updated Mon. October 16, 2023
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The Economist
March 1, 2018
JUSTICES of the Supreme Court rarely announce what they are going to do before ruling. But Justice Antonin Scalia's death two years ... Abandoning Abood after four decades would be a radical move for a handful of judges to foist on America, Justice Elena Kagan added. “I don't think that we have everÃâà...
Reason (blog)
March 1, 2018
The Supreme Court rejected this analysis. Writing for a 5–3 majority—Justice Elena Kagan recused herself from the case—Justice Samuel Alito cited a previous ruling that the canon of constitutional avoidance "comes into play only when, after the application of ordinary textual analysis, the statute is foundÃâà...
STLtoday.com
March 1, 2018
Justice Elena Kagan wondered if such a statute should be narrowed to target only electoral speech. A candidate's name, for example, or an issue on the ballot. But she questioned where a T-shirt that read "Make America Great Again," a Trump campaign slogan, would fall on the line. Or a T-shirt that simplyÃâà...
Slate Magazine
March 1, 2018
(Justice Elena Kagan recused, presumably because she worked on the case as solicitor general.) Using Zadvydas as a jumping-off point, he interpreted the statute to require a bail hearing for immigrants after six months' confinement—provided they pose no risk of flight or danger to the community.
National Catholic Reporter
February 28, 2018
Washington — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Feb. 27 that some immigrants detained by the government can be held indefinitely. In the 5-3 ruling, with Justice Elena Kagan recusing herself, the court reversed a lower court ruling that required periodic bond hearings for immigrants held in custody with U.S.Ãâà...
Washington Examiner
February 27, 2018
In the 5-3 decision, which Justice Elena Kagan took no part in, the Supreme Court reversed the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision that ruled detained immigrants must receive bond hearings every six months to determine if their continued detainment was necessary. The decision of Jennings v.
New York Times
February 26, 2018
WASHINGTON — A crucial voice was silent at Supreme Court arguments on Monday in a case that could deal a sharp blow to public unions. Justice ... “I don't think that we have ever overruled a case where reliance interests are remotely as strong as they are here,” Justice Elena Kagan said. A decisionÃâà...
Cincinnati.com
February 21, 2018
WASHINGTON – A Supreme Court justice is refusing to block the deportation of an immigrant in the Cincinnati area who has been helping care for a disabled child. Justice Elena Kagan on Wednesday denied an emergency appeal from 27-year-old Yancarlos Mendez without comment. Take the news withÃâà...
Cincinnati.com
February 13, 2018
A last-minute stay was granted late Tuesday afternoon for Yancarlos Mendez until Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan can look at a motion filed overnight Monday. Married five days ago in a jailhouse wedding, Mendez, 27, was transferred Monday to a federal detention center in Louisiana, the finalÃâà...
