SUPREME COURT related term(s) Courts

Addresses

Free Speech Is the Most Fundamental American Value: Laurence H. Silberman, Dartmouth University, S6921 [1DE]

State of the Union: President Biden, S891–S896 [1MR], H1200–H1206 [1MR]

Amendments

Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site: include additional related sites (S. 270), S2045 [6AP]

Articles and editorials

How America Lost Its Commitment to the Right To Vote, S268 [18JA]

Jackson’s Critics Backed Judges With Like Rulings, S1881 [31MR]

Puerto Ricans Speak Out on US Territory’s Political Status, H9861 [15DE]

Report—Republican-Led State Legislatures Pass Dozens of Restrictive Voting Laws in 2021, H68 [12JA]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: condemn decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey and commit to advancing reproductive justice and judicial reform (see H. Res. 1218), H5935 [5JY]

——— condemn leak of draft opinion on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and enforce Federal law relative to protests outside homes of sitting Supreme Court Justices (see H. Res. 1111), H4920 [12MY]

——— tribute to pro-life movement for historic victory in Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization relative to abortion (see S. Res. 705), S3270 [13JY]

——— tribute to Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization relative to abortion (see H. Res. 1228), H6623 [14JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: replace bust of Roger B. Taney in Old Supreme Court Chamber with bust of Thurgood Marshall (see S. 5229), S7070 [8DE]

Congress: establish process for expedited consideration of legislation relative to Supreme Court decisions that interpret Federal statutes or roll back constitutional rights (see S. 4681), S3782 [28JY]

Courts: establish judicial ethics (see S. 4177), S2420 [10MY] (see H.R. 7706), H4796 [10MY]

——— prohibit issuance of national injunctions by courts other than U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, and U.S. Supreme Court (see H.R. 9660), H9983 [21DE]

——— promulgate code of conduct for Supreme Court Justices and increase transparency and promote accountability for all Federal judges (see S. 4010), S2040 [6AP] (see H.R. 7426), H4396 [6AP]

Crime: amend laws relative to concealment, removal, or mutilation of opinion or draft opinion (see H.R. 7713), H4796 [10MY]

——— condemn plot to kill Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh, enforce Federal law relative to protests outside homes of Supreme Court Justices, and denounce and investigate criminal damage at pregnancy resource centers (see H. Res. 1214), H5930 [1JY]

——— provide for penalties for unauthorized disclosure of confidential information by officers or employees (see S. 4455), S3075 [22JN] (see H.R. 7917), H5227 [31MY]

Day of Tears: observe and encourage citizens to lower flags to half-staff to honor unborn children who lost their lives to abortion (see S. Res. 494), S382 [20JA]

Discrimination: anniversary of Miller v. Board of Education of District of Columbia decision relative to racial desegregation of schools for deaf and hard of hearing students (see H. Con. Res. 96), H5935 [5JY]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (see S. 4685), S3783 [28JY] (see H.R. 8254), H5923 [28JN]

Justices: establish term limits and process by which appointments for justices occur at regular time intervals (see S. 4706), S3860 [2AU] (see H.R. 8500), H7168 [26JY]

Law enforcement: grant security-related authorities equivalent to legislative and executive branches (see S. 4146), S2339 [4MY] (see S. 4160), S2358 [5MY] (see H.R. 7705), H4796 [10MY]

——— grant Supreme Court Police authority to protect families of justices, officers, and employees (see H.R. 7712), H4796 [10MY]

Political ethics: promulgate code of ethics for Justices (see S. 4188), S2450 [11MY] (see H.R. 7647), H4713 [3MY]

Safety: prohibit funding to install permanent fencing around building or grounds (see H.R. 8810), H7783 [13SE]

Schumer, Senator: condemn for remarks about Supreme Court Justices (see H. Res. 1164), H5446 [9JN]

Women: codify certain reproductive health protections set forth in Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey Supreme Court decisions (see S. 3713), S836 [28FE]

——— guarantee freedom to make certain reproductive decisions without undue government interference (see S. 4688), S3804 [1AU]

Cloture motions

Jackson, Ketanji Brown: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S1952 [5AP], S2060 [7AP]

Court decisions

Supreme Court dissenting opinion in Jones v. U.S. on petition for writ of certiorari relative to violation of sixth amendment rights, H3882 [28MR]

Tarahrick Terry v. U.S., H8627 [29NO]

Essays

State of the Union: Jocelyn Dunn, S1151 [14MR]

Lists

Senate staff supporting Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) proceedings on nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to be Supreme Court Justice, S2076 [7AP]

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 521, First Responder Fair Return for Employees on Their Initial Retirement Earned (First Responder Fair RETIRE) Act, H5969 [12JY]

