Maybe it’s just wishful thinking, but Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement announcement offers Republicans a real opportunity. No, not the opportunity to install yet another hard-right conservative on the bench. Senate […]
Tag: US Supreme Court
Identity politics and the Supreme Court
by Jay Ambrose Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, at the age of 83 and after three decades of demonstrating his brilliance and knowledge, is retiring. Past comments tell us what […]
SCOTUS won’t play along with Trump’s obstruction
During his single presidential term, Donald Trump had a penchant for referring to federal judges and Supreme Court justices as though they ruled based on loyalty to the presidents who […]
Will this anniversary of Roe be the last?
by Carla Hall Today marks the 49th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Roe vs. Wade that guaranteed the right to an abortion. Will it be the last? Since […]
Capito, McKinley sign on to brief supporting multistate challenge of OSHA vaccine mandate before Supreme Court
MORGANTOWN – Sen. Shelley Moore Capito and Rep. David McKinley both signed on to an amicus – friend of the court – brief supporting the multistate challenged of the Biden […]
Morrisey announces added support for 19-state case against EPA carbon rule; Capito leads congressional amicus brief for case
MORGANTOWN – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey joined with business leaders Monday morning to announce expanded support for the 19-state coalition challenge of the authority of the EPA that […]
Forcing teens to have babies wouldn’t be good for Republicans
For nearly 50 years, the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade ruling has protected a woman’s right to an abortion. It also protected many politicians’ careers. Lawmakers who opposed abortion knew […]
How U.S. Supreme Court decision on abortion may impact W.Va.
Given the make-up of the U.S. Supreme Court and some of the comments and questions by Justices during yesterday’s arguments, it appears the abortion laws of this country and here […]
Morrisey joins multi-state suit against Biden’s Medicare/Medicaid provider vaccine mandate
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 receiving Medicare and […]
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” footnote to the […]
