The Latest Breaking News from SCOTUS

On November 23, 2022, the plaintiffs in Alonzo v. Schwab filed a petition for a writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS). The petition—which asks SCOTUS to hear the case— challenges the Kansas Supreme Court’s May 2022 decision upholding that state’s congressional redistricting plan.

Feather bans, tent curtilage, and youngsters and their sweets.

Fourteen states have a constitutional requirement to ask voters to weigh in on whether there ought to be a constitutional convention. These states’ constitutions require such questions to be referred to the ballot. Three states had those questions on the ballot in 2022.

Welcome to the Friday, December 2, Brew. 

It's a small drop, but still "very significant."

Welcome to the Thursday, December 1, Brew. 

Welcome to the November 28 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S.

Welcome to the Monday, November 14, Brew. 

From the Taft law firm's website: "Each year, Taft awards up to seven fellowships to highly motivated, first-year law students who are members of historically underrepresented ethnic and/or racial minority groups." My understanding of employment law is that it's questionable whether race is ever a lawful factor in hiring, beyond…