Questions tagged [supreme-court]
In most instances is the highest court in a country and isn't always called as such - for example, the High Court of Australia. If the country has multiple supreme courts, specify which one in your question. Please also tag questions with the relevant country.
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Would Roe V. Wade have been overturned even without Dobbs V. Jackson triggering the Judicial Review?
I have meager knowledge of US Politics, even less of US Laws.
I am curious to know whether
The SCOTUS was actively considering overturning Roe V. Wade and Dobbs V. Jackson was just a "happy"...
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On what grounds would Roe vs. Wade be a "bad law"?
Many opponents of the newly overturned Roe vs. Wade law claim the law was "bad law", as stated on this, National Review, openly conservative website. https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/...
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What would happen if an American state didn’t follow a ruling by the Supreme Court?
If the Supreme Court decided that same-sex marriage was a right on the federal level, what would happen if a specific state decided not to follow their ruling?
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Can a state delegate the creation of a law to an unelected agent such as the Supreme Court?
This is with regard to the constitutionality of "trigger laws" such as those that went into effect, automatically, after the overturn of Roe vs. Wade.
I am neither a lawyer nor a politician, ...
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In layperson's terms: Supreme Court to Hear Case on State Legislatures’ Power Over Elections?
In easy-to-understand terms, how would this ruling affect the different States? Supreme Court to Hear Case on State Legislatures’ Power Over Elections
From what I see, in North Carolina the Senate and ...
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Is the SCOTUS ruling on Oklahoma Native land the opposite of Originalism?
The US Supreme Court has ruled that Oklahoma can prosecute non-Native Americans for crimes committed on tribal land when the victim is Native American. This was a five-to-four decision with the "...
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Why didn't Obama nominate replacement for Scalia?
When Justice Scalia died in February 2016, why didn't Obama nominate a progressive replacement while he still could instead of risking that the succeeding president nominates a conservative one, which ...
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In Supreme Court, is Chief Justice supposed to sway towards an opinion?
As the presiding judge in the Supreme Court, is the Chief Justice supposed to sway the opinion of the other eight Associate Justices?
I'm reading everywhere that Chief Justice Roberts Lost His Court ...
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Why would the Senate not confirm a SCOTUS nominee?
Why would the Senate ever not confirm a SCOTUS nominee? The same President would just appoint someone else, so it will be someone else with the same ideology. Does it basically mean "This person ...
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Why don't politicians appoint young and healthy ideological fresh graduates as Supreme Court justices?
Supreme Court justices are often chosen not solely based on their professional skills and reputation, but also based on their political orientation in order to advance certain ideology. One example is ...
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Does the US public find credible excuses by some Senators that Justices who overturned Roe had misled them in Senate hearings?
Two or even three US Senators have said that [future] justices that ultimately overturned Roe had essentially lied to them, or at least seriously misled them in the Senate hearings on their ...
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What advantages are offered by Supreme Court life terms over fixed length terms?
I note the related question Why do the supreme court justices have a life term period? However, that question focused on why they have life terms at all. I want to focus instead on what benefits could ...
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Has the US Department of Justice ever been so quick to disagree with SCOTUS?
Within a very short time after the US SCOTUS struck down the New York gun laws, the US Department of justice has come out against the decision.
Has the Department of Justice ever been this quick to ...
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Has Biden taken any action to reform the Supreme Court?
President Biden established The Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States to investigate ideas for reform of the Supreme Court. The commission first sat on May 19, 2021 and ...
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Why does the government not introduce an amendment to the constitution to allow abortion?
Since the polls clearly show that the majority of the American people disagree with the Supreme Courts decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade, why does the US government not introduce an amendment to the ...
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