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8 Apr 2015, 3:36 am by Amy Howe
” At PrawfsBlawg, Richard Re looks at a proposal by retired Justice John Paul Stevens for a constitutional amendment addressing state sovereign immunity; Re contends that “thereis something quite surprising about Stevens’s proposal: if read according to its terms, it might not have any significant effect at all. [read post]
6 Apr 2015, 6:15 am
The suitwas brought by two plaintiffs: Theresa Troeckler and Candice Zeiser sued Donald Zeiser, Steven Jacobsen, Kyvon Services, LLC, Mark Stueck, William Reynolds and Brighton Lewis, Inc. [read post]
1 Apr 2015, 9:56 am
The Congress agreed overwhelmingly with the ACLU’s position (that was rejected by Justices Scalia, Rehnquist, White, Stevens and Kennedy), and adopted the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 unanimously in the House and by a vote of 97-3 in the Senate. 4. [read post]
1 Apr 2015, 7:51 am by Amy Howe
At the Huffington Post, Brianne Gorod discusses recent developments in the lower courts on same-sex marriage, arguing that one decision by a district court in Texas is a “good reminder of why a Supreme Court decision recognizing a right to marriage equality is so important. [read post]
31 Mar 2015, 7:14 pm
"Conservative leader lobbies Texas court on gay marriage": Chuck Lindell of The Austin American-Statesman has a news update that begins, "A Texas conservative leader has launched a rare, perhaps unprecedented, public lobbying campaign urging justices on the Texas Supreme Court to uphold the state's ban on same-sex marriage. [read post]
31 Mar 2015, 2:02 pm by Joe Patrice
[Washington Post / The Volokh Conspiracy] * Congratulations to Steven J. [read post]
27 Mar 2015, 9:30 pm by Dan Ernst
., and Steven Calabresi in the same-sex marriage case pending before the US Supreme Court is a landmark of forensic constitutional history. [read post]
27 Mar 2015, 3:38 am by Amy Howe
Writing for The Economist, Steven Mazie recaps the issues in the case and the oral argument. [read post]
25 Mar 2015, 4:09 am by Amy Howe
” In the Supreme Court Brief (subscription required), Tony Mauro highlights an amicus brief filed in the same-sex marriage cases that “hopes to prove that decades of animus and homophobia in federal and state workplaces formed the backdrop for laws banning same-sex marriage. [read post]
24 Mar 2015, 9:01 pm by Michael C. Dorf
Liberal constitutional scholars, she says, have failed to rise to the challenge posed by the economic libertarians: How to justify strong protection for so-called personal rights like the right to contraception, abortion, and marriage, while providing only weak protection for economic rights? [read post]
18 Mar 2015, 12:33 pm by Lyle Denniston
” Hinting at the state’s history of resistance to racial desegregation, and pleading for its future reputation, Probate Judge Steven L. [read post]
12 Mar 2015, 3:18 am by Amy Howe
’” At The Economist’s Democracy in America blog, Steven Mazie outlines what he describes as “a plausible scenario” in which the Chief Justice “may vote in the liberal direction in both King v Burwell,the Obamacare case, and Obergefell v Hodges, the same-sex marriage case. [read post]
11 Mar 2015, 9:42 pm
" Today at the "Democracy in America" blog of The Economist, Steven Mazie has a post that begins, "How will the Supreme Court decide this term's two biggest cases? [read post]
10 Mar 2015, 3:49 am by Amy Howe
” In The National Law Journal (subscription required), Tony Mauro reports on an amicus brief supporting the challengers to state bans on same-sex marriage that garnered a “record number” of signers. [read post]
6 Mar 2015, 7:18 am by Amy Howe
At Bloomberg Business, Paul Barrett reports that “[l]arge businesses from Main Street to Wall Street are urging the U.S.Supreme Court to strike down laws banning same-sex marriage. [read post]
27 Feb 2015, 3:22 am by Amy Howe
In The Economist, Steven Mazie recaps Wednesday’s oral arguments in EEOC v. [read post]
25 Feb 2015, 3:13 am by Amy Howe
In The Economist’s “explainer” series, Steven Mazie explains how the Court selects its cases. [read post]
12 Feb 2015, 6:24 am by Matthew R. Arnold, Esq.
Family law attorney Steven Wiseman says courts use guidelines to render decisions on matters like child support and spousal maintenance. [read post]
10 Feb 2015, 5:01 am by Amy Howe
”  Although the focus was on same-sex marriage and Alabama, coverage of and commentary on King v. [read post]