Clarence Thomas Thinks the Real Victims Are Prosecutors Who Engage in Misconduct
(slate.com)
The Supreme Court heard arguments on Wednesday in Glossip v. Oklahoma, a death penalty case posing a question so bizarre that its very existence should serve as an indictment for capital punishment: Can courts force a state to execute a possibly innocent prisoner when the state itself doesn’t want to?
The Supreme Court heard arguments on Wednesday in Glossip v. Oklahoma, a death penalty case posing a question so bizarre that its very existence should serve as an indictment for capital punishment: Can courts force a state to execute a possibly innocent prisoner when the state itself doesn’t want to?
Supreme Court takes nuclear waste case too wild to believe
(slate.com)
The Supreme Court took up a spate of new cases last week as the justices regrouped for a new term. Although the court is obviously trying to duck controversial disputes before Election Day, it took up some strange and important appeals—including a case that poses the curious question: What if a federal court—in this case, yet again, the hyper-reactionary U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit—declared that the nation’s entire system of nuclear waste storage is actually illegal?
The Supreme Court took up a spate of new cases last week as the justices regrouped for a new term. Although the court is obviously trying to duck controversial disputes before Election Day, it took up some strange and important appeals—including a case that poses the curious question: What if a federal court—in this case, yet again, the hyper-reactionary U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit—declared that the nation’s entire system of nuclear waste storage is actually illegal?
Twitter decides to comply with Brazilian Supreme Court order, will return
(cnnbrasil.com.br)
Advogados, que estão à frente da defesa do X no Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), relataram à CNN, na manhã desta quinta-feira (19), que o corpo jurídico do empresário Elon Musk nos Estados Unidos foi convencido de que, para voltar a atuar no Brasil, seria necessário cumprir as decisões do ministro Alexandre de Moraes.
Advogados, que estão à frente da defesa do X no Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), relataram à CNN, na manhã desta quinta-feira (19), que o corpo jurídico do empresário Elon Musk nos Estados Unidos foi convencido de que, para voltar a atuar no Brasil, seria necessário cumprir as decisões do ministro Alexandre de Moraes.
Affirmative Action Was Banned. What Happened Next Was Confusing
(nytimes.com)
When the Supreme Court ruled against race-conscious admissions, the expectation — based on statistical modeling presented in court — was that the proportion of Black students at highly selective schools would go down and the proportion of Asian American students would rise.
When the Supreme Court ruled against race-conscious admissions, the expectation — based on statistical modeling presented in court — was that the proportion of Black students at highly selective schools would go down and the proportion of Asian American students would rise.