During the whole process, Roberts said, “the Supreme Court has been quietly going about its business of deciding the cases before it, according to the Constitution, in a completely nonpartisan way.” And the court would continue to do that, Roberts said. But he expressed concern about the impact of the recent standoffs. … [Read more...] about Chief justice says partisan confirmation battles create ‘real danger’ for Supreme Court
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Judge ‘inexplicably’ threatened private school over custody disagreement, appeals court says
“The scenario created by the judge is troubling,” the appeals court said, “for Family Court was repeatedly informed by all counsel prior to the hearing that the parties had settled the key dispute as to where the child would attend school and yet insisted on an all-or-nothing resolution.” … [Read more...] about Judge ‘inexplicably’ threatened private school over custody disagreement, appeals court says
‘Sociological Gobbledygook’: Justice Roberts Apparently Not Buying Dems’ Claim in Gerrymandering Case
The Supreme Court has heard this question before, but their decision left so much unclear. In 2004’s Vieth v. Jubelirer, justices didn’t even settle on a majority. A four-member plurality led by the late Antonin Scalia agreed that courts shouldn’t be involved in this sort of redistricting matter. A fifth justice, Anthony Kennedy, partially agreed in his concurring opinion. He argued there remained no good way to measure if a district was truly drawn in an overly political, unconstitutional way. But he was open to seeing a test that could get the job done. … [Read more...] about ‘Sociological Gobbledygook’: Justice Roberts Apparently Not Buying Dems’ Claim in Gerrymandering Case
