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-10 posts tagged "U.S. Supreme Court"
Eva Analitis | Monday, September 21, 2020
Dear Justice Ginsburg, My heart dropped on Friday when I heard of your passing. Just a day earlier, I had been listening to your voice in a recording of the oral arguments for Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin while working on a project. You were a constant force in our nation: a reliable,
Letter to the Editor | Monday, September 21, 2020
The only public figure I have ever idolized is Ruth Bader Ginsburg. I have two pair of RBG earrings (one of her face and one of just the dissent collar). I have RBG socks, T-shirts, a mug and even — in 2020 — masks. Rather ironically, I even have two Christmas ornaments of the late
Letter to the Editor | Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Let me start by stating that I immediately hold a deep respect for anyone who takes an interest in the language of the laws that govern our nation and how the Supreme Court then interprets this language into the laws’ application to the daily lives of Americans. So my interest was sparked by the column
Vince Mallett | Monday, September 16, 2019
Fourteen months ago, President Donald Trump nominated then-Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, pending Senate confirmation. One year ago today, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford came forward with sexual assault allegations against Kavanaugh. Those accusations sparked an intense national debate surrounding a nomination already widely expected to change the trajectory of the federal judiciary. Around
Katie Galioto | Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Junior Janet Stengle walked down the aisle in Purcell Pavilion to a microphone in the middle of the floor. More than 7,000 people watched as she looked U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the eye and asked a question. “Does a Supreme Court justice have a role as a public figure, and if so,
Matthew McKenna | Wednesday, November 18, 2015
The Kellogg Institute for International Studies and the Potenziani Program in Constitutional Studies hosted the book launch for the book, “Italian Constitutional Justice in Global Context,” on Wednesday afternoon. The book was co-authored by a group of four legal scholars that includes Paolo Carozza, a Notre Dame law professor, and Andrea Simoncini, a visiting fellow and
Catherine Owers and Clare Kossler | Thursday, September 3, 2015
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor discussed a wide variety of issues, including court procedure and diversity, in a public conversation with NBC News correspondent Anne Thompson at Leighton Hall in DeBartolo Performing Arts Center (DPAC). Students and faculty from across the University attended the discussion, which was moderated by U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, May 20, 2015
The U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has once again rejected Notre Dame’s request for relief from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) mandate requiring health insurance to cover contraception, the latest setback for the University in a three-year-long legal battle, according to court documents released Wednesday. On March 9, the U.S. Supreme Court
Observer Staff Report | Monday, March 9, 2015
This Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court threw out a lower court’s ruling against the University’s lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) contraception mandate. In February 2014, the 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals denied Notre Dame an injunction against the mandate, which requires insurance companies to provide contraceptives. In response, the University
Ann Marie Jakubowski | Monday, October 6, 2014
In May 2012, Notre Dame filed its initial lawsuit for relief from Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive mandate. Two years and four months later, after several rounds of denials and appeals, the University’s attorneys filed paperwork Friday asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review the case, citing the Court’s June ruling in favor of Hobby Lobby’s