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People walk across the plaza of the U.S. Supreme Court building on the first day of the court's new term in Washington, U.S. October 3, 2022. The court takes up appeals when at least four of its nine justices agree to hear a case. Jackson described Johnson's solitary confinement as "unusually severe," noting that "prison officials completely deprived Johnson of exercise for nearly all of his incarceration" at Pontiac Correctional Center. Johnson has a history of mental illness, including depression and bipolar disorder, and suicide attempts, according to his lawyers. Johnson sought monetary damages, medical treatment and other relief in the lawsuit accusing prison officials of violating the Eighth Amendment by denying him exercise for a prolonged period.

Persons: Jonathan Ernst, Michael Johnson's, Johnson, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Jackson, Kwame Raoul, Daniel Greenfield, compulsively, Johnson's, John Kruzel, Andrew Chung, Will Dunham Organizations: U.S, Supreme, REUTERS, Rights, Pontiac Correctional Center, Illinois Democratic, Circuit, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Illinois, Chicago, Washington, New York

In Dobbs, the conservative justices said that a right to abortion was not explicit in constitutional text and was not deeply rooted in the history or traditions of this country. In withdrawing the longstanding right to abortion, the court relied on a history in which women were not considered full members of the polity to justify imposing on women today a crabbed vision of equal citizenship. In this regard, Rahimi is not only a sequel to Bruen, but also a sequel to Dobbs. The court may seem poised to uphold the law, but the conservative justices did not appear interested in revisiting the history-and-tradition test announced in Bruen. Only Justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson appeared openly skeptical of the test.

Persons: Dobbs, Rahimi, Elizabeth Prelogar, Elena Kagan, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Justice Jackson, we’re Locations: Bruen

☆ Takeaways from the Supreme Court oral arguments on the Second Amendment and domestic violence
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Ariane De Vogue | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —The Supreme Court seemed poised Tuesday after oral arguments to rule in favor of a federal law that bars individuals subject to certain domestic violence restraining orders from possessing firearms. Barrett noted that domestic violence is “dangerous.” But looking to the next case she asked about “more marginal cases” that might not offend the constitution. Thomas referred to the “thin record” in the case and wondered about the fact that the domestic violence allegations had been made in a civil – not a criminal – proceeding. Due process was central to a friend of the court brief filed by the NRA in the case. “I’m just trying to understand how the Bruen test works in a situation in which there is at least some evidence that domestic violence was not considered to be subject to the kinds of regulation that it is today,” she said.

Persons: Elizabeth Prelogar, ”, John Roberts, Zackey Rahimi, Prelogar, Clarence Thomas, Thomas, ” Roberts, Roberts, –, “, Amy Coney Barrett Long, Amy Coney Barrett, Barrett, ” Barrett, Alito, Rahimi, Samuel Alito, J, Matthew Wright —, Neil Gorsuch, hadn’t, Ketanji Brown Jackson, “ I’m, Jackson, White, Elena Kagan, ” Kagan Organizations: CNN, New York, Inc, ACLU, National Rifle Association, NRA Locations: Maine, Wisconsin, Bruen

☆ The nonstop sparring match between Justice Samuel Alito and Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Joan Biskupic | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

CNN —Justice Samuel Alito is the tip of the spear for conservatives challenging the Biden administration during oral arguments at the Supreme Court. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar is the Biden administration’s top lawyer at the court, defending the policies that are the source of much of Alito’s consternation. “I think our best example historically is the Customs Service,” Prelogar responded. The Biden administration was backing admissions practices that considered students’ race as a factor in admissions to achieve campus diversity. “No, Justice Alito,” Prelogar said.

Persons: Samuel Alito, Biden, He’s, Elizabeth Prelogar, Alito, Prelogar, Ronald Reagan, George H.W, Bush, George W, Sandra Day O’Connor, ” Prelogar, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elena Kagan, Robert Mueller, Joe Biden, –, ” Alito, “, ”, John Roberts, Roberts, I’m, It’s, ” Alito interjected, ’ Jeffrey Wall, Trump, …, Wall, We’re, Justice Alito, Juliet, Friar Laurence, Brett Kavanaugh, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Friar, Taylor Swift, Friar Lawrence, “ I’m Organizations: CNN, Supreme, Princeton, Yale Law School, Department of Justice, Emory University, Harvard Law School, Miss, ahs, Senate, Republicans, Democrats, Consumer Financial, Federal Reserve System, Customs Service, Biden, FDA, OSHA, Occupational Safety, Health Administration, Harvard, University of North, America, United States, Fair, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Verona Locations: Trenton , New Jersey, New Jersey, Boise , Idaho, Miss Idaho, University of North Carolina, America, ”, Verona, Washington

