marijuana Federal Marijuana Laws Find Unlikely Opponent in Conservative SCOTUS Justice A conservative Supreme Court Justice suggested that federal marijuana laws may no longer be necessary. Justice Clarence Thomas said “The federal government’s current approach is a half-in, half-out regime that simultaneously tolerates and forbids local use of marijuana.”
Supreme Court The Case That Could Challenge Roe v. Wade The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments about a Mississippi law banning abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Abortion opponents are emboldened by the conservative court’s decision to hear the case, says Leah Litman, law professor at University of Michigan.
Supreme Court The Next Major Abortion Case Could Shape the 2022 Races A large portion of Republicans in a recent poll ranked abortion as the number one issue facing the country right now, while it hardly registered among Democrats. So a Supreme Court decision in the Mississippi abortion case next year could shape the course of the 2022 races, NBCLX Political Editor Noah Pransky explains.
NCAA The NCAA Athlete Compensation Case Before the Supreme Court, Explained What’s going on with the NCAA v. Alston case before the U.S. Supreme Court? Athletes want to remove caps on education-related benefits, while the NCAA says changes would violate the spirit of amateurism in college sports.
college sports NCAA Case in the Supreme Court: Can College Athletes Make Money? College athletes are prohibited from making money, including a cap on education-related benefits from their schools. The Supreme Court questioned NCAA officials about the benefit cap, after attorneys for athletes argued the rules use the idea of amateurism to violate antitrust laws. Jackson Thompson, sports fellow at Insider, breaks down the case with LX News.
Supreme Court As the Supreme Court Begins a New Term, a Look at What's at Stake The cases being argued over the next two weeks all had originally been scheduled for last spring
LX What Is The Historical Precedent For Confirming a Supreme Court Justice During an Election Year? NBC LX talks to Mike Berry of Liberty Institute to talk about the historical precedent for confirming a Supreme Court Justice during an election year.
Election 2020 Black Lives Matter Co-Founder Alicia Garza Says Your Health and Safety Is at Stake in This Election Alicia Garza, the co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement and the principal of Black to the Future Action Fund explains what is at stake for the movement after the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and why voting this year is more important than ever.
oklahoma How Recent Supreme Court Ruling Regarding Tribal Sovereignty Impacts Oklahoma Attorney James Meggesto who specializes in Native American law speaks on matters of tribal sovereignty now that more than half of state of Oklahoma is considered tribal land following recent Supreme Court ruling.
Supreme Court Supreme Court 101: How the Nation's Highest Court Works We know the Supreme Court is important, but how does it work? George Washington University School of Law Professor Paul Schiff Berman explains how the court functions and the ways that coronavirus has changed its process this year.
