We’re back with our final Update of OT21, covering yesterday’s decisions in West Virginia v. EPA (No. 20-1530) and Biden v. Texas (No. 21-954), as well as a straggler from last week, Becerra v. Empire Health Foundation (No. 20-1312). We’ll also preview some of the cases coming up for OT22.
We’ll start with West Virginia v. EPA, a big win for coal
Read More West Virginia v. EPA (No. 20-1530), Biden v. Texas (No. 21-954), Becerra v. Empire Health Foundation (No. 20-1312)The Nine (of OT20-21) closed out one of the most momentous terms in recent memory this morning, handing down the last two decisions of the term in West Virginia v. EPA (No. 20-1530) and Biden v. Texas (No. 21-954). The Chief Justice wrote for differing majorities in both cases, joined in each by Justice Kavanaugh. In West Virginia, the Court held that the
Read More Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta (No. 21-429), Torres v. Texas Dep’t of Public Safety (No. 20-603), Ruan v. United States (No. 20-1410)The Court returned today with two more decisions, including the biggest in decades: In Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (No. 19-1392), a majority of five justices overruled Roe and Casey, holding that the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion. On first glance, Justice Alito’s majority opinion largely tracks the draft that was leaked in May. As many predicted, Chief Justice
Read More New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen (No. 28-843), Berger v. North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP (No. 21-248)As we previewed this morning, the day many have been dreading, and others eagerly anticipating, has arrived: The Supreme Court today overruled Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992), and expressly held that the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion at any stage of pregnancy. As expected, the vote in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (No. 19-1392), was
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