Blocking users is a function often employed on social media to stifle critics. The justices, hearing about three hours of arguments, focused on spelling out the circumstances for deciding whether public officials were acting in their personal capacity when blocking critics or engaged in a "state action." Conservative Justice Samuel Alito cited a hypothetical town manager who puts a municipal seal on his own social media page and tells citizens to express their views. Under this test, Mooppan argued, the social media activity of his clients was not governmental. Some justices asked whether requiring public officials to include disclaimers on their personal pages making clear their social media activity is not governmental would help disentangle their private and public capacities.

Persons: Samuel Alito, Alito, Hashim Mooppan, Mooppan, Elena Kagan, Donald Trump, " Kagan, Evelyn Hockstein, Trump, Joe Biden's, Michelle O'Connor, Ratcliff, T.J, Zane, Christopher, Kimberly Garnier, Kevin Lindke, James Freed, Freed, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Brett Kavanaugh, Victoria Ferres, Ferres, John Kruzel, Andrew Chung, Will Dunham Organizations: WASHINGTON, U.S, Supreme, Twitter, Facebook, Conservative, Liberal, REUTERS, Poway Unified School District, Circuit, Appeals, City, Thomson Locations: California, Michigan, Poway , California, Port Huron, Washington , U.S, San Francisco, Cincinnati, New York

☆ Publisher Scholastic Backtracks on Isolating Works on Race and Gender
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Dana Goldstein | More About Dana Goldstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The children’s book publisher Scholastic, which had begun separating some books about race, gender and sexuality at school book fairs, said this week it was halting the new practice after pointed criticism from some authors, educators and parents. The company had designated 64 titles as optional for the fairs in response to dozens of recent laws in states restricting what content students can be exposed to in schools. Among the books included on the list were biographies of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson of the Supreme Court and the civil rights activist and congressman John Lewis; a novel about a Lakota girl; and a picture book about different family types, including families with adoptive or same-sex parents. The list of the separated titles was called the “Share Every Story, Celebrate Every Voice” catalog. Book fair organizers have had the ability to opt out of all or some of those titles.

Persons: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, John Lewis Organizations: Scholastic, Supreme

☆ Mitt Romney told Biden 'you look old when you shuffle' and needed to take longer strides when he walks: book
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

According to a new book, Romney encouraged the president to change how he walks. Romney later said that he thought both Biden and Trump needed to step aside. AdvertisementAdvertisementRepublican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah has bonded with President Joe Biden over getting old. "Romney gave some advice for appearing more vigorous in public," journalist McKay Coppins wrote in his biography of Romney, "Romney: A Reckoning." According to a Boston.com report, Biden later said his comments were a reference to Ryan saying he wanted to "unshackle" the economy.

Persons: Mitt Romney, Biden, Romney, Trump, —, Republican Sen, Joe Biden, McKay Coppins, You've, Coppins, What's, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, Jackson, Joe, Joe Manchin, Paul Ryan, Ryan, Donald Trump Organizations: Biden, Service, Republican, Supreme, West Virginia Democrat Locations: Utah, West Virginia, Romney, Virginia

The United States Supreme Court building is seen as in Washington, U.S., October 4, 2023. The injunction directed the legislature to create two House districts, rather than just one, where Black voters would represent the majority of voters. Black voters tend to favor Democratic candidates. The Louisiana legislature passed the map in February 2022. The Supreme Court in June ruled in a similar case against a Republican-drawn map in Alabama that a lower court had concluded unlawfully curbed Black voters from electing a candidate of their choice.

Persons: Evelyn Hockstein, Shelly Dick, Dick, Kyle Ardoin, Jon Bel Edwards, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Stuart Naifeh, Abha Khanna, Ardoin, Jeff Landry, Dick's, Andrew Chung, Will Dunham Organizations: United States Supreme, REUTERS, U.S, Supreme, Republican, voters, Black, House, Republicans, New, Circuit, Appeals, Democratic, Liberal, NAACP Legal Defense, Educational Fund, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, New Orleans, Louisiana, Alabama

☆ US Supreme Court Won't Intervene in Louisiana Electoral Map Fight
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +4 min

Circuit Court of Appeals, where Republican Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin has appealed Dick's preliminary injunction that blocked the legislature's map. The injunction directed the legislature to create two House districts, rather than just one, where Black voters would represent the majority of voters. Black voters tend to favor Democratic candidates. The Louisiana legislature passed the map in February 2022. The Supreme Court in June ruled in a similar case against a Republican-drawn map in Alabama that a lower court had concluded unlawfully curbed Black voters from electing a candidate of their choice.

