Carl Gardner
June 25, 2015
The US Supreme Court’s opinion in Obergefell v Hodges – it may come out today, or next week – will […]
Carl Gardner
June 23, 2015
It may be on Thursday; it may be next week. But soon, the US Supreme Court will give its opinion in King v Burwell, a case on interpretation of the Affordable Care Act with huge potential consequences for […]
Carl Gardner
June 28, 2012
The big news from America today of course is that the Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of President Obama’s main legislative achievement, the “Affordable Care Act” or as some critics call it “Obamacare”. At its heart is what’s called […]
Carl Gardner
March 28, 2012
The United States Supreme Court is currently hearing Department of Health and Human Services v Florida, in which President Obama’s Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is appealing the decision of a Federal Court of Appeals that the Patient Protection and […]
Carl Gardner
July 23, 2009
Charon interviewed me today: we spoke about the Supreme Court, its origins and what we expect from it, and whether the superficial change from House of Lords to Supreme Court will bring with it more significant changes, such as […]
Carl Gardner
June 14, 2008
I’ve not posted yet on this important case from the US Supreme Court: I’m sorry, there’s just been too much fun happening in the British Isles this week. But I mustn’t keep you from the judgment itself; here’s a […]
Carl Gardner
May 22, 2008
Before I leave the Big Apple, a leader in today’s New York Times drew my attention to this US Supreme Court case in which a federal law on child pornography has been upheld as constitutional.
The Times […]
Carl Gardner
May 20, 2008
Before I end my blog holiday and come back from New York, I thought you might just be slightly interested in this US Supreme Court case showing that non-discriminatory inter-state commerce is protected in a way analogous to (thought […]
Carl Gardner
May 12, 2008
I did say there might be some blawging lite from the US, where I’m currently staying with my cousin Cara in Las Vegas (that’s right!), so here is an all-American caffeine-and sugar-free post, with the judgment (given a few weeks […]
Carl Gardner
March 19, 2008
Another fascinating case was argued before the US Supreme Court yesterday: in this case, the question before the court is whether the second amendment to the US Constitution, which guarantees citizen’s right to bear arms, precludes state laws outlawing handgun […]