Reacting to the Supreme Court Leak

I am not an “expert” on the US Supreme Court, but I am a member of the Bar of the Supreme Court, a federal court practitioner, and I participated in 2 arguments before the High Court. Here are a few random thoughts about the latest bombshell from the Court– 1) The release of a draft…

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What Will SCOTUS Do?

Given the important abortion case before the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) this week, I thought I’d make some comments about the abortion issue. I’ll make the bold statement that SCOTUS doesn’t actually rule to stop abortion. SCOTUS will, however, rule on the constitutionality of regulating abortion by analyzing the right to privacy under the Due…

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Comment on the Supreme Court opinion in the New York churches case

Late last Wednesday before the Thanksgiving holiday the US Supreme Court issued a decision on an emergency relief petition involving attendance restrictions imposed by the State of New York on houses of worship. In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court granted the emergency petition and prohibited New York from enforcing severe restrictions on attendance at…

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