Supreme Court

  • One Man, No Lawyer, Big Change: How Gideon v. Wainwright Rewrote the Rules of Justice

    Case Study: Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) — Expanding the Right to Counsel in State Criminal Trials Introduction In the pantheon of landmark U.S. Supreme Court decisions, Gideon v. Wainwright stands as a powerful affirmation of due process and equal protection under the law. Decided in 1963, the ruling cemented the principle that the Sixth Amendment’s…

  • Justice Jackson Blasts Supreme Court for Approving Trump’s Mass Deportation of 500,000 Migrants: ‘Court Has Botched This’

    In a sharply worded dissent, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson condemned her colleagues for allowing the Trump administration to revoke humanitarian parole status for over 500,000 immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela—sparking what she warned will be “needless human suffering.” The majority decision came Friday, May 29, when the high court granted…

  • Supreme Court Hears Landmark Case Over Religious Charter Schools and Public Funding

    In a case that could fundamentally reshape the relationship between public education and religious freedom, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday, April 22, 2025, on whether states must allow religious institutions to operate taxpayer-funded public charter schools. The dispute centers on St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School, a proposed online charter school in…

  • Rep. Jasmine Crockett Praises SCOTUS Ruling Pausing Deportations: ‘That Plane Better Not Take Off’

    In the early hours of Saturday morning, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 7-2 decision temporarily halting the Trump administration’s use of a wartime law to deport Venezuelan migrants. While the ruling was praised by civil rights advocates, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) expressed frustration that it wasn’t unanimous — and warned of the administration’s apparent…

  • Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Issues Blistering Dissents as Trump-Era Litigation Dominates Supreme Court Docket

    As the United States Supreme Court faces a wave of consequential litigation under the administration of President Donald J. Trump, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is distinguishing herself as the Court’s most forceful and independent liberal voice—issuing a series of sharply worded dissents that directly challenge both executive actions and the conservative majority’s procedural posture. In…

  • New Lawsuit Challenges Trump’s Executive Order On Election Regulation

    A new federal lawsuit filed in Washington, D.C., is challenging President Donald Trump’s latest executive order on election regulations, arguing that it unlawfully encroaches on state authority and voter rights. The lawsuit, led by the Democratic National Committee, claims Executive Order 14248, titled “Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections,” violates federal law and…

  • Louisiana Revives Capital Punishment! Carries Out First Execution In 14 Years

    Louisiana carried out its first execution in 14 years on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, putting Jessie Hoffman to death using nitrogen gas after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene. The execution marked the state’s return to capital punishment and was conducted under Gov. Jeff Landry’s initiative to reinstate the death penalty as part of…

  • Why ‘Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization’ Overturned ‘Roe v. Wade’

    In a landmark ruling that reshaped American constitutional law, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (2022), effectively overturning Roe v. Wade (1973). The Dobbs decision eliminated the federal constitutional right to abortion, returning the authority to regulate abortion laws to individual states. This ruling has sparked significant legal, political, and…

  • Federal Judge Reinstates Labor Board Member Gwynne Wilcox Fired By Trump

    U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell has reinstated Gwynne Wilcox, a member of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), declaring that President Donald Trump acted illegally when he fired her in January. The decision underscores the limits of presidential power over independent federal agencies and sets the stage for a potential Supreme Court showdown. Background of…

  • Trump Suffers Major Defeat! Supreme Court Orders Unfreezing Of $2 Billion Foreign Aid

    In a significant legal blow to the Trump administration, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, that the federal government must immediately disburse approximately $2 billion in frozen foreign assistance funds. The ruling upholds a lower court’s temporary restraining order against the administration’s 90-day pause on foreign development aid, marking a…