Persons: Andrew Chung, Shelly Dick, Dick, Kyle Ardoin, Jon Bel Edwards, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Stuart Naifeh, Abha Khanna, Ardoin, Jeff Landry, Dick's, Will Dunham Organizations: Reuters, U.S, Supreme, Republican, voters, Black, House, Republicans, New, Circuit, Appeals, Democratic, Liberal, NAACP Legal Defense, Educational Fund Locations: New Orleans, Louisiana, Alabama

☆ Scholastic says state book bans are causing an 'impossible dilemma' for its iconic book fairs
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Scholastic's iconic school book fairs are facing an "almost impossible dilemma." There'll now be a separate section for books dealing with race and gender at elementary school fairs that schools can opt out of. AdvertisementAdvertisementChildren's book publisher Scholastic says that state efforts to ban literary works that discuss gender or race are causing an "almost impossible dilemma" for the iconic book fairs that it has hosted at elementary schools across the United States for decades. AdvertisementAdvertisementSchools in all 50 states have already opted to include the "Share Every Story, Celebrate Every Voice" collection in their book fairs, according to Sparkman. Meanwhile, PEN America — a nonprofit that advocates for free expression — urged Scholastic to explore other options instead of partitioning book titles.

Persons: There'll, —, it'll, Ketanji Brown Jackson, John Lewis, Anne Sparkman, Sparkman, Cailey Myers, Myers, PEN America —, We're Organizations: Service, Scholastic, Republican, Supreme, Fairs, Florida's Department of Education, Florida Department of Education, PEN America, PEN Locations: United States, Georgia, Florida

The United States Supreme Court building is seen as in Washington, U.S., October 4, 2023. At issue before the Supreme Court was whether Laufer has such standing. President Joe Biden's administration agreed with the hotel in the case that Laufer does not have standing in the case to sue. "This is, like, dead, dead, dead - in all the ways that something can be dead," Kagan said. A federal judge in Maine threw out the lawsuit, finding Laufer did not have standing, but the Boston-based 1st U.S.

Persons: Evelyn Hockstein, Acheson, Deborah Laufer, Laufer, Elena Kagan, Kelsi Corkran, Brett Kavanaugh, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Jackson, Corkran, Joe Biden's, Samuel Alito, Adam Unikowsky, Kagan, Andrew Chung, Will Dunham Organizations: United States Supreme, REUTERS, Rights, Supreme, Acheson Hotels, Disabilities, Conservative, Liberal, Civil Rights, Circuit, U.S . Chamber, Commerce, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Florida, Maine, Wells , Maine, Boston

☆ Sen. Durbin renews call for a Supreme Court code of conduct amid ethics concerns
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Emma Kinery | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON — Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin called on the Supreme Court to create a code of conduct as its new term begins Monday. Durbin for about a dozen years has, without success, asked the Supreme Court to adopt an enforceable code of conduct. Supreme Court justices are the only federal judges who are exempt from the official ethics rules. The Supreme Court has been under scrutiny this year because of media reports about justices receiving luxury travel, gifts, and other benefits. Durbin earlier this year asked Chief Justice John Roberts to appear before the Judiciary Committee to discuss Supreme Court ethics after the articles were first published.

Persons: Amy Coney Barrett, Neil M, Gorsuch, Brett M, Kavanaugh, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Sonia Sotomayor, Clarence Thomas, John G, Roberts, Jr, Samuel A, Alito, Elena Kagan, Dick Durbin, Durbin, ProPublica, Harlan Crow's, Samuel Alito, Paul, John Roberts Organizations: Supreme, WASHINGTON, Elliott Management Locations: Washington, WASHINGTON —, Argentina

☆ Dianne Feinstein is dead. Here's what happens next, and what it means for Democrats.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Sen. Dianne Feinstein's death will temporarily narrow Senate Democrats' razor-thin majority. Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee, a trailblazing Black lawmaker who's running to replace Feinstein, has expressed frustration over this limitation. Before Newsome qualified his vow, Lee was widely viewed as a leading candidate to replace Feinstein. Senate Democrats' majority is going to narrow temporarilyDemocrats now hold an effective 50-49 majority, including the three independent senators that caucus with them. AdvertisementAdvertisementFeinstein also leaves seats open on powerful committeesAs one of the most senior Democrats, Feinstein held seats on the powerful Senate Judiciary and Intelligence committees.

