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Welcome to the Supreme Court Project, which will harness the power of this collaborative site to analyze and explain the [[U.S. Supreme Court]], its significance, its direction, and suggest legal approaches for change. | Welcome to the Supreme Court Project, which will harness the power of this collaborative site to analyze and explain the [[U.S. Supreme Court]], its significance, its direction, and suggest legal approaches for change. | ||
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== Current Justices == | == Current Justices == | ||
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== Pending Docket == | == Pending Docket == | ||
| − | *Conservapedia analysis: [[2007 Cert Granted]] | + | *Conservapedia analysis: [[2007 Petitions]] [[2007 Cert Granted]] |
*[http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2007/ Oyez website listing of Cert. granted for 2007 Term] NOTE THAT THIS LIST IS OFTEN OUT-OF-DATE | *[http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2007/ Oyez website listing of Cert. granted for 2007 Term] NOTE THAT THIS LIST IS OFTEN OUT-OF-DATE | ||
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*[[Essay: the 25 Worst Court Decisions]] | *[[Essay: the 25 Worst Court Decisions]] | ||
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| − | + | *precedents overturned by the [[Roberts Court]] | |
| − | *[ | + | *recent decisions |
| + | *cases being appealed to the Court | ||
| + | *philosophies of the Justices | ||
| + | *prior decisions that can be overturned | ||
| + | *religion | ||
| + | *abortion | ||
| + | *private property | ||
| + | *[[Second Amendment]] | ||
| + | *evolution | ||
| + | *law enforcement | ||
| + | *pornography | ||
| + | *taxation | ||
| + | *sovereignty | ||
Revision as of 01:37, July 25, 2007
Welcome to the Supreme Court Project, which will harness the power of this collaborative site to analyze and explain the U.S. Supreme Court, its significance, its direction, and suggest legal approaches for change.
Current Justices
- Chief Justice John Roberts (since October 2005)
- Justice John Paul Stevens
- Justice Antonin Scalia
- Justice Anthony Kennedy
- Justice David Souter
- Justice Clarence Thomas
- Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Justice Stephen Breyer
- Justice Samuel Alito (since January 2006)
Issues where the Court now has 5 votes, with the replacement by Justice Alito of Justice O'Connor's seat, to overturn liberal precedents:
- abortion (but probably not yet 5 votes to overturn Roe v. Wade)
- affirmative action
- campaign finance
- Establishment Clause
See Essay:Reversible Court Decisions
Pending Docket
- Conservapedia analysis: 2007 Petitions 2007 Cert Granted
- Oyez website listing of Cert. granted for 2007 Term NOTE THAT THIS LIST IS OFTEN OUT-OF-DATE
- Findlaw resource on Supreme Court briefs ALSO OUT-OF-DATE
Worst Decisions
Issues
- precedents overturned by the Roberts Court
- recent decisions
- cases being appealed to the Court
- philosophies of the Justices
- prior decisions that can be overturned
- religion
- abortion
- private property
- Second Amendment
- evolution
- law enforcement
- pornography
- taxation
- sovereignty