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The Dispatch→ Joe Biden’s New Debt Forgiveness Plan, Explained
The Higher Education Act of 1965 is more permissive than the HEROES Act but still has limits.
The Dispatch→ With Amici Like These …
Advocacy groups are often at odds with the public sentiment they claim to represent in filing briefs to the Supreme Court.
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From the Week We Got New Threads
Plus, analysis of the big end-of-term Supreme Court decisions.
The Dispatch→ The Department of Education’s Legacy Admissions Complaint, Explained
The Supreme Court’s recent affirmative action decision has opponents aiming for further reforms.
The Dispatch→ Bureaucratic Wrangling Is No Substitute for Lawmaking
The histories of affirmative action and student loan forgiveness show that circumventing Congress made both programs vulnerable from the start.
The Dispatch→ Why Judicial Restraint Is Now Seen as Judicial Activism
In striking down Biden’s loan forgiveness, the Supreme Court upheld the separation of powers.
The Dispatch→ Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Has the Wrong Job
She leans into political rhetoric when the law doesn’t take her side.
The Dispatch→ There Oughta Be a Law
Want to forgive student loans? Win more elections.
The Dispatch→ You Keep Using That Word
I do not think ‘liberal’ means what you think it means.
The Dispatch→ A Christian Postal Worker’s SCOTUS Case, Explained
The ruling could change the way employers approach religious accommodations.
The Dispatch→ Dobbs Didn’t Matter
Also: Why can neither political party do math?
The Dispatch→ Revisiting the SCOTUS Game Day Prayer Ruling
The decision’s “coercion test” has guided key lower-court religious freedom cases over the past year.
The Dispatch→ When Public Opinion Is Irrelevant
The Supreme Court is in the law business, not the justice business. Continue reading When Public Opinion Is Irrelevant »
The Dispatch→ The Supreme Court’s Pending Immigration Case, Explained
Justices may decide whether the executive branch can narrow enforcement of immigration laws in a case with broad implications. Continue reading The Supreme Court’s Pending Immigration Case, Explained »
The Dispatch→ The Affirmative Action Legal Saga, Explained
The Supreme Court could end five decades of race-based college admissions policy. Continue reading The Affirmative Action Legal Saga, Explained »
The Dispatch→ A Win for Algorithms at the Supreme Court
By not ruling on Section 230 in cases involving Twitter and Google, the court kept in place a beneficial status quo. Continue reading A Win for Algorithms at the Supreme Court »
The Dispatch→ SCOTUS Poised to Rein in the Administrative State
The U.S. Supreme Court building on April 23, 2023. (Photo by DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images)Plus: Ed Sheeran fends off a copyright lawsuit. Continue reading SCOTUS Poised to Rein in the Administrative State »
Poynter→ Why doesn’t the Supreme Court have a formal code of ethics?
A ProPublica report that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepted luxury trips from a high-profile Republican donor without disclosing them prompted a fresh flurry of criticism from Democrats and raised […] The post Why doesn’t the Suprem
Truth or Fiction?→ Clarence Thomas’ Right-Wing Benefactor Helped Ginni Thomas Become a Lobbyist
The right-wing real estate mogul who reportedly lavished Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas with undisclosed vacations also financed Virginia “Ginni” Thomas’ foray into becoming a lobbyist fighting what was described as a “cu
The Dispatch→ Lawmakers Revive SCOTUS Ethics Debate
Sens. Richard Durbin Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse during aSenate Judiciary Committee hearing in 2022. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)A report about Justice Clarence Thomas has Democrats pushing for new rules. Continue reading Lawmakers Rev
The Dispatch→ Getting Away With Murder, Sort Of
Student loan borrowers stage a rally in front of the White House to celebrate President Biden cancelling student debt. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for We the 45m)The dangerous marriage of elitism and populism.The post Getting Away With Murder, S
The Dispatch→ Will Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan Stand?
Student loan borrowers stage a rally in front of the White House in August 2022 to celebrate President Joe Biden cancelling student debt. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for We the 45m)The Supreme Court considers the program Tuesday. The post Will B
The Dispatch→ Fairfax County Fairness?
A student sits in a math class at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. (Photo by Sarah L. Voisin/The The Washington Post via Getty Images)Virginia’s attorney general says in a Dispatch interview he's investigating high schools th
The Dispatch→ Moore Maps, More Problems
The Supreme Court considers a dispute over North Carolina’s congressional district maps: A Dispatch Explainer. The post Moore Maps, More Problems appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Masterpiece Cakeshop 2.0?
The Supreme Court will weigh whether Colorado’s anti-discrimination protections conflicts with creative professionals’ free speech.The post Masterpiece Cakeshop 2.0? appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ How the Supreme Court Could Reshape Social Media
Internet companies might lose some protection from legal liability for user-generated content.The post How the Supreme Court Could Reshape Social Media appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Affirmative Action on the Docket
In two cases, the Supreme Court will weigh whether considering race in college admissions amounts to unconstitutional discrimination.The post Affirmative Action on the Docket appeared first on The Dispatch.
Logically→ Supreme Court delivered a verdict saying Hijab is not allowed in Karnataka’s educational institutes.
The apex court delivered a split verdict in the case challenging the Karnataka High Court's order upholding the hijab ban.
Logically→ The Supreme Court of India said those who feed stray dogs routinely would be responsible for their vaccination.
The Supreme Court did not order stray dog feeders to be held liable for their vaccination.
Logically→ The Indian courts ordered the release of those convicted of gangraping Bilkis Bano and murdering members of her family in 2002.
The 11 men who raped riot victim Bilkis Bano and killed members of her family were released by a panel formed by Gujarat Government, not the courts.
Snopes→ Breyer, Gorsuch Join to Promote Education About Constitution
The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia said that Breyer and Gorsuch will be spokesmen for civics education and civility in politics.
Logically→ The U.S. Supreme Court has signed a verdict to impeach U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
The U.S. Constitution gives sole power of impeachment to the House of Representatives. The Supreme Court cannot impeach public officials.
Snopes→ Here’s Why AOC, Omar Were Arrested — But Not Handcuffed — at Abortion-Rights Protest
Some social media users noticed lawmakers such U.S. Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar positioned their hands behind their backs despite not being handcuffed.
Snopes→ Did Ohio’s Abortion Ban Force a 10-Year-Old Rape Victim to Travel to Indiana?
The story went viral after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
Snopes→ Did Ohio’s Abortion Ban Force a 10-Year-Old Rape Victim to Travel to Indiana?
The story went viral after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
Logically→ The U.S. federal courts have annulled the 2020 presidential election.
Snopes→ Justices Dismiss Trump-Era Immigration Case, in a Biden Win
The Supreme Court said it was wrong to wade into a dispute involving a Trump-era immigration rule that the Biden administration has abandoned, so the justices dismissed the case.
Truth or Fiction?→ … ‘In the 90s, the [Supreme] Court Held That Protesting Outside of the Homes of Abortion Clinic Employees Is Protected by the First Amendment’
On May 9 2022, discourse about the SCOTUS/Roe v. Wade leak turned to ongoing protests outside the homes of Supreme Court justices — and a very popular tweet suggested that in the 1990s, that same court ruled that protests outside the homes of abo
Poynter→ 5 claims Justice Samuel Alito makes in the draft opinion on Roe v. Wade, fact-checked
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade is over 90 pages long. But Alito wasted little time getting to his key point. “The Constitution makes no reference […] The post 5 claims Justice Samuel Alit