Persons: Sen, Dianne Feinstein's, California's Gavin Newsom, Newsom, —, Dianne Feinstein, Gavin Newsom, Kamala Harris, Barbara Lee, who's, Feinstein, Newsome, Lee, Alex Padilla, Harris, It's, he's, Chuck Schumer, Joe Biden's, Chuck Grassley, Biden, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Schumer, Adam Schiff, Katie Porter, Schiff, Trump's, Porter, Elizabeth Warren, Trump, James Bradley, Steve Garvey Organizations: Democrats, Service, Democratic, Judiciary, Intelligence, Senate, House Intelligence, Republican, GOP, Los Angeles Dodgers Locations: California, Iowa

☆ US Supreme Court won't halt ruling that blocked Alabama electoral map
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( John Kruzel | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington, U.S., June 29, 2023. That map was devised after the Supreme Court in June blocked a previous version, also for weakening the voting power of Black Alabamians. Voting rights litigation that could result in new maps of congressional districts is playing out in several states. The Alabama map concentrated large numbers of Black voters into one district and spread others into districts in numbers too small to make up a majority. Conservative litigants had succeeded in persuading the Supreme Court to limit the Voting Rights Act's scope in some important previous rulings.

Persons: Evelyn Hockstein, Alabamians, Joe Biden's, John Roberts, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Brett Kavanaugh, John Kruzel, Will Dunham Organizations: U.S, Supreme, REUTERS, Rights, Alabama, Republican, . House, Black, Republicans, Democratic, Conservative, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Birmingham, Black, Constitution's, Alabama, Arizona

☆ Supreme Court returns for first private meeting of the term amid even more controversy
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Ariane De Vogue | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —The Supreme Court returns to Washington to face a new term and the fresh reality that critics increasingly view the court as a political body. Earlier this year, Roberts declined an invitation to appear before the Democratic-led Senate Judiciary Committee to discuss Supreme Court ethics, citing separation of powers concerns. Even if he did believe a formal ethics code is necessary, it’s unclear whether he would need a unanimous vote to move forward. Instead, they say, critics of the court are manufacturing a controversy to delegitimize the institution and staunch the flow of conservative opinions. Last week, she told an audience in Indiana that she thought it would be a “good” idea if the court were to adapt the ethics code used by lower court justices to fit the Supreme Court.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Roe, Wade, John Roberts, Roberts, Joe Biden’s, ”, Justice Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor, Ketanji Brown Jackson, “, ” Kagan, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, ” Cate Stetson, Hogan Lovells, Dick Durbin, Durbin, recuses, Carrie Severino, Alito, forthrightly, ” Alito, “ I’ve, Elena Kagan, Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh Organizations: CNN, Democratic, Conservative, Cato Institute, Democrat, Judicial, Crisis Network Locations: Washington, Congress, Indiana, Lake Geneva , Wisconsin, Ohio

The question is how to determine eligibility for the safety valve — whether any of the conditions is enough to disqualify someone or whether it takes all three to be ineligible. Lawyers for Mark Pulsifer, the inmate whose challenge the court will hear, say all three conditions must apply before the longer sentence can be imposed. Circuit Court of Appeals to make him eligible for a mandatory sentence of at least 15 years. Courts in Atlanta, Richmond, Virginia and San Francisco have ruled to broaden eligibility for the safety valve reductions. The safety valve has been attractive both to prosecutors and defendants because it helps obtain convictions faster and allows for more nuanced prison terms, Berman said.

Persons: —, Douglas Berman, Mark Pulsifer, Pulsifer, Nonami Palomares, Eric Lopez, James Lorenz, ” Berman, Ketanji Brown, Berman Organizations: WASHINGTON, U.S . Sentencing, Ohio State, Circuit, of, U.S ., District, American Civil Liberties Union, . Sentencing Locations: Louis, Chicago, Cincinnati, New Orleans, Atlanta , Richmond , Virginia, San Francisco, Texas, U.S, San Diego, Pulsifer v

☆ The Democrats' biggest problem with age in 2024 is not Joe Biden
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Walt Hickey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Just 3 out of the 9 Supreme Court Justices are liberals. Unless Democrats are willing to risk a 7-2 GOP-held Supreme Court, it might be time to consider retirement. However, Joe Biden should be far from the Democrats' biggest worry when it comes to age. It would be tremendously bad luck, but then again, anyone who thinks that Democrats have had good luck at the Supreme Court is delusional. The question is rather, what is the maximum level of acceptable risk of a 7-2 GOP-held Supreme Court?

