SUPREME COURT related term(s) Courts; Roberts, John G., Jr. (Chief Justice, Supreme Court)
Articles and editorials
Chief Justice Roberts’s Folly, S4738 [29JN]
False Premise Lets ‘Obamacare’ Go On, S4737 [29JN]
Liberty and Obamacare, S2015 [26MR]
Mitch McConnell Dead Wrong on DISCLOSE Act, S4993 [16JY]
ObamaCare and the Power To Tax, S4737 [29JN]
Reforms From Affordable Care Act Will Improve Access to Care, S4866 [11JY]
Umpire Blinks, S4738 [29JN]
Unpopular Mandate—Why Do Politicians Reverse Their Positions?, S4863–S4866 [11JY]
What’s Behind Roberts’ Surprising Decision?, S4739 [29JN]
Bills and resolutions
Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate standard of proof for Federal antiretaliation and antidiscrimination claims (see S. 2189), S1613 [13MR]
Civil Rights Act: repeal exemption for Wards Cove Packing Co. (see H.R. 4275), H1739 [28MR]
Courts: provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings (see H.R. 5163), H2271 [27AP]
Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (see S. 3301), S4203 [14JN] (see H.R. 6020), H4063 [26JN]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 6020), consideration (see H. Res. 717), H4603 [28JN]
Firearms: anniversary of decision in District of Columbia v. Heller on handgun ownership (see H. Res. 677), H3480 [5JN]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions not declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court (see H.R. 6053), H4603 [28JN]
Labor unions: require labor organizations to provide notice to employees related to fees collected for purpose of political speech (see H.R. 6322), H5706 [2AU]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions not declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court (see H.R. 6053), H4603 [28JN]
Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see S. 3334), S4417 [21JN]
Robert H. Jackson U.S. Courthouse, Buffalo, NY: designate (see S. 2326), S2546 [19AP]
Virgin Islands: provide for direct appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court (see H.R. 6116), H4862 [12JY]
Court decisions
Supreme Court decision on constitutionality of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (excerpt), S4863 [11JY]
Essays
Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project: Baher Michel, E401 [21MR]
Letters
Call for female nominee to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter: Senators Boxer and Snowe, S1109 [29FE]
Nomination of Paul J. Watford to be circuit judge: several former Supreme Court law clerks, S3310 [21MY]
Suitability of Andrew D. Hurwitz to be circuit judge relative to involvement in decisions on abortion as a law clerk and decisions and position on the death penalty: several organizations, S3885 [11JN]
Suitability of Andrew D. Hurwitz to be circuit judge relative to involvement in decisions on abortion as a law clerk: Andrea Lafferty, Traditional Values Coalition, S3884 [11JN]
——— Charmaine Yoest, Americans United for Life (organization), S3884 [11JN]
——— Douglas Johnson, National Right to Life Committee, Inc., S3883 [11JN]
——— Jay A. Sekulow, American Center for Law & Justice, S3884 [11JN]
——— Penny Young Nance, Concerned Women for America (organization), S3883 [11JN]
——— Thomas McClusky, Family Research Council, S3884 [11JN]
Lists
Vermont towns supporting overturning Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, S1442 [7MR]
Remarks in House
Abortion: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H86, H102–H108 [23JA], E51 [23JA], E74 [25JA]
Civil liberties: decision in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law enforcement use of racial profiling in immigration enforcement, H3984 [26JN], H4068, H4070 [27JN], H5015 [19JY]
——— hearing of arguments in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law enforcement use of racial profiling in immigration enforcement, H2213 [27AP], E470 [28MR]
Civil Rights Act: repeal exemption for Wards Cove Packing Co. (H.R. 4275), E472 [28MR]
Constitution—U.S.: differences in interpretation, H1129–H1131 [1MR]
Fair Pay Act: anniversary, E93 [31JA]
Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 6020), consideration (H. Res. 717), H4609–H4614 [29JN]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4161, H4162, H4163, H4164, H4422–H4425, H4426–H4432 [28JN], H4607, H4608, H4609, H4646–H4649 [29JN], H4677 [9JY], H4688, H4721, H4727, H4728, H4731, H4739, H4740, H4742, H4746 [10JY], H4778, H4801, H4817, H4824 [11JY], H6671 [5DE], E1179 [28JN], E1194 [29JN]
——— Supreme Court review of constitutionality, H191 [31JA], H1138 [5MR], H1500, H1539 [22MR], H1546, H1547, H1559, H1563–H1569 [26MR], H1644, H1648 [28MR], H1791 [29MR], H3584, H3611 [7JN], H3797–H3799, H3801–H3804 [19JN], H3961–H3966 [21JN], H3983 [26JN], H4070, H4076, H4077, H4078 [27JN], E463 [28MR], E1063 [18JN], E1152 [27JN]
