SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Over a dissent by Justice Sonia Sotomayor that was joined by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the court declined to review the case of a Louisiana man whose conviction relied in part on extensive testimony by the prosecutor who had presented the case to a grand jury. In a 15-page opinion, Sotomayor detailed the facts of Anthony’s case.

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SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

For instance, the National Right to Life Committee and the Louisiana Right to Life Federation argue that the court should reject the “categorical viability line” and replace it with a new “roadmap” under which courts would consider all state interests when analyzing the constitutionality of prohibitions on pre-viability elective abortions.

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SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

In the Texas cases, the justices will decide whether abortion providers or the federal government can sue to block the law’s unusual private-enforcement structure. Mississippi acknowledges that it must overcome the principle of “stare decisis” – the idea that courts should normally follow their prior precedent.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 26, 2022

He explained that the purpose of the recess appointments clause is to ensure that the government can operate even if the Senate is not in session to confirm nominees, so it doesn’t matter what label the session carries. Russo struck down a similar admitting-privileges requirement in Louisiana.

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