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| − | Welcome to the | + | Welcome to the Supreme Court Project, which will harness the power of this collaborative site to analyze and explain the [[U.S. Supreme Court]], its significance, its direction, and suggest legal approaches for change. |
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| − | + | == Current Justices == | |
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| − | * | + | *Chief Justice [[John Roberts]] (since October 2005) |
| − | * | + | *Justice [[John Paul Stevens]] |
| − | * | + | *Justice [[Antonin Scalia]] |
| − | *Justice [ | + | *Justice [[Anthony Kennedy]] |
| − | *Justice [[ | + | *Justice [[David Souter]] |
| − | *Justice [[ | + | *Justice [[Clarence Thomas]] |
| − | *Justice [[ | + | *Justice [[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]] |
| − | [[category: | + | *Justice [[Stephen Breyer]] |
| − | + | *Justice [[Samuel Alito]] (since January 2006) | |
| − | Issues where the Court now has 5 votes, with the replacement by Justice Alito of Justice O'Connor's seat, to overturn [[liberal]] precedents: | + | [[category:education]] |
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| − | *[[abortion]] (but probably not yet 5 votes to overturn ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'') | + | Issues where the Court now has 5 votes, with the replacement by Justice Alito of Justice O'Connor's seat, to overturn [[liberal]] precedents: |
| − | *[[affirmative action]] | + | |
| − | *[[campaign finance]] | + | *[[abortion]] (but probably not yet 5 votes to overturn ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'') |
| − | *[[Establishment Clause]] | + | *[[affirmative action]] |
| + | *[[campaign finance]] | ||
| + | *[[Establishment Clause]] | ||
*[[Title IX]], especially against retaliation claim established in ''[[Jackson v. Birmingham Bd. of Ed.]]'' | *[[Title IX]], especially against retaliation claim established in ''[[Jackson v. Birmingham Bd. of Ed.]]'' | ||
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| − | + | See [[Essay:Reversible Court Decisions]] | |
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| − | * | + | == Pending Docket == |
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| − | == | + | Generally, all grants of certiorari by the end of January can be heard in the same term of the [[U.S. Supreme Court]]. Grants of certiorari that occur after February 1st are likely to heard in the following term beginning in October. |
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| − | *[[ | + | *Conservapedia analysis: [[2007 Petitions]] [[2007 Cert Granted]] |
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| − | + | *[http://supremecourtus.gov/oral_arguments/briefsource.pdf Links to websites containing having filed briefs, but many are not kept up-to-date] | |
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| + | *[http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2007/ Oyez website listing of Cert. granted for 2007 Term] NOTE THAT THIS LIST IS OFTEN OUT-OF-DATE | ||
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| + | *[http://supreme.lp.findlaw.com/supreme_court/briefs/index.html Findlaw resource on Supreme Court briefs] ALSO OUT-OF-DATE | ||
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| + | == Worst Decisions == | ||
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| + | *[[Essay: the 25 Worst Court Decisions]] | ||
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| + | == Issues == | ||
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*precedents overturned by the [[Roberts Court]] | *precedents overturned by the [[Roberts Court]] | ||
| − | + | *recent decisions | |
| − | * | + | *cases being appealed to the Court |
*philosophies of the Justices | *philosophies of the Justices | ||
*prior decisions that can be overturned | *prior decisions that can be overturned | ||
| − | * | + | *religion |
| − | * | + | *abortion |
| − | * | + | *private property |
*[[Second Amendment]] | *[[Second Amendment]] | ||
| − | * | + | *evolution |
*law enforcement | *law enforcement | ||
| − | * | + | *pornography |
| − | * | + | *taxation |
| − | * | + | *sovereignty |
| − | [[category: | + | [[category:United States Supreme Court Cases]] |
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Revision as of 23:58, November 20, 2007
Welcome to the Supreme Court Project, which will harness the power of this collaborative site to analyze and explain the U.S. Supreme Court, its significance, its direction, and suggest legal approaches for change.
Current Justices
- Chief Justice John Roberts (since October 2005)
- Justice John Paul Stevens
- Justice Antonin Scalia
- Justice Anthony Kennedy
- Justice David Souter
- Justice Clarence Thomas
- Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Justice Stephen Breyer
- Justice Samuel Alito (since January 2006)
Issues where the Court now has 5 votes, with the replacement by Justice Alito of Justice O'Connor's seat, to overturn liberal precedents:
- abortion (but probably not yet 5 votes to overturn Roe v. Wade)
- affirmative action
- campaign finance
- Establishment Clause
- Title IX, especially against retaliation claim established in Jackson v. Birmingham Bd. of Ed.
See Essay:Reversible Court Decisions
Pending Docket
Generally, all grants of certiorari by the end of January can be heard in the same term of the U.S. Supreme Court. Grants of certiorari that occur after February 1st are likely to heard in the following term beginning in October.
- Conservapedia analysis: 2007 Petitions 2007 Cert Granted
- Oyez website listing of Cert. granted for 2007 Term NOTE THAT THIS LIST IS OFTEN OUT-OF-DATE
- Findlaw resource on Supreme Court briefs ALSO OUT-OF-DATE
Worst Decisions
Issues
- precedents overturned by the Roberts Court
- recent decisions
- cases being appealed to the Court
- philosophies of the Justices
- prior decisions that can be overturned
- religion
- abortion
- private property
- Second Amendment
- evolution
- law enforcement
- pornography
- taxation
- sovereignty