Persons: Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Joe Biden's, Joe Biden, Biden, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Stephen Breyer, Barack Obama, —, Donald Trump, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Roe, Wade, Biden's, They're, John Paul Stevens, Sandra Day O'Connor, it's Organizations: Service, Democrats, GOP, Republican, Democratic Senate Locations: Wall, Silicon, American, Phoenix , Arizona

☆ Former GOP Sen. Bob Corker says he's not surprised Mitt Romney isn't running for re-election because politics are 'not as conducive' to problem-solving as they once were
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ex-Sen. Bob Corker said he wasn't surprised to hear of Mitt Romney's retirement from the Senate. "I understand why he might want to spend time doing other types of things," Corker told Politico. Corker, who served 12 years in the Senate, said he's had no trouble adjusting to life outside. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. The ex-lawmaker has assumed top roles in real estate, healthcare, and banking as part of his post-Senate life.

Persons: Sen, Bob Corker, wasn't, Mitt Romney's, Corker, he's, Republican Mitt Romney, Romney, Joe Biden, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Mitt Romney, Donald Trump Organizations: Politico, Service, Congress, Capitol, Tennessee Republican, Republican, Utah Senate, Supreme, Senate Foreign Relations Locations: Wall, Silicon, Utah, Washington

☆ US Supreme Court's Jackson urges nation's history of racism to be taught
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Andrew Chung | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] U.S. Supreme Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson waves during a photo opportunity outside the U.S. Supreme Court following an investiture ceremony for Justice Jackson at the court in Washington, U.S., September 30, 2022. Jackson used part of her speech as a warning against "complacency and ignorance." "Learning about our country's history can be painful, but history is also our best teacher," she said. In July, the state sparked controversy by approving new guidelines on teaching Black history, including how enslaved people acquired skills for "personal benefit." Jackson's speech echoed her dissent last June to the court's landmark ruling effectively ending college and university affirmative action policies in admissions.

Persons: Ketanji Brown Jackson, Justice Jackson, Kevin Lamarque, Jackson, Addie Mae Collins, Carole Robertson, Cynthia Wesley, Denise McNair, Ron DeSantis, Andrew Chung, Aurora Ellis Organizations: U.S, REUTERS, Supreme, Baptist Church, Ku Klux, Civil, Republican, African American Studies, Black, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, United States, Birmingham , Alabama, Birmingham, Florida, New York

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on Friday called on the nation to accept some of the ugliest truths in its history as she confronted the debates roiling the country about racism and violence against Black Americans. “If we’re going to continue to move forward as a nation we cannot allow concerns about discomfort to displace knowledge, truth or history,” Justice Jackson told a crowd of hundreds. “It is certainly the case that parts of this country’s story can be hard to think about. I know that atrocities like the one we’re memorializing today are difficult to remember and relive. “We cannot forget because we cannot learn from past mistakes we do not know exist.”

Persons: Ketanji Brown Jackson, Justice Jackson, ” Justice Jackson, ” Organizations: Black, Sixteenth, Baptist Church, Ku Klux, Sunday, ” Locations: Birmingham, Alabama

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Alabama on Friday will mark the 60th anniversary of one of the most heinous attacks during the Civil Rights Movement, the 1963 bombing of a church that killed four Black girls in 1963. On the morning of Sept. 15, 1963, dynamite planted by Ku Klux Klan members exploded at the church, killing the girls and shocking the nation. The girls were gathered in a downstairs washroom to freshen up before Sunday services when the blast rocked the church. The explosion killed 11-year-old Denise McNair, and Cynthia Wesley, Carole Robertson, and Addie Mae Collins, all 14. McNair has asked city churches to join in tolling their bells Friday morning to mark the moment when the bomb went off.

