On November 6th, the Court released its first signed majority opinion of the term authored by Justice Ginsburg. This is Ginsburg’s third consecutive term as author of the Court’s first signed majority opinion. In a concise unanimous decision (8-0 since Kavanaugh did not participate), the Court in Mount Lemmon Fire District v. Guido held that…
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Reasons to Suspect Trump Will Nominate a Federal Court of Appeals Judge to SCOTUS
Well before he is even ready to take control of the Oval Office, President-Elect Trump is engaging in unique Executive Branch politics. In terms of the Supreme Court vacancy, Trump, who has an acute awareness of how to use media and spin to his advantage, released two lists totaling twenty-one potential nominees for the seat on…
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