 2022

Associate Justice Clarence Thomas made an interesting comment this weekend about the hold of precedent on the Court. After denouncing the recent leak of the draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade as “an infidelity,” Thomas dismissed the reliance on the principle of stare decisis , or the respect for precedent.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 27, 2022

Share The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. In Monday’s orders , the Supreme Court disposed of three relists. To begin with the unhappy news (at least for petitioners), the court denied review without comment in one-time relist Kelly v.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 16, 2024

Share The Supreme Court will hear oral argument on Wednesday in a case involving the deference that courts should give to federal agencies’ interpretations of the laws that they administer. Justice John Paul Stevens set out a two-part test for courts to review an agency’s interpretation of a statute it administers.

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