City’s D.C. reps react to proposed Supreme Court changes
The proposals Monday by U.S. President Joe Biden would require Congressional approval. That seems unlikely given the reaction of the city’s representatives in the U.S. House and U.S. Senate.
Topic: U.S. Supreme Court
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July 2024
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June 2024
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Supreme Court to tackle Tennessee law on gender-affirming health care
The nation’s highest court has agreed to review a lawsuit that argues a Tennessee law blocking anyone under 18 from receiving transgender-related health care is discriminatory.
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Supreme Court will take up Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for minors
The case before the high court involves a law in Tennessee that restricts puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender minors.
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Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion medication
The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously preserved access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year.
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Supreme Court sides with Starbucks in Memphis 7 case
The Supreme Court on Thursday made it harder for the federal government to protect workers’ jobs when it suspects a company of interfering in unionization campaigns.
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January 2024
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Supreme Court will hear Starbucks’ appeal in Memphis 7 case
Seven baristas say they were fired for their effort to unionize. But Starbucks says they were terminated for opening the store without approval, a safety violation, and letting unauthorized people in the closed store.
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July 2023
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Supreme Court ruling could lead to discrimination, one attorney says
The high court ruled in favor of a designer who refused to create wedding websites for same-sex couples. “It’s complicated because the court has framed this as being about free speech ...” Melissa Stewart said.
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June 2023
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U.S. Supreme Court denies Mandy Gunasekara appeal
This comes after Mississippi’s Supreme Court upheld a lower trial court’s decision that she failed to establish Mississippi citizenship by Nov. 7, 2018, the five-year cut-off date to run in this year’s Nov. 7 general election.
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May 2023
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Mississippi Republican candidate appeals decision to U.S. Supreme Court
Mandy Gunasekara’s effort to be on the August ballot for public service commissioner in Mississippi’s Northern District could be reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court.
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July 2022
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Conaway: Welcome to the world of old white men
“While white men over 65 represent something in the neighborhood of 5% of our population, they’re engaged in a battle to hold their fierce grip on power and opinion. Sadly, tragically, they’re winning.”
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June 2022
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Opinion: A local law professor on why she supports the overturning of Roe v Wade
Guest column: “For anyone seeking the truth about the abortion decision, I encourage you to push through the noise and ignore the political rhetoric.”
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Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade
States are now allowed to ban abortion. Some, such as Tennessee, already have trigger laws in place to do so with the decision.
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May 2022
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Trigger law would ban abortion in Tennessee if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade
Abortion access would be severely restricted in Tennessee if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that legalized abortion nationwide.
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Planned Parenthood to host ‘Bans off Our Bodies’ rally in Memphis
The organization is holding similar rallies nationwide in support of retaining abortion rights in light of the U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion that was leaked May 2.
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Cohen, Kustoff offer different views of Supreme Court leak
U.S. Reps. Steve Cohen and Michael Kustoff commented at separate events Thursday in Shelby County, elaborating on earlier reaction to the leaked opinion draft on the 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in the U.S.
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Reaction divided to leaked Supreme Court opinion on abortion
City and state representatives in Washington react to the leaked draft of a high court opinion that indicates it is about to overturn the landmark ruling that legalized abortion in the U.S.
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April 2022
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Blackburn and Hagerty vote against Jackson confirmation to U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty indicated they would vote against the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson ahead of the 53-47 vote Thursday, April 7.
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March 2022
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Sanford: From Memphis to Washington, Black women make their mark in the law
Our society’s long-overdue reckoning with racial inequities is not a full-blown offensive to correct 246 years of racial disparities in America. It’s more like baby steps designed to start making our institutions more reflect the makeup of our population.
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December 2021
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City’s representatives in D.C. closely watching Supreme Court arguments on abortion
Reaction from the city’s two Congressmen and the state’s two U.S. Senators fell along party lines on the long-running political issue of access to abortions.
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November 2021
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Supreme Court rules in Tennessee/Mississippi water case
Mississippi contended that DeSoto County had the exclusive right to water from the Middle Claiborne Aquifer.
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March 2021
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Opinion: Lessons from the grassroots environmental victory at Overton Park
How did a small group of citizens persevere for so long to block an interstate route through the park? They cultivated relationships with the place, through walks in the forest and picnics by the lake. Close connections led to enduring affection.
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November 2020
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Memphis clears key hurdle in water rights dispute
There may be light at the end of the tunnel in Mississippi’s long-running challenge of Memphis’ right to withdraw water from Middle Claiborne Aquifer.
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September 2020
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Trump officially nominates Rhodes College graduate to Supreme Court
If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Barrett would become the second Rhodes College graduate to hold a Supreme Court seat. The first, Justice Abe Fortas graduated in 1930 when the school was called Southwestern.
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Rhodes graduate to be nominee for Supreme Court, according to reports
Amy Coney Barrett, considered the frontrunner, is currently a member of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. If confirmed, Barrett, 48, would become the Supreme Court’s youngest justice.
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Sanford: Alexander’s flip-flop on confirmation vote should surprise no one
No one should be surprised that Lamar Alexander flip-flopped on Supreme Court nominations. He has morphed over the last 40-plus years into a shameless political partisan, and is content to end his political career that way.
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