Votes recorded by proxy on S. 3294, obtain and direct placement of statues to honor former Supreme Court Justices Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Capitol Building and Grounds, H3893 [28MR]

Votes recorded by proxy on S. 4160, Supreme Court Police Parity Act, H5507 [14JN]

Motions

Jackson, Ketanji Brown: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S1923 [4AP]

Notices

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) tie vote on nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to be Supreme Court Justice, S1930 [4AP]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 521, First Responder Fair Return for Employees on Their Initial Retirement Earned (First Responder Fair RETIRE) Act, H5973 [12JY]

Remarks in House

Abortion: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H240 [19JA], H273, H278–H283 [20JA]

——— condemn decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey and commit to advancing reproductive justice and judicial reform, H6512, H6513 [14JY], H6666 [15JY], H7793 [14SE]

——— decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, H5903–H5910, H5915 [24JN], H5947, H5948 [12JY], H6613–H6618 [14JY], H6628 [15JY], H6719–H6728 [19JY], H6887, H6889, H6902 [20JY], H6925, H6926 [21JY]

——— decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization relative to abortion, H6869 [19JY], E669 [24JN]

——— leak of draft opinion on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, H4727 [10MY], H4802, H4806, H4807, H4808, H4813, H4846, H4848, H4849, H4854 [11MY], H4864, H4869, H4871, H4900, H4901, H4902–H4907, H4913–H4917 [12MY], H4923, H4924, H4949, H4960, H4963 [13MY], H5104 [18MY], H5179 [19MY], H5828 [23JN], E498 [13MY]

——— potential impact of overturning Roe v. Wade based upon interpretation of constitutional right to privacy, H6869 [19JY]

——— pro choice versus right to life, H3780 [17MR], H3964–H3969 [29MR], H4913–H4917 [12MY], H4923, H4924 [13MY], H5197 [19MY], H5739, H5743 [22JN], H5915 [24JN], E340 [1AP]

Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site: include additional related sites (S. 270), H4475–H4477 [26AP], E421 [27AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: obtain and direct placement of statues to honor former Supreme Court Justices Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg (S. 3294), H3887–H3891 [28MR], E313 [29MR]

——— replace bust of Roger B. Taney in Old Supreme Court Chamber with bust of Thurgood Marshall (S. 5229), H9817–H9821 [14DE], E1297 [15DE]

——— replace bust of Roger B. Taney in Old Supreme Court Chamber with bust of Thurgood Marshall and remove and replace certain other statues and busts (H.R. 3005), H9817–H9819 [14DE]

Constitutional amendments: require Supreme Court be composed of nine justices (H.J. Res. 11), H5986–H5988, H5990 [13JY]

Courts: improve safety and security of Federal judiciary (S. 2340), H5592 [15JN]

——— promulgate code of conduct for Supreme Court Justices and increase transparency and promote accountability for all Federal judges (H.R. 7426), H5431 [9JN]

Crime: arrest of man for plotting to kill Justice Kavanaugh, H5404 [8JN]

——— provide for penalties for unauthorized disclosure of confidential information by officers or employees (H.R. 7917), H5603 [15JN]

Day of Tears: observe and encourage citizens to lower flags to half-staff to honor unborn children who lost their lives to abortion (H. Res. 58), H227 [19JA]

Domestic policy: characterization of current term, H6908 [20JY]

Federal employees: permit disabled law enforcement, intelligence, and other safety and security officers and employees to receive the same retirement benefits as if they had not been disabled (H.R. 521), H5955–H5959 [12JY]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations, H6733, H6734, H6737, H6740, H6850, H6851, H6853, H6854 [19JY], H6892–H6895, H6902 [20JY], E760 [20JY]

Firearms: decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc., v. Corlett relative to concealed-carry licenses for self-defense, H5836 [23JN], H5908, H5911, H5912, H5917 [24JN]

Jackson, Ketanji Brown: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, H3773 [16MR], H4013 [31MR], H4078 [1AP], H4132, H4146 [4AP], H4185 [5AP], H4196, H4197, H4384, H4386, H4387 [6AP]

Law enforcement: grant security-related authorities equivalent to legislative and executive branches (H.R. 7705), H8834, H8835 [8DE]

——— grant security-related authorities equivalent to legislative and executive branches (S. 4160), H5430, H5431 [9JN], H5449 [13JN], H5493, H5495–H5499, H5533 [14JN], H5592, H5602, H5603 [15JN], H5633 [16JN], H5826 [23JN]

——— grant security-related authorities equivalent to legislative and executive branches (S. 4160), unanimous-consent request, H5404 [8JN], H5431 [9JN], H5450 [13JN]

