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Is Locke the Next Supreme Court Decision the Lower Courts Should Ignore?

I observed in a recent blog that the Supreme Court has begun to chide the lower courts for continuing to apply the Court’s own precedents that it has not yet formally overruled when later decisions of the Court cast doubt on their continuing viability. In particular, the Court in its 2022 decision Kennedy v. Bremerton School District criticized the […]

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2022-23 Supreme Court Term Prelude

The 2021-22 Supreme Court term will be hard to beat, with four pro-religious freedom rulings, including the very important Kennedy decision, and the blockbuster overruling of Roe and Casey.  That doesn’t mean that things won’t be happening on these fronts this coming term, but, as of now, the docket is not as full as last

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Both Pro-life and Religious Freedom Cases On Supreme Court Docket–Some Cases to Keep on Your Radar

Pro-life Cases The “big hitter” for this upcoming term is in the pro-life area: Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Instead of nibbling around the edges of Roe and Casey, as the abortion cases in the Court for the last several decades have done, Dobbs goes for the heart, with Mississippi arguing that the viability

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