Questions tagged [us-supreme-court]
For questions related to the Supreme Court of the United States of America.
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How is the argument against camera in the Court consistent with democracy? [migrated]
Here Justice Scalia says he is against cameras in the courtroom because the American people will not sit down and watch it gavel to gavel, but will only see a few excerpts and believe the Court is ...
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Why don't Supreme Court justices who have published a book recuse themselves from copyright cases?
Copyright cases are occasionally heard by the Supreme Court of the United States. For example, in Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment the Court will decide whether "an ISP that ...
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What is the purpose of issuing a judgment?
In United States v. Skrmetti the Supreme Court issued an opinion the 18th of June 2025.
On the 21st of July 2025 it issued a judgment.
What is the purpose of issuing a judgment?
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What is the power of the purse?
In this video a Supreme Court Justice is asked what the Supreme Court would do if the President defies its orders. She says the Supreme Court lacks the power of the sword and the power of the purse.
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In Justice Kagan's "Congress, as everyone agrees, prohibited each of those presidential removals." who exactly is "everyone"?
The application for stay in Trump vs Slaughter No. 25A264 (25-332) was granted 6-3 by the US Supreme Court. Issues here include the nature and source (e.g. Congress) of independence of certain ...
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Can cases come to the US Supreme Court without a circuit split? (help clarify Justice Sotomayor's TV interview)
In The View's September 10, 2025 video after 01:52, US Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor was answering the question "...knowing the weight a Supreme Court decision holds, what has surprised ...
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What 2019 US Supreme Court ruling said something like "federal courts would no longer be available to police the bad behavior of politicians"?
After 03:26 in CNN's August 6, 2025 50+ Texas Dems refuse to return amid fight over congressional map is this exchange between CNN and political author David Daley:
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What fair use provisions are covered by the constitution in the US?
Here in New Zealand, there is a bill in parliament to amend the copyright act, to specifically allow parody and satire. I was reading the bill and one sentence confused me.
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Practical effects of the judgment in Trump v. CASA, Inc
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This question relates to the effects of the judgment in Trump v. CASA, Inc., from the Supreme Court of the United States. The holding is summarized in the syllabus as:
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How broad is the SCOTUS ruling on parents opting children out of classroom instruction that conflicts with their religious beliefs?
Today the US Supreme Court handed down their decision in Mahmoud vs Taylor.
At issue was a school board's policy that:
it will not give [parents] notice when ["LGBTQ+-inclusive" texts] are ...
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Precedential weight of shadow-docket stay
Yesterday the Supreme Court stayed a preliminary injunction in D.V.D. v D.H.S. preventing the government from deporting aliens to third-party countries without notice or due process.
This was an order ...
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Can a child receive the death penalty?
Has there ever been a case of the death penalty being given in the USA to a child? Is this currently legal? Has it always been legal, or has this recently changed? What are SCOTUS's views on the ...
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What's the problem with nationwide injunctions?
Today the Supreme Court heard oral arguments regarding Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship for children born to undocumented immigrants. But the case before them wasn't the merits of ...
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Are children newly Excluded from Birthright Citizenship, also immune to U.S. Laws?
I'm not a legal scholar, but the conditions in the 14th amendment seem about as plain as any element of our legal stratum can get,
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Does the Supreme Court have a mere advisory role to the executive branch? [closed]
I'm confused at the situation and the current answer doesn't satisfy my inquiry. That answer seems to imply the Supreme Court has an advisory role in the executive branch, and nothing more. I want ...
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