All posts tagged "clarence thomas"
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838AccelerationThis Is a Six-Pack Nobody Wants
Under the tutelage of the conservative Federalist Society, Republican presidents became better at picking reliably conservative justices.
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2.3KEditors ChoiceThe Codes of Conduct Committee Failed in Providing Ethical Guidance to Federal Judges and Public Trust has Evaporated Completely
The committee, late last month, capitulated. It withdrew its draft for no stated reason other than a lack of agreement by judges.
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1.8KEditors ChoiceJudiciary Peer Pressure Force Reversal of Ban on Partisan Memberships in ‘Tabled’ Ethics Advisory. But it’s Only Temporary.
The Code of Conduct encourages judges to remain active in the community and the legal profession so long as those activities do...
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2.4KAppellate CircuitLIT: Release the SCOTUS List Joe Biden
LIT Editor: Joe Biden should take the next step and provide a SCOTUS List of Supreme Court picks, so we have transparency...
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3.4KLaws In TexasThe Washington State Bar Association’s Board of Governors Create a Hostile Work Environment for Staff
The investigator’s findings have been cheered by current and former WSBA employees whose raising of concerns about the bar’s handling of Ralph’s...
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2.0KLaws In TexasUS Supreme Court Justices Financial Disclosure Reports Under the Microscope
Given that basic transparency measures are anathema to the Supreme Court and its justices, we must use every available tool to ensure...
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2.7KFake DocumentsFormer Judge Relinquishes Supreme Court Bar Membership, But Not Without Words to Chief Justice Roberts
I can no longer say that with any confidence. You (Chief Justice John Roberts) are doing far more— and far worse– than...
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2.6KAppellate JudgesBranching Out on Her Own, this Eleventh Circuit Judge Dissents in Civil Rights Case
A federal appeals judge nominated by President Donald Trump and a member of the Federalist Society had a sharp dissent this week...
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2.5K1Deutsche BankUS Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Stands With the Partisan Conservative Federalist Society in Florida Chapter Meeting
THE JUDICIAL OATH: In sum, the Committee advises that formal affiliation with the American Constitution Society or the Federalist Society, whether as...
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3.8KAppellate JudgesThe Nomination of Fifth Circuit Judge and His Outrageous Comments about Women- ‘Brain Surgeon’ Judge Jerry Edwin Smith
Jerry E. Smith made several controversial statements, such as referring to the International Women’s Year Conference as a “gaggle of outcasts, misfits...
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7.7K10NewsIf The Courts Have a Berkshire Hathaway, It’s The Cost to Be Noticed at the US Supreme Court. It’s Probable You Could Grab a Breakfast Coffee with Warren Buffett for Less
The costs for writing a petition often can range from $150,000 to $200,000, according to one top firm with a Supreme Court...
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2.1KLaws In TexasThe Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Leads the Charge by Overruling Its Own Precedent
Stare decisis cannot justify adherence to an approach that Supreme Court precedent forecloses. Accordingly, we overrule Amy Travel. The decision by the...
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1.4KEditors ChoiceThe US Supreme Court Prevents Removal of Civil Actions from State Court to Federal Courts in this Consumer Debt Collection Case
Paul Bland of Public Justice, who argued the case on behalf of Home Depot customer George Jackson, tweeted: Huge win in U.S....
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2.1K1Editors ChoiceDid You Know: Judges Attending The Federalist Society Breach Ethical Violations In Doing So
In January, a Washington Post Magazine article about the Federalist Society reported that four members of the court, in addition to Roberts, are either...
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A New Position on Stare Decisis, Precedent at the US Supreme Court in 2019
The 5-4 US Supreme Court split decision overturned decades of precedent that barred property owners from going to federal court until their...
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Since the Financial Crisis in 2008, The US Supreme Court Has Refused to Hear a Single Case about MERS and Foreclosure Fraud on Citizens, Instead they Travel and Write to Supplement their $255k Salaries
Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, led her colleagues in globetrotting to speak or participate at conferences. She took 14 trips to as...