Persons: Ketanji Brown Jackson, Denise McNair, Cynthia Wesley, Carole Robertson, Addie Mae Collins, Sarah Collins Rudolph, Addie Mae, George Wallace, Martin Luther King Jr, Lisa McNair, Denise’s, “, ” McNair, Robert Chambliss, Thomas Blanton, Bobby Frank Cherry, McNair Organizations: —, Civil Rights Movement, U.S, Supreme, Baptist Church, Ku Klux Klan, American Locations: BIRMINGHAM, Ala, — Alabama, Birmingham, Washington

☆ Ketanji Brown Jackson urges teaching of US history of racism
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Andrew Chung | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] U.S. Supreme Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson waves during a photo opportunity outside the U.S. Supreme Court following an investiture ceremony for Justice Jackson at the court in Washington, U.S., September 30, 2022. Jackson used part of her speech as a warning against "complacency and ignorance." "Learning about our country's history can be painful, but history is also our best teacher," she said. Jackson's speech comes at a time of conflict in several states over the teaching of history in schools, especially in Florida, which has restricted some educational efforts regarding racism, slavery and LGBTQ rights. In July, the state sparked controversy by approving new guidelines on teaching Black history, including how enslaved people acquired skills for "personal benefit."

☆ Alabama asks US Supreme Court to halt ruling blocking Republican-drawn voting map
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( John Kruzel | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington, U.S., June 29, 2023. That map was devised after the Supreme Court in June blocked a previous version, also for weakening the voting power of Black Alabamians. Voting rights litigation that could result in new maps of congressional districts is playing out in several states. Conservative litigants had succeeded in persuading the Supreme Court to limit the Voting Rights Act's scope in some important previous rulings. In a 2021 ruling endorsing Republican-backed Arizona voting restrictions, the justices made it harder to prove violations under a provision of the Voting Rights Act aimed at countering racially biased voting measures.

Persons: Evelyn Hockstein, Joe Biden's, John Roberts, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Brett Kavanaugh, John Kruzel, Sandra Maler, Stephen Coates Organizations: U.S, Supreme, REUTERS, Rights, Monday, Republican, Black, Republicans, U.S . House, Democratic, Conservative, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Alabama, Birmingham, U.S, Black, Constitution's, Arizona

☆ Supreme Court's Alabama map ruling defied predictions as Roberts and Kavanaugh teamed up to protect Voting Rights Act
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Joan Biskupic | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

Ambivalent during early internal debate, Kavanaugh eventually gave Roberts enough confidence that he could write an opinion for a majority. The state’s approach would have wholly undercut the history and purpose of the landmark Voting Rights Act, passed at the height of the Civil Rights movement to try to end race discrimination. Senior conservative Thomas, who has been unyielding in his rejection of race-based practices, was ready to write a far-reaching opinion against the court’s Voting Rights Act precedent for redistricting. Meanwhile, Kavanaugh and Roberts came together, ensuring the chief a five-justice majority for the robust endorsement of Voting Rights Act remedies when states discriminate in redistricting. The Alabama redistricting case shook out differently as Kavanaugh signed a significant portion of Roberts’ opinion.

Persons: John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, Roberts, Kavanaugh, –, Steve Marshall, Edmund LaCour, ”, Donald Trump, Ramos, Atticus Finch, “, Bill Clinton, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, Amy Coney Barrett, General LaCour, Holder, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Thomas ’, Barrett, George H.W, Roe, Wade, Dobbs, ” Roberts, General Marshall, LaCour, — Organizations: CNN, Alabama, Republican, Supreme, Blacks, Democratic, Notre Dame, Black, Trump, Black Democrats, ”, Civil, Senior, Jackson, Health Organization, Harvard, University of North Locations: Alabama, Black, Minnesota, . Louisiana, . Mississippi, ” Alabama, Shelby County, Bush, Mississippi, University of North Carolina, ”

☆ Justice Amy Coney Barrett arranged for someone to sing songs from 'Hamilton' at Ketanji Brown Jackson's welcome party
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett said she threw a welcome party for Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. Barrett told a judicial conference that she arranged for someone to sing "Hamilton" tunes at the bash, CNN reported. Jackson made history last year when she became the first Black woman Supreme Court justice. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. Since Barrett's elevation to the high court, the Supreme Court has been rocked by high-profile ethics issues involving members of the court, which was not specfically brought up during the talk.

Persons: Amy Coney Barrett, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, Barrett, Hamilton, Jackson, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Joe Biden, Barrett —, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, —, I've, Donald Trump, specfically, Clarence Thomas, ProPublica, megadonor Harlan Crow, Thomas, Samuel Alito Organizations: Justice, CNN, Service, Associated Press, Appeals, Circuit, Senate, Democrats Locations: Wall, Silicon, Wisconsin

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