Marbury v. Madison, the case that established the courts’ power to review the law, explained
In 1803, Chief Justice John Marshall first expressed the principle that while Congress makes the laws and the president ...
Supreme Court Signals That Landmark Libel Ruling Is Secure
Attacked by two justices, lower-court judges and litigants, the 1964 ruling in New York Times v. Sullivan keeps getting cited ...
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Supreme Court Reprimands UP Jal Nigam Over Yamuna Pollution
The Supreme Court criticized Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam for not preventing untreated sewage from polluting the Yamuna. A bench ...
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What is the Supreme Court directive on sacred groves? | Explained
On December 18, 2024, the Supreme Court directed the Forest Department of Rajasthan to map on the ground and via satellite every ‘sacred grove’ in detail. They were to be identified ...
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A history of birthright citizenship at the Supreme Court
This article was updated on Feb. 6 at 2:04 p.m. Shortly after being sworn into office on Jan. 20 for a second term, President Donald Trump issued an executive order ending birthright citizenship – the ...
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Why did the Supreme Court clear the decks for appointment of ad-hoc judges to High Courts? | Explained
The story so far: To address the growing backlog of criminal cases, the Supreme Court on January 30, 2025, allowed High Courts to appoint retired judges on an ad-hoc basis, provided they hear only ...
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Justice Gbeisay Justifies Supreme Court's Boycott of President Boakai's State of the Nation Address
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Judge Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay, has defended the highest court's decision not to attend President Joseph Boakai's national address, saying the action was necessary ...
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Supreme Court justices embark on a tour to explain how they work together, even when they disagree
At a public forum in Victoria hosted by the Supreme Court of Canada, to open the doors to its work, a woman in the audience asked a question about the roiling politics in the United States and the ...
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‘Let Me Explain It a Little Bit More Slowly’: Abby Phillip Gets Fed Up With Scott Jennings for Claiming Trump Can Defy Court Orders
"You don't have to talk to me like that." The post ‘Let Me Explain It a Little Bit More Slowly’: Abby Phillip Gets Fed Up ...
At the Supreme Court, at the White House and at his house, Clarence Thomas is the go-to justice to swear in Trump’s Cabinet
A few days before that, on Saturday, January 25, Thomas swore in Kristi Noem, who is overseeing the Department of Homeland Security, at the foot of a grand staircase at Thomas’ suburban Virginia home.
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At the Supreme Court, at the White House and at his house, Clarence Thomas is the go-to justice to swear in Trump’s Cabinet
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has spent recent ... The official who spoke to CNN on Wednesday explained the oath-ceremony requests to Thomas by saying only that the president “deeply ...
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The Supreme Court’s decision upholding the TikTok ban, explained
Ian Millhiser is a senior correspondent at Vox, where he focuses on the Supreme Court, the Constitution, and the decline of liberal democracy in the United States. He received a JD from Duke ...