Author: Robert Barnes, The Washington Post
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Supreme Court sidesteps decision on partisan gerrymandering
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday sidestepped a decision on when partisan gerrymandering of electoral districts goes too far, ruling against the challengers of a Republican-drawn map in Wisconsin and a Democratic redistricting in Maryland. The decisions in the separate cases once again puts off a decision on when courts can find that partisan efforts…
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States are free to allow sports betting, U.S. Supreme Court rules
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday struck down a federal law that kept most states from authorizing sports betting, a ruling that is sure to set off a scramble among the states to find a way into a billion-dollar business. The challenge was brought by New Jersey, which had said it could be ready within…
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Trump talked about rescinding Gorsuch’s nomination
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For nearly eight months, President Trump has boasted that appointing Neil M. Gorsuch to the Supreme Court ranks high among his signature achievements. But earlier this year, Trump talked about rescinding Gorsuch’s nomination, venting angrily to advisers after his Supreme Court pick was critical of the president’s escalating attacks on the federal judiciary in private…
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Gorsuch gives speech at Trump’s D.C. hotel, drawing protesters
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The controversy remained outside Trump International Hotel on Thursday afternoon. Inside, Supreme Court Justice Neil M. Gorsuch delivered a tribute to civility and free speech to a conservative education nonprofit. Gorsuch’s speech stirred protests because of its setting: The Pennsylvania Avenue hotel is at the center of a lawsuit over whether commercial payments to President Trump’s companies…
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Edible art: Bakers want Supreme Court to acknowledge there’s more to a cake than baking
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There are dozens, perhaps hundreds, of people who will file friends-of-the-court briefs to advise the Supreme Court on how to settle the dispute between the gay Colorado couple seeking a wedding cake to celebrate their marriage and the baker who refused them, citing his religious beliefs. But only one amicus brief longs for technology that would enable…
