MORGANTOWN — State Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has joined another multi-state lawsuit opposing a Biden administration vaccine mandate. This one concerns health care workers employed by providers […]
Tag: US Supreme Court
The wide importance of a narrow issue
by Harry Litman For many observers, the case the Supreme Court heard last week about Texas’ new abortion law is a sideshow, a “relatively narrow,” “merely procedural” […]
Morrisey celebrates U.S. Supreme Court taking up challenge to EPA power
MORGANTOWN – Attorney General Patrick Morrisey met with members of the West Virginia press on Tuesday to celebrate a Friday decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to […]
Can SCOTUS be moved by real stories?
by Robin Abcarian In November 2017, a third-year Texas law student named Brittany Fowler, who was in a monogamous relationship and on oral contraceptives, discovered she was […]
How does Texas’ anti-abortion law actually work?
If you’ve consulted any medium of news recently, you’ve likely heard about Texas’ new abortion ban, SB 8, and the Supreme Court’s decision not to stop it […]
NCAA put on notice for athlete salaries
by Noah Feldman In an important 9-0 opinion, the Supreme Court upheld a lower court decision saying that the NCAA is violating the antitrust laws by denying […]
Loving v. Virginia: We’ve come far, but still have far to go
On June 12, 1967, the United States Supreme Court issued its ruling in Loving v. Virginia, declaring unconstitutional interracial marriage bans in Virginia and 15 other states […]
Mississippi yearning: SCOTUS to hear abortion case this fall
The Supreme Court this fall will hear a case from Mississippi that bans most abortions after 15 weeks, except in cases of rape where the crime has […]
Ethics problems bigger than Coney Barrett
by Timothy L. O’Brien A lot of hand-wringing has accompanied Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s $2 million book deal (including from those of us who wish […]
For the most part, schools shouldn’t police kids online
In a case that began with a teenager’s Snapchat rant against her cheerleading squad, the Supreme Court on Wednesday considered whether and when a school can punish […]