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The Supreme Court in June announced it would hear the case in its new term, which begins on Monday. This showed the increasing willingness of its 6-3 conservative majority take on divisive issues as it steers the court on a rightward path. According to Irv Gornstein, executive director of Georgetown University Law Center's Supreme Court Institute, Kavanaugh now wields outsized influence over the speed and limits of the court's rightward shift. In its most recent term, there were 14 rulings decided on a 6-3 tally with the conservative justices on one side and the liberals on the other. The court appears likely to continue to take up cases particularly important to conservatives, Feldman said.

☆ Retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer says he did 'everything' he could to stop the overturning of Roe v. Wade
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Newly-retired SCOTUS Justice Stephen Breyer said he did "everything" he could to stop the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Of course, of course," Breyer told CNN. Of course, I didn't," a stern Breyer told CNN's Chris Wallace, referring to the Supreme Court's June 24 ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which struck down Roe v. Wade along with a subsequent 1992 abortion ruling, Planned Parenthood v. Casey. Breyer's comments come as the Supreme Court is preparing to begin a new term on October 3. During the CNN interview, Breyer also commented on the unprecedented leak of the draft opinion overturning Roe.

☆ SCOTUS has a legitimacy problem: People don't think it represents them, and want to see term limits, polling finds
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

People don't think the Supreme Court represents them well, a Morning Consult/Insider poll found. 70% or more of each age group also said Supreme Court justices should have term limits. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan warned about the court's standing with the American populace at an event in September. Term limits for Supreme Court justices is an idea that also appeals to members of both parties, the survey found. Despite the nation's wish for term limits on Supreme Court justices, it's unlikely to happen anytime soon.

☆ Justices join debate on Supreme Court's legitimacy after abortion ruling
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-18 | by ( Lawrence Hurley | Lawrence Hurley Covers The Supreme Court For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

Chief Justice John Roberts, one of the court’s six conservatives, pushed back against some of the criticism in a recent public appearance, saying people should not question the court’s legitimacy just because they disagree with its rulings. It is important that the public think the justices are reaching decisions in good faith based on the law, Girgis said. Sotomayor said at an event in California on Thursday that “there’s going to be some question about the court’s legitimacy” if people think the justices are acting based on politics, according to a Courthouse News Service report. But I don’t understand the connection between opinions people disagree with and the legitimacy of the court,” he said. Conversely, in 1954, Southern states resisted enforcing the landmark Brown v. Board of Education ruling, which ended segregation in public schools.

☆ Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, undoing nearly 50 years of legalized abortion nationwide
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-24 | by ( Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling that legalized abortion across the US. "For millions of women, Roe and Casey have been critical in giving them control of their bodies and their lives. President Joe Biden and Democratic leaders across the nation swiftly condemned the Supreme Court's ruling on Friday, while Republicans celebrated it. An increased police presence has gathered in Washington, DC, in response to protests outside the Supreme Court. However, legal experts say those are likely to fail, given the Supreme Court has handed off abortion decision-making to the states.

☆ judecătoarea care a luptat împotriva discriminării în SUA — Moldova.org
▼ + stars: | 2020-09-21 | by ( Diana Preașcă | Georgeta Carasiucenco | ) www.moldova.org time to read: +8 min

A făcut o adresare către Congres, care a acționat în 2009 pentru a elimina discriminarea salarială în SUA. Ginsburg a obținut un statut similar unui rock star și a fost supranumită „Notorious R.B.G.”. „Este absolut evident că judecătoarea Ginsburg a devenit un idol pentru generațiile mai tinere”, a declarat judecătoarea Elena Kagan în 2014. „Impactul ei asupra Americii și a dreptului american a fost extraordinar”. „Ca executor judecătoresc și apoi ca judecător, ea a schimbat fața legii antidiscriminare a SUA”, a spus Kagan.

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