Fourteenth Amendment

Trump ballot access case on ‘exceptionally fast’ briefing schedule’ in SCOTUS; ‘sprawling’ arguments possible

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Feb. 8 following its decision Friday to hear former President Donald Trump’s petition to overturn Colorado’s decision to keep him off the ballot in that state.

Jan 8, 2024 9:52 AM CST

‘Intriguing point’ in Trump SCOTUS brief could mean his vice president would replace him after an election win

In U.S. Supreme Court briefs seeking ballot access, former President Donald Trump and his former U.S. solicitor general are making an argument that could lead to a vice presidential candidate becoming president, according to Jeannie Suk Gersen, a Harvard Law School professor.

Jan 4, 2024 11:28 AM CST

State Bar of Wisconsin’s diversity clerkship program ‘discriminates behind closed doors,’ suit says

The State Bar of Wisconsin is facing a lawsuit claiming that its diversity clerkship program for law students is violating the First Amendment rights of a lawyer who pays mandatory dues.

Dec 21, 2023 11:18 AM CST

Colorado Supreme Court opinion gives SCOTUS possible avenues to keep Trump on ballot

The Colorado Supreme Court stayed its 4-3 decision Tuesday that keeps former President Donald Trump off the Colorado primary ballot, allowing the U.S. Supreme Court to step in.

Dec 20, 2023 11:24 AM CST

UIC law prof appeals after dismissal of civil rights lawsuit

Updated: A professor at the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law has filed an appeal to the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at Chicago after his case stemming from his use of abbreviated racial and gender slurs in an essay question in a December 2020 final exam was dismissed.

Dec 5, 2023 2:23 PM CST

Anti-Zionist policies by student groups at UC Berkeley Law fostered harassment and hatred, suit alleges

A lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges that anti-Zionist policies by student groups at the University of California at Berkeley School of Law violate federal law and the U.S. Constitution.

Dec 1, 2023 10:00 AM CST

Why Colorado judge kept Trump on ballot despite finding he engaged in insurrection

Former President Donald Trump isn’t an “officer of the United States” who can be banned from office under the 14th Amendment for engaging in “insurrection or rebellion” against the U.S. Constitution, a Colorado judge ruled Friday.

Nov 20, 2023 10:26 AM CST

GOP can put Trump on primary ballot, even if he is ineligible for office, top Minnesota court rules

The Minnesota Supreme Court has tossed a lawsuit contending that former President Donald Trump can’t appear on the primary ballot in the state because he is ineligible for office under the 14th Amendment.

Nov 9, 2023 9:26 AM CST

9th Circuit allows challenge to law banning abortions based on genetic abnormality

A federal appeals court ruled Monday that two reproductive health doctors have standing to challenge an abortion law that bans abortions conducted solely because of a genetic abnormality of a fetus.

Nov 1, 2023 8:52 AM CDT

Evidentiary hearing begins in suit to block Trump from Colorado ballot under 14th Amendment

A weeklong evidentiary hearing begins Monday in Denver to determine whether former President Donald Trump should be banned from the ballot in Colorado for engaging in insurrection.

Oct 30, 2023 10:42 AM CDT

5th Circuit takings ruling that breaks ‘Pottery Barn rule’ will be reviewed by US Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to decide whether Texas landowners can sue the state under the takings clause for flooding caused by highway reconstruction. “If there is one basic principle in property law, it’s the Pottery Barn rule: You break it, you buy it,” said Robert McNamara of the Institute for Justice, which is representing the plaintiff.

Oct 2, 2023 9:55 AM CDT

Trump ballot access case on ‘exceptionally fast’ briefing schedule’ in SCOTUS; ‘sprawling’ arguments possible

‘Intriguing point’ in Trump SCOTUS brief could mean his vice president would replace him after an election win

State Bar of Wisconsin’s diversity clerkship program ‘discriminates behind closed doors,’ suit says

Colorado Supreme Court opinion gives SCOTUS possible avenues to keep Trump on ballot

UIC law prof appeals after dismissal of civil rights lawsuit

Anti-Zionist policies by student groups at UC Berkeley Law fostered harassment and hatred, suit alleges

Why Colorado judge kept Trump on ballot despite finding he engaged in insurrection

GOP can put Trump on primary ballot, even if he is ineligible for office, top Minnesota court rules

9th Circuit allows challenge to law banning abortions based on genetic abnormality

Evidentiary hearing begins in suit to block Trump from Colorado ballot under 14th Amendment

5th Circuit takings ruling that breaks ‘Pottery Barn rule’ will be reviewed by US Supreme Court

Could construction-permit fees be exempt from takings analysis? Supreme Court to decide

6th Circuit upholds bans on transition treatment for transgender minors

Write-in candidate with 2 law degrees sues to keep Trump off the ballot; different challenge tossed

Top state court upholds unaffordable bail for ‘putative gun-toting drug dealer’

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