If one can say the pandemic has had any positive side effect, it has been to help us focus on what the loss of liberties looks like. […]
Tag: US Supreme Court
SCOTUS opened robocall floodgates
by Jon Healey Few things unite Americans like our shared hatred of robocalls, which have become a daily affliction for far too many of us. For example, […]
Stop telling Stephen Breyer to retire
by Noah Feldman Friends, Romans, countrymen, law professors: Please stop telling Justice Stephen Breyer to retire. Yes, Breyer is a (healthy) 81. Yes, the Democratic Senate majority […]
AG Morrisey joins other AGs to urge US SUPCO to overturn Pa. court ruling that usurps state election law
MORGANTOWN — State Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has joined with five other state attorneys general to urge the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a Pennsylvania Supreme Court […]
Manchin, Capito explain their votes on Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court confirmation
MORGANTOWN — Hours before the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito spoke […]
New state Supreme Court video explains how and why SCOTUS has 9 justices
MORGANTOWN — A good deal of political chatter these days is devoted to the U.S. Supreme Court. On the one hand, Senate Republicans are aiming to confirm […]
Manchin meets with Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, expresses doubts about her Obamacare views
MORGANTOWN — Sen. Joe Manchin announced Friday that he met with Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on Thursday. He called the meeting pleasant but expressed doubts. […]
Sen. Capito meets with Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett
MORGANTOWN — Sen. Shelly Moore Capito, R-W.Va., met with U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett Wednesday afternoon and spoke with West Virginia reporters shortly after about […]
U.S. Senate Republicans, Democrats, reverse roles from 2016 in naming, approving Ginsburg successor
MORGANTOWN — Shoes switch feet often in politics. The latest example is the U.S. Senate battle over the timing of approving a replacement for the late Justice […]