Louisiana: shadow docket ruling reinstating certain Louisiana voting districts, H5980 [13JY]

Presidential appointments: nominee selection process, H945 [3FE], H1104, H1105 [9FE]

Public demonstrations: condemn protests over abortion, H5179 [19MY]

——— support right to peaceful protests, H4802 [11MY]

Safety: prohibit funding to install permanent fencing around building or grounds (H.R. 8810), E914 [13SE]

Thomas, Clarence: calls for resignation for failure to recuse himslf from cases relative to 2020 election and January 6, 2021, attack on U.S. Capitol due to wife’s activism, H4160 [5AP]

——— calls to recuse himself from cases relative to 2020 election and January 6, 2021, attack on U.S. Capitol due to wife’s activism, H4056 [31MR], H4120 [1AP], H4900 [12MY], H4963 [13MY], E353 [4AP]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, S323 [19JA], S365 [20JA]

——— decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, S3187 [11JY], S3218 [12JY], S3290–S3296 [14JY], S3322 [18JY], S3344, S3350 [19JY], S3622 [25JY], S3720 [27JY]

——— leak of draft opinion on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, S2253–S2255, S2260 [3MY], S2294, S2296, S2298, S2303–S2305, S2307 [4MY], S2346, S2348 [5MY], S2371–S2375 [9MY], S2385, S2388–S2392, S2396–S2400, S2407–S2415 [10MY], S2425–S2432, S2434–S2441 [11MY]

——— potential impact of overturning Roe v. Wade based upon interpretation of constitutional right to privacy, S2261 [3MY], S2403 [10MY], S2440, S2443 [11MY], S3188 [11JY], S3218 [12JY], S3322 [18JY]

——— pro choice versus right to life, S318 [19JA], S2019 [6AP], S2465 [12MY], S3051 [22JN], S5116 [28SE]

Biden, President: evaluation of administration, S2469 [12MY]

——— evaluation of administration relative to judicial nominees, S1230 [17MR]

Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site: include additional related sites (S. 270), S2053, S2054 [6AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: replace bust of Roger B. Taney in Old Supreme Court Chamber with bust of Thurgood Marshall (S. 5229), S7079, S7080 [8DE]

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): tribute to staff working on nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to be Supreme Court Justice, S2073, S2076 [7AP]

Congress: accomplishments of 117th Congress, S5116 [28SE]

Courts: efforts of special interest groups to influence Federal courts, S142 [11JA], S588 [9FE], S1182 [15MR], S2412 [10MY], S2933–S2935 [14JN], S3263–S3265 [13JY], S3287 [14JY], S3856 [2AU], S4564–S4566 [13SE], S6892–S6894 [30NO]

——— improve safety and security of Federal judiciary (S. 2340), S2477, S2478 [12MY], S2993–S2995 [16JN]

——— improve safety and security of Federal judiciary (S. 2340), unanimous-consent request, S2478 [12MY], S2994, S2995 [16JN]

——— security funding, S3107 [23JN]

Day of Tears: observe and encourage citizens to lower flags to half-staff to honor unborn children who lost their lives to abortion (S. Res. 494), S467 [2FE]

——— observe and encourage citizens to lower flags to half-staff to honor unborn children who lost their lives to abortion (S. Res. 494), unanimous-consent request, S467 [2FE]

Democracy: protect freedom of speech, thought, and expression, S6920 [1DE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S2561–S2565 [18MY]

Dept. of Justice: Solicitor General filing of brief with Supreme Court relative to conflicts between State and Federal pesticide labeling requirements, S2682 [25MY]

Domestic policy: characterization of current term, S3286, S3287, S3300–S3302 [14JY]

——— impact of rulings on abortion and climate regulations, S3234 [12JY]

Federal employees: permit disabled law enforcement, intelligence, and other safety and security officers and employees to receive the same retirement benefits as if they had not been disabled (H.R. 521), S6802 [17NO]

Government regulations: decision in West Virginia v. EPA relative to authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, S3246, S3263–S3265 [13JY], S3286 [14JY]

——— hearing of arguments in West Virginia v. EPA relative to authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, S730 [16FE], S2934 [14JN]

Immigration: hearing of arguments in U.S. v. Texas relative to States’ ability to challenge Dept. of Homeland Security guidelines for enforcement of civil immigration law, S6932–S6934 [1DE]

Jackson, Ketanji Brown: confirmation as Supreme Court Justice, S2075, S2076, S2085 [7AP]

——— nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S816, S819 [28FE], S846, S863–S865 [1MR], S921 [2MR], S962, S964 [3MR], S1030, S1034–S1036 [8MR], S1070, S1084, S1085 [10MR], S1139 [14MR], S1158, S1159 [15MR], S1200 [16MR], S1229, S1230, S1239 [17MR], S1261, S1262 [21MR], S1273, S1276–S1278 [22MR], S1717, S1719, S1727 [23MR], S1758, S1784–S1786 [24MR], S1790, S1795 [28MR], S1813, S1816 [29MR], S1841, S1848 [30MR], S1877–S1882, S1884, S1894–S1896, S1899 [31MR], S1921 [4AP], S1950–S1963, S1971–S1976 [5AP], S1989–S1991, S1993–S2002, S2004–S2006, S2011, S2014–S2020, S2021–S2031, S2033, S2051 [6AP], S2057, S2059, S2061–S2069 [7AP]

——— nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, motion to discharge, S1927, S1929 [4AP]

——— nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, unanimous-consent agreement, S2063 [7AP]

Justices: oppose any attempt to increase number of justices, S2308 [4MY], S2562, S2563 [18MY]

Law enforcement: grant security-related authorities equivalent to legislative and executive branches, S3102 [23JN]

——— grant security-related authorities equivalent to legislative and executive branches (S. 4160), S2349 [5MY], S2384 [9MY], S2466 [12MY], S2562 [18MY], S2844 [8JN], S2876–S2878 [9JN], S2906 [13JN], S2948 [15JN], S2993 [16JN], S3047 [22JN]

Political campaigns: impact of decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech relative to bipartisanship in addressing climate change, S4891 [21SE]

Political ethics: proper role of Justices relative to judicial decisions interpreting the Constitution or Federal laws, S3530–S3535 [20JY]

Presidential appointments: nominee selection process, S399, S401 [31JA], S421 [1FE], S504 [3FE], S603 [9FE], S654 [14FE], S1927 [4AP], S1951 [5AP], S2059 [7AP], S2260 [3MY]

——— Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S1239 [17MR], S4421 [6SE]

Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the U.S.: implement report recommendations to reform and improve function of Court, S3534 [20JY]

Public demonstrations: support right to peaceful protests, S2468 [12MY]

Schools: decision in Carson v. Makin relative to Maine’s nonsectarian requirement for private schools to receive public funding, S3218 [12JY]

——— decision in Kennedy v. Bremerton relative to First Amendment protection of free exercise and free speech regarding personal religious observances, S3218 [12JY]

Thomas, Clarence: calls to recuse himself from cases relative to 2020 election and January 6, 2021, attack on U.S. Capitol due to wife’s activism, S1842 [30MR]

Voting: stay in Merrill v. Milligan and Merrill v. Caster relative to district court injunction on Alabama congressional district plan, S551 [8FE]

Women: codify certain reproductive health protections set forth in Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey Supreme Court decisions (S. 3713), S838 [28FE]

——— guarantee freedom to make certain reproductive decisions without undue government interference (S. 4688), S3806–S3808 [1AU]

Reports filed

Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site Expansion Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 270) (S. Rept. 117–87), S949 [2MR]

Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park Expansion and Redesignation Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 920) (H. Rept. 117–627), H9850 [14DE]

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 8254) (H. Rept. 117–393), H5923 [28JN]

First Responder Fair Return for Employees on Their Initial Retirement Earned (First Responder Fair RETIRE) Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 521) (S. Rept. 117–173), S5224 [28SE]

In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Arrest of Members of the House During a Protest Outside the U.S. Supreme Court: Committee on Ethics (House) (H. Rept. 117–449), H7537 [29JY]

Tables

Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 521, First Responder Fair Return for Employees on Their Initial Retirement Earned (First Responder Fair RETIRE) Act, H5973 [12JY]

Texts of

H.R. 521, First Responder Fair Return for Employees on Their Initial Retirement Earned (First Responder Fair RETIRE) Act, H5955–H5957 [12JY]

S. 270, Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site Expansion Act, S2053 [6AP]

S. 270, Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park Expansion and Redesignation Act, H4475 [26AP]

S. 3294, obtain and direct placement of statues to honor former Supreme Court Justices Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Capitol Building and Grounds, H3887 [28MR]

S. 4160, Supreme Court Police Parity Act, S2384 [9MY], H5495 [14JN]

S. 5229, replace bust of Roger B. Taney in Old Supreme Court Chamber of U.S. Capitol with bust of Thurgood Marshall, S7080 [8DE], H9817 [14DE]

S. Res. 494, observe Day of Tears and encourage citizens to lower flags to half-staff to honor unborn children who lost their lives to abortion, S383 [20JA]

S. Res. 705, tribute to pro-life movement for historic victory in Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization relative to abortion, S3275 [13JY]

Tributes

Breyer, Stephen G., S396, S398, S401 [31JA]