supreme court

The Supreme Court is the highest court in the United States of America, and is the apex of the judicial branch in the American government system. Commonly referred to as the High Court or by the acronym SCOTUS, the Supreme Court consists of a chief justice and eight associate justices who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate. Supreme Court Justices, like all Article III federal judges enjoy lifetime tenure.

The Supreme Court hears cases that have come up through the federal appellate courts and state supreme courts. The court decides which cases to take by granting those cases that it wishes to hear a writ of certiorari or, in some extreme death penalty cases, a writ of habeas corpus.

The Court currently has six male and three female justices. The average age is 65 years, 6 months, and every current justice has an Ivy League background. Upon the retirement of Justice Stevens, the Court is without a Protestant for the first time in its history.

There are actually a few blogs that cover the cases and rulings of the Supreme Court. These include SCOTUS' own blog, the Volokh Conspiracy written by a group of professors, and Justia.com. There are also many more blogs that cover different aspects of constitutional law, or specifically investigate constitutional law itself and not necessarily the High Court.

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• Mississippi Could Start Prosecuting Women for Stillbirths, Miscarriages

  
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  The Mississippi Supreme Court is currently considering a case which could lead to the prosecution of women who suffer miscarriages and stillbirths, according to Mother Jones . In 2009, Nina Buckhalter gave birth to a stillborn girl (whom she named Hayley Jade) following the use of methamphetamine during her ...
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• Report: Driving while using medical marijuana not necessarily illegal in Michigan

  
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  Filed under: Etc. , Government/Legal Its going to be a while before weve figured out our brave new marijuana-approved world. The next lesson comes courtesy of the Michigan Supreme Court, which has reportedly ruled that it isnt necessarily against the law for a medical marijuana user to drive with the drug in ...
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• Eric Holder Should Go!

  
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• Ariz. abortion law hoped to win Supreme Court support

  
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  Phoenix, Ariz., May 25, 2013 / 06:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled against an Arizona law banning abortions after 20 weeks, but backers of the measure are hopeful that the case will result in a favorable Supreme C...
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• Non-Sequiturs: 05.24.13

  
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  Ed. note: Above the Law will not be publishing on Monday, May 27, in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. * Manhattan Justice Paul Wooten has ordered CBS to produce all emails between it and the Brooklyn DA’s office concerning “Brooklyn D.A.” and ordered a hearing this afternoon. CBS attorneys are ...
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• Supreme Court to Hear Invocation Case; Legislator Upset that Atheist Leads Invocation in Arizona

  
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  Just as the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear a case about prayers before a local government meeting in Greece, New York, similar controversies stirred in North Carolina and Arizona. Greece has a policy allowing all faiths, as well as non-believers, to lead invocations prior to the city meetings. In ...
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• Supreme Court won’t get involved in Mississippi redistricting

  
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• Arpaio Cold Case Posse Chief Investigator: Affidavit – Obama Document Forgery Case (AL Supreme Court)

  
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  Case No. 1120465 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF ALABAMA HUGH MCINNISH, et al., Appellants v. BETH CHAPMAN, SECRETARY OF STATE, et al. Appellees. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY CV 2012-1053 AFFIDAVIT OF MICHAEL ZULLO L. Dean Johnson L. DEAN JOHNSON, P.C. 4030 Balmoral Dr., Suite B Huntsville, AL 35801 Tel: ...
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• Aid for F.C.C. in Defending Its Net Neutrality Rules

  
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  A Supreme Court decision seems to help the Federal Communications Commission’s high-profile attempt to defend its net neutrality rules against a court challenge. … Read More
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• The Supreme Court Agreed To Hear A Case Today That Will Probably Nuke Separation Of Church And State

  
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  Eight years ago, in an opinion warning of the “violent consequences of the assumption of religious authority by government,” retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor offered a challenge to her fellow conservative justices eager weaken the wall of separation between church and state: “[t]hose who would renegotiate ...
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• VIDEO: U.S Supreme Court to Review Prayer at Public Meetings

  
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• Supreme Court to Hear Case About Public Prayers

  
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    The Supreme Court announced this Monday that they will try another religious concern, this time the use of prayers to open public meetings. They will review an appeals ruling that claims the small town of upstate New York, Greece, violated the Constitution not in opening their town meetings with prayers, but for ...
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• The “public safety” exception to Miranda then and now

  
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• Scalia Fumes Over Name of Telecom Trade Group

  
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  Add "orphan acronyms" to the list of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalias pet peeves. Those are acronyms that used to stand for something -- like BP, formerly known as British Petroleum, or KFC, once Kentucky Fried Chicken -- but now stand without explanation as official names. The acronym Scalia went after in a ...
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• Boeing Showcases Its BBJ3 In Switzerland and 2 Other Dow Movers to Watch

  
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• Law School Clinics and American Law

  
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• Arguably the Biggest Religious Liberty Case in Decades?

  
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  By the Family Research Council, Special for US Daily Review. Family Research Council (FRC) commends the U.S. Supreme Court for its decision today granting review in  Town of Greece v. Galloway . If the Court decides in favor of the town of Greece, the decision could become the most significant religious liberty ...
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• SCOTUS takes government prayer case

  
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  The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a First Amendment case involving town board meetings in Greece, N.Y., that include prayer. The Supreme Court granted the cert petition (PDF) on Monday, SCOTUSblog reports. It’s reportedly the first time in three decades that the…
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• IRS Files $3.4 Million Tax Lien on Mary J. Blige

  
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