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- Affirmative Action. Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina.
- Student Loan Forgiveness. Biden v. Nebraska. Ruling on June 30, 2023. Six votes in favor, three against. Last Friday, the Biden administration — along with tens of millions of college students — faced a setback when the conservative majority on the Supreme Court annulled an earlier sentence regarding the forgiveness of debt from student loans that were granted by the Department of Education.
- LGBTQ Discrimination. 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis. Ruling on June 30, 2023. Six votes in favor, three against. Lorie Smith — a 38-year-old evangelical Christian web designer, who only believes in marriage as a union between one man and one woman — is now permitted to refuse to design web pages for gay weddings.
- Immigration and Deportations. United States v. Texas. June 23, 2023. Eight votes in favor, one against. The Supreme Court concurred with the Biden administration on its undocumented immigrant deportation policy.
The most well-known opinions are those released or announced in cases in which the Court has heard oral argument. Each opinion sets out the Court’s judgment and its reasoning and may include the majority or principal opinion as well as any concurring or dissenting opinions.
Nov 22, 2024 · Donald Trump has already appointed three Supreme Court justices. In his second term, he could well have a chance to name two more, creating a high court with a Trump-appointed majority that could serve for decades. The Supreme Court is taking up a new redistricting case involving Louisiana’s congressional map with two mostly Black districts.
May 23, 2024 · When the U.S. Supreme Court issues opinions, you may hear that the nine justices reached a 6-3 or a 5-4 decision. You may also hear that certain justices wrote a concurrence or that there...
Jul 7, 2023 · There is no constitutional requirement that the judicial branch of the government should reflect public opinion. This stands in contrast to the case for Congress and the president, who...
Polling suggests that the court is out of step with public opinion. Two-thirds of Americans did not want abortion rights to be entirely removed, and around 60% favour more stringent gun control.
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