Three Supreme Court justices issued statements on Wednesday in response to an NPR story about relations between them.
Supreme Court articles on Democracy Chronicles
The Supreme Court is the highest court in the US and has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all federal courts and over state court cases involving issues of federal law. Also see our articles on Antonin Scalia and also on the Supreme Court case known as Citizens United.
Supreme Court Takes Up A Case That Could Legalize Bribery
FEC v. Ted Cruz for Senate, a case that the Supreme Court will hear next Wednesday, reads more like a paranoid leftist fantasy.
Why the Supreme Court Needs (Short) Term Limits
One of the proposals of the recent report by the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court is the introduction of term limits for justices.
Chief Justice Says Judges Need Training On Stock-Trading
US federal judges need “more rigorous” ethics training so they don’t adjudicate disputes in which they have financial interest, Chief Justice.
Supreme Court Term Limits Are Popular But Going Nowhere
There is one potential change that Democrats and Republicans say they might support: the implementation term limits for judges.
Yes, Vote-Buying Is Illegal. But Why?
Vote-buying has long been an illegal practice in the United States. However, many are still not aware of why exactly it is the case.
Citizens United Should Not Have Been Enforced
Citizens United is without a doubt the Supreme Court’s most contentious recent decision. Repealing it is the first step in fixing the issue.
Supreme Court Might Block Any Voting Rights Reform
Democrats’ voting-rights drive confronts a slim chance of becoming law and also a tough legal battle in front of a conservative judiciary.
Supreme Court Set Off Gerrymandering ‘Arms Race’
When the contentious, once-in-a-decade struggle over congressional mapmaking begins this year, federal judges will no longer referee.
Democrats Craft Voting Bill With Eye On Supreme Court
The Democratic Party has secretly focused its attention on the nine Supreme Court justices who have the power to scuttle the H.R.1.