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Original Prop 8 challengers address Supreme Court
Nearly four years after filing their challenge to California’s Proposition 8, attorneys Ted Olson and David Boies filed their case with the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday. According to Buzzfeed, the legal team argued that the Constitution “does not tolerate the permanent exclusion of gay men and lesbians from the…
Supreme Court refuses to hear challenge to Obamacare contraception requirement
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear a request by the Hobby Lobby chain of arts and crafts stores to temporarily block a provision in the Affordable Care Act making employers responsible for covering the insurance costs of their employees’ birth control, NBC News reported on Wednesday. Hobby Lobby and…
Federal court strikes down Illinois ban on carrying firearms in public
The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday struck down an Illinois law that forbid a person from carrying a firearm in public, ruling that the law conflicted with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in District of Columbia v. Heller. Heller held the Second Amendment protects Americans right to…
Supreme Court turns down appeal to prohibit recording of Illinois police
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review a case regarding the monitoring of police practices in Illinois, allowing a lower court’s ruling to stand. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit temporarily block enforcement of the Illinois’ Eavesdropping Act earlier this year, ruling in Anita Alvarez…
Supreme Court allows for evangelical challenge to federal birth control mandate
The U.S. Supreme Court allowed an evangelical college on Monday to move forward with a lawsuit challenging two provisions in the Affordable Care Act. According to CNN, the court’s ruling means the 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals must revisit a suit by Liberty University in which the university said…
Supreme Court denies anti-marriage equality group’s appeal on disclosure law
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal Monday by an anti-marriage equality group fighting to keep its list of donors secret. According to Buzzfeed, the court denied a petition by the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) challenging a ruling by U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals judge ordering…
Sen. Rand Paul: Obamacare is still unconstitutional
At the Republican National Convention in Tampa on Wednesday night, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) insisted that the health care reform law was unconstitutional, regardless of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling. “When the Supreme Court upheld Obamacare, the first words out of my mouth were: I still think it is unconstitutional,”…
Bill O’Reilly: ‘I may be an idiot’
Fox News host Bill O’Reilly on Monday gave a half-hearted apology for incorrectly predicting that the U.S. Supreme Court would find President Barack Obama’s health care reform was unconstitutional. During a March 26 interview with American Constitution Society President Caroline Fredrickson, O’Reilly ended the interview by promising to “apologize for…
WATCH LIVE: Romney reacts after court upholds health care mandate
Presumptive Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney reacts after the U.S. Supreme Court declares President Barack Obama’s health care reform law is constitutional. Watch this live video from CNN, broadcast June 28, 2012. …
Huckabee: Justices should strike down health care to improve their polls
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) on Sunday advised justices on the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down President Barack Obama’s landmark health care reform law in order to improve their public approval rating. A New York Times/CBS News poll released last week showed that approval of the high court…
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