Political campaigns: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, H971, H976 [28FE], H2016, H2018, H2019 [19AP], H3588, H3589 [7JN], H3959 [21JN], H4835 [12JY], H4919 [18JY], H5619–H5623 [1AU]
Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 1433), H952 [27FE], H997–H1003 [28FE], E253 [27FE]
Robert H. Jackson U.S. Courthouse, Buffalo, NY: designate (H.R. 3556), H5103, H5104 [23JY]
Television: permit televising of proceedings, H701 [14FE]
——— permit televising of proceedings (H.R. 3572), H738 [15FE]
Virgin Islands: provide for direct appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court (H.R. 6116), H6353–H6355 [14NO]
Remarks in Senate
Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate standard of proof for Federal antiretaliation and antidiscrimination claims (S. 2189), S1615–S1617 [13MR]
Civil liberties: decision in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law enforcement use of racial profiling in immigration enforcement, S4433, S4439–S4441 [25JN], S4647 [27JN]
——— hearing of arguments in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law enforcement use of racial profiling in immigration enforcement, S2588 [23AP]
Courts: provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings (S. 410), S1707 [15MR]
Ginsburg, Ruth Bader: assessment of statements made relative to the U.S. Constitution and comparisons made to certain other foreign constitutions, S2206 [29MR]
Hurwitz, Andrew D.: suitability to be circuit judge relative to decisions and position on the death penalty, S3881 [11JN], S3947 [12JN]
——— suitability to be circuit judge relative to involvement in decisions on abortion as a law clerk, S3879, S3882–S3889 [11JN]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, S4690–S4710, S4714 [28JN], S4731–S4733, S4735–S4739, S4744 [29JN], S4783 [9JY], S4808 [10JY], S4862–S4867 [11JY], S5111 [18JY], S6508 [20SE]
——— Supreme Court review of constitutionality, S1565 [12MR], S1873, S1879, S1893, S1919 [21MR], S1996 [22MR], S2011, S2015–S2017 [26MR], S2041–S2045 [27MR], S2118, S2131, S2148, S2160 [28MR], S2214 [29MR], S3124 [14MY], S3808–S3812 [7JN], S4409 [21JN], S4441 [25JN], S4620–S4622 [26JN], S4667 [27JN]
Political campaigns: anniversary of decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, S98–S106, S108–S110 [26JA], S285 [2FE]
——— decision in American Tradition Partnership, Inc., v. Bullock on corporate spending in Montana political campaigns, S4452–S4455 [25JN]
——— decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, S1442 [7MR], S3470–S3478 [23MY], S4193 [14JN], S4453–S4455 [25JN], S4986, S4988, S4993, S4995, S4997, S5001–S5003, S5017–S5022, S5025–S5044 [16JY], S5056–S5066, S5068–S5071 [17JY], S5180 [19JY], S6428 [19SE], S6562 [21SE]
Political ethics: apply Code of Conduct for U.S. Judges to justices and establish procedures for the recusal of justices from cases, S1402 [6MR]
Robert H. Jackson U.S. Courthouse, Buffalo, NY: designate (H.R. 3556), S6666 [21SE]
Shea, Michael P.: suitability to be district judge relative to drafting of amicus brief in Kelo v. New London, CT, on allowing local government seizure of private property, S7448 [5DE]
Television: permit televising of proceedings (S. 1945), S1402 [6MR], S1919 [21MR]
——— permit televising of proceedings (S. 1945), unanimous-consent request, S1920, S1921 [21MR]
Virgin Islands: provide for direct appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court (H.R. 6116), S8046 [13DE]
Reports
Hurwitz—The ‘‘The Architect’’ and ‘‘Lone Remaining Defender’’ of Roe v. Wade: Judicial Action Group, S3885 [11JN]
Reports filed
Consideration of H.R. 6020, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 717) (H. Rept. 112–558), H4603 [28JN]
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 6020) (H. Rept. 112–550), H4063 [26JN]
——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3301) (S. Rept. 112–177), S4203 [14JN]
Permit Televising of Supreme Court Proceedings: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1945), S567 [13FE]
Private Property Rights Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1433) (H. Rept. 112–401), H943 [17FE]
Robert H. Jackson U.S. Courthouse, Buffalo, NY: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2326), S8451 [27DE]
——— Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3556) (H. Rept. 112–456), H2266 [27AP]
Resolutions by organizations
Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech: Sitka, AK, S5036 [16JY]
Texts of
H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 6020, financial services and general Government appropriations, H4609 [29JN]
H.R. 1433, Private Property Rights Protection Act, H997–H999 [28FE]
H.R. 3556, Robert H. Jackson U.S. Courthouse, Buffalo, NY, H5103 [23JY]
H.R. 6116, provide for direct appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court, H6353 [14NO]
S. 2189, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act, S1616 [13MR]