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28 Sep 2018, 3:53 am
” For The Economist, Steven Mazie observes that the cases on the new term’s docket “may not grab headlines,” but that “important questions loom,” and that “[i]n their first week back the justices will hear arguments on the fate of an endangered amphibian, the separation of powers and whether a man with a mental illness can be executed. [read post]
21 Nov 2018, 4:08 am
” Briefly: At The Economist’s Democracy in America blog, Steven Mazie looks at the legal challenges to the appointment of Matthew Whitaker as deputy attorney general, including one that “comes in the guise of Michaels v Sessions, a case challenging the federal ban on guns for convicted felons that has seen its caption change to Michaels v Whitaker” during the cert petition stage. [read post]
9 Jan 2014, 8:25 am
Writing for The Economist’s Democracy in America blog, Steven Mazie suggests that “[t]his week’s drama over the Utah ruling gives an early indication that, in the justices’ eyes, the time is not quite right to sweep away all state bans on same-sex marriage. [read post]
10 Feb 2015, 5:01 am
” At The Economist’s Democracy in America blog, Steven Mazie focuses on the four words at the heart of the challenge – “established by the State” – and argues that the case should be summarized as one in which “the Supreme Court will decide whether to let millions of Americans pay the price for their legislators’ shoddy draftsmanship. [read post]
4 Dec 2015, 3:34 am
At his Election Law Blog, Rick Hasen explains why he is “not all that worried about what the Court is going to do” in the case, while in The Economist Steven Mazie suggests that the stakes in the case “are potentially huge, and it appears that Democrats have the most to lose. [read post]
2 Jan 2019, 4:07 am
Steven Mazie observes for The Economist that “On the Basis of Sex,” a new movie about the young Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s early career as a women’s-rights litigator, “brings a measure of hope to viewers who cheer the revolution in gender equality the past half-century has wrought. [read post]
14 Dec 2018, 3:58 am
” At The Economist’s Democracy in America blog, Steven Mazie considers Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s decision not to join Thomas in voting to hear the cases, suggesting that “it is no particular surprise that Justice Kavanaugh is cultivating a low profile, heading off conflicts involving poor women’s access to reproductive health services so early in his tenure,” and cautioning that “[t]t would be a mistake to read too much into a single vote… [read post]
1 Jun 2020, 3:40 am
” Briefly: At The Economist’s Espresso blog, Steven Mazie notes that “today a legal tussle over whether the House Judiciary Committee may see portions of the [Mueller] report that were redacted before its release in April 2019 comes to a head”: “[O]n May 8th the Supreme Court temporarily blocked the disclosure, allowing the Department of Justice a chance to request that the court take another look. [read post]
15 Feb 2016, 5:51 am
” At The Economist, Steven Mazie argues that, “[w] hatever impact Mr Scalia’s death has on the presidential race, it will undoubtedly have a profound effect on the current Supreme Court term. [read post]
3 Feb 2015, 3:36 am
” At Big Think, Steven Mazie considers whether, if the Court were to strike down state bans on same-sex marriage, a state court judge could ignore that decision. [read post]
4 Nov 2015, 3:58 am
And Steven Mazie discusses the argument in Foster v. [read post]
27 Feb 2015, 3:22 am
In The Economist, Steven Mazie recaps Wednesday’s oral arguments in EEOC v. [read post]
24 May 2016, 6:00 am
Chatman, holding by a vote of seven to one that the Supreme Court of Georgia’s decision that the defendant failed to show purposeful race discrimination in the selection of his jury was clearly erroneous, comes from Tony Mauro of Supreme Court Brief (subscription or registration required); commentary comes from Kent Scheidegger at Crime and Consequences, Janell Ross for The Washington Post, Steven Mazie in The Economist, and Garrett Epps in The Atlantic. [read post]
22 Jan 2019, 3:50 am
Idrees Kahloon and Steven Mazie take a closer look at the trial court’s decision at The Economist’s Democracy in America blog. [read post]
23 Jan 2015, 3:35 am
News); commentary comes from Garrett Epps in The Atlantic, Elizabeth Warren in The Washington Post, Steven Mazie in The Economist (registration or subscription required), Mark Joseph Stern of Slate, Zachary Roth at MSNBC, and the editorial boards of The New York Times and The Dallas Morning News. [read post]
10 May 2016, 5:44 am
” And Steven Mazie argues in The Economist that, whether the division among the remaining Justices “manifests as 4-4 splits or a tendency to hear fewer cases in which those splits seem likely, a curbed Supreme Court is not a court that can possibly live up to its name. [read post]
15 Oct 2015, 5:02 am
Coverage of Tuesday’s other argument, a challenge to Florida’s death penalty sentencing scheme, comes from Sam Hananel of the Associated Press (via The Gainesville Sun), with commentary from Steven Mazie for The Economist. [read post]
18 Jun 2015, 4:08 am
” Briefly: At The Economist’s Democracy in America Blog, Steven Mazie discusses various challenges to state restrictions on abortion and observes that, with its order on Monday letting stand a lower-court ruling that blocked North Carolina’s ultrasound from going into effect, “the Supreme Court has effectively foreclosed ultrasound laws requiring doctor explanations in Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia. [read post]
16 Dec 2015, 4:00 am
” In The Economist, Steven Mazie discusses the Court’s order in favor of an Alabama woman, temporarily blocking an Alabama Supreme Court order that took away her rights (awarded by a Georgia court) to the children that she was raising with her same-sex partner before the couple broke up; he adds that the Justices “seem likely to take the case” on the merits. [read post]
3 Aug 2021, 9:01 pm
On the other hand, as Lyle Denniston observes, the one-at-a-time approach of the telephonic arguments inhibited the sort of free-flowing interplay among the Justices and advocates that can be illuminating.Accordingly, Steven Mazie usefully suggests a hybrid system—a round of questioning in which the Justices take turns followed by a more open-ended segment. [read post]
