…Yoo. Before the memo came to light, Bybee was nominated and confirmed for a seat of the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the court that had federal appellate…

…(called a “circuit” court). And since almost all federal lawsuits filed by ordinary individuals are systematically dismissed by the trial-court-level judge (knows as the “district judge”) shortly after they’re filed,…

…parties whose petitions to the Court will be given actual consideration by the justices should not take law “settled” by court of appeals as a given.” The Skilling case and…

…process of law. The Court’s majority’s new conflation of arbitration law and class action law, and their imposition of their own surprisingly-undisguised policy preferences as law, appears designed to do…

…others, a judge should be law-abiding, of good moral character, … above reproach. At the present time we have three, maybe four or five, supreme court justices: Alito, Thomas, Gorsuch*,…

…review. But he maintains that the Court should wait for the appellate process to unfold below so that this Court has the benefit of the court of appeals’ decision. Br….

…to a different topic. There has been only one Supreme Court Justice impeached since the start of this nation. Justice Clarence Thomas does not appear to be worried about such…

by Linda Beale crossposted with Ataxingmatter The Supreme Court’s Decision in In re Bilski:: does it allow tax patents or not? The Supreme Court handed down its decision in Bilski…

…religion. Thirteen years of seeking to dismantle or weaken the ACA has hurt all of us. The courts should put an early end to this lawsuit and ensure the continued…

…fight on the ACA subsidies.  Of course, many Republicans oppose the ACA subsidies for various reasons, including anti-government attitudes and contempt for the poor and sick.  We can all imagine…