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Guns, God, and Abortions, The Top Cases on the Supreme Court’s 2021 Docket, Explained

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The US Supreme Court has begun it’s term for the fall of 2021. Here is an analysis of the 9 most influential cases that will come up this term: 

  1. United States v. Reynolds
  2. The United States v. Vaello-Madero
  3. The Federal Election Commission vs. Ted Cruz For Senate
  4. Ramirez v. Collier
  5. CVS Pharmacy vs. Doe
  6. Carson v. Makin
  7. American Hospital Association v. Bercerra
  8. New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen
  9. Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization

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Supreme Court Decision on LGBTQ Adoption v. Religious Rights; Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, Explained

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The Supreme Court just released a decision in the case of Fulton v. City of Philadelphia. The question is whether a municipality can limit participation in a government program using neutral and generally applicable laws that happen to infringe on religion. The answer was an unsatisfying: The law before us is not neutral and generally applicable because it allows the Commissioner of the Department of Health and Human Services to grant exceptions. Here is exactly what that means.

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The Supreme Court’s November Cases and Argument Analysis, Explained

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The Supreme Court’s November term is filled with intriguing and controversial cases from potentially invalidating the Affordable Care Act, figuring out whether Christian Foster Care Agencies need to meet with gay couples, or whether minors need to be permanently incorrigible in order to get a lifetime sentence. Here is a summary of all of the cases SCOTUS is hearing in November.

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The Supreme Court’s October 2020 Cases, Explained

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The Supreme Court is preparing to start their Fall of 2020 term. This is an analysis of the cases they are slated to what in October. It varies from a water dispute between Texas and New Mexico to Police excessive force lawsuits. Here is exactly what’s happening.

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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Legacy and the Supreme Court Trump Nominee Fight, Explained

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On Friday Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died from cancer. She had been a supreme court justice since Clinton appointed her to the position in 1993. Her death has triggered a sudden sprint for the Trump administration to appoint a replacement and rush senate approval. Here’s what’s happening.

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The Supreme Court Releases Trump’s Tax Returns to Investigators

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The question before the Supreme Court was whether Article II and the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution prevent the President from being criminally investigated. It turns out that, according to the courts, the president needs to be treated like any other citizen in state courts. Because of this Trump’s tax returns will be turned over to New York state prosecutors. This is an analysis of the court’s ruling in the combined cases of Trump v. Mazars USA and Trump v. Deutsche Bank.

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The Supreme Court’s 2020 Electoral College Debate, Explained

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The Supreme Court just heard oral arguments in a case to determine how independent state electors should be in choosing which candidates to vote for.  Three electors from Washington State broke a promise to vote for Hillary Clinton in 2016, and instead vote for Colin Powell. They were punished for the violation with a $1,000 fine. Here are the legal arguments from both the electors and Washington State.

 

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SCOTUS Decides: Can the President be Criminally Investigated?

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The question before the Supreme Court is whether Article II and the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution prevent the President from being criminally investigated. Here’s what the lawyers on both sides of this argument are saying.

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SCOTUS Decides: Turning Over Trump’s Tax Returns to Congress?

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The Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments tomorrow to decide whether President Donald Trump, Mazars, and Deutsche Bank have to turn over financial documents to congress. The question is, whether congressional subpoenas are being issued to research new legislation or to criminally investigate the president.

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Is DACA Constitutional? The Supreme Court Hears Arguments on DACA’s Repeal

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The Supreme Court just heard oral arguments in the case of Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California. This case was about whether the government can cite DACA’s potential constitutional issues as the core and arguably only reason for getting rid of the program. Here’s what happened!

 

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