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The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Obergefell v. Hodges, docket number 14-556 Question 2, which was consolidated with three other same-sex marriage cases. The first question heard was…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Abercrombie and Fitch Stores, docket number 14-86. The case addressed whether the retailer violated the…

Justices Anthony Kennedy and Stephen Breyer testified on the Supreme Court fiscal year 2016 budget and the federal judiciary system. By law, the judicial branch assembles its own budget,…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Johnson v. United States, docket number 13-7120. The case concerns whether possession of a short-barreled shotgun could be considered a violent…

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Evenwel v. Abbott, docket number 14-940, on the concept of “one person, one vote” and whether states could consider total population or the…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in King v. Burwell, docket number 14-114. The case concerns the legality of the Internal Revenue Service extending tax-credit subsidies to health…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Rodriguez v. United States, docket number 13-9972. The case addressed whether a police officer’s decision to extend a completed traffic stop to…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in the consolidated cases of Michigan v. Environmental Protection Agency, Utility Air Regulatory Group v. EPA, and National Mining Association. v. EPA. The cases concern the…

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Obergefell v. Hodges, docket number 14-556 Question 1, consolidated with three other same-sex marriage cases. The second question heard was…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. The Inclusive Communities Project, Inc., docket number 13-1371. The case addresses low-income housing and the 1968 Fair…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Foster v. Chatman, docket number 14-8349.. The case concerns death row inmate Timothy Foster, who was convicted of killing a 79-year old woman by an…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Horne v. Department of Agriculture, docket number 14-275. The case concerns a federal government program that requires growers to turn over large…

Professor Michael Ross talked about the role of the Supreme Court during Reconstruction. He spoke about the tensions between President Andrew Johnson and the Republican-controlled Congress,…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Williams-Yulee v. Florida Bar, docket number 13-1499. The case involved campaign finance regulations in judicial races and whether the First Amendment…

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Harris v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, docket number 14-232. The case concerns whether Arizona’s legislative districts violate the…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Hurst v. Florida, docket number 14-7505, on the constitutionality of Florida’s death penalty system. A Florida jury’s recommendation for the death penalty was an “advisory opinion” and did not…

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in the case City of Los Angeles v. Patel, docket number 13-1175, which questions whether a Los Angeles city ordinance requiring hoteliers to…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Montgomery v. Louisiana, docket number 14-280, on whether their 2012 Miller v. Alabama decision where life sentences given to juveniles were deemed…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Reed v. Town of Gilbert, docket number 13-502, on whether a town ordinance limiting the placement of signs, including those posted by a church, violates…

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in McFadden v. United States, docket number 14-378. At issue in the case was whether, in order to convict someone under the Controlled Substances Analogue…