SUPREME COURT related term(s) Courts

Amendments

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4664), H5582, H5583, H5584, H5585, H5586, H5587, H5588, H5590, H5591, H5593, H5594, H5595, H5597, H5599, H5600, H5601, H5602, H5603, H5604, H5605, H5606, H5615, H5616, H5617, H5618, H5619, H5620, H5621, H5622, H5623, H5624, H5625, H5626, H5627, H5628, H5629, H5630, H5631, H5632, H5633, H5634, H5635, H5636, H5637, H5638, H5639, H5640, H5641, H5642 [8NO], H5657, H5658, H5659, H5660 [9NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4664), consideration (H. Res. 847), H5489 [7NO]

Articles and editorials

Amy Coney Barrett’s Judicial Philosophy Doesn’t Hold Up to Scrutiny, S1595 [10MY]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: anniversary of decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (see S. Res. 272), S2225 [22JN] (see H. Res. 546), H3109 [22JN]

——— condemn decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey and commit to advancing reproductive justice and judicial reform (see H. Res. 28), H204 [11JA]

——— tribute to Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization relative to abortion (see H. Res. 48), H250 [20JA]

Appropriations: limit funding for care of building and grounds (see H.R. 2079), H1630 [29MR]

——— limit funding for salaries and expenses (see H.R. 2078), H1630 [29MR]

Constitutional amendments: require Supreme Court be composed of nine Justices (see S.J. Res. 21), S910 [22MR] (see H.J. Res. 1, 8), H106 [9JA]

——— require Supreme Court be composed of not more than nine Justices (see S.J. Res. 16), S457 [16FE] (see H.J. Res. 81), H3206 [11JY]

Constitution—U.S.: restore separation of powers between Congress and President (see H.R. 464), H276 [24JA]

Courts: authorize court to make advisory statement under certain circumstances (see H.R. 6671), H6740 [7DE]

——— establish judicial ethics (see S. 1908), S2029 [8JN] (see H.R. 3973), H2787 [9JN]

——— provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings (see S. 833), S825 [16MR]

——— remove defense of qualified immunity in any action by State or local officials, including police officers, that violates legal and constitutionally secured rights (see S. 1196), S1255 [19AP] (see H.R. 2847), H1946 [25AP]

——— restore original jurisdiction of Supreme Court and create multi-circuit panels to hear cases when U.S. or Federal agency is party and cases involving constitutional or statutory interpretation and executive orders (see H.R. 642), H574 [31JA]

Crime: amend laws relative to concealment, removal, or mutilation of opinion or draft opinion (see H.R. 441), H250 [20JA]

——— provide for penalties for unauthorized disclosure of confidential information by officers or employees (see S. 251), S230 [2FE] (see H.R. 424), H249 [20JA]

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. 10), S55 [23JA] (see H. Res. 52), H277 [24JA]

FDA: respect scientific judgement that mifepristone is safe and effective and ensure access to lifesaving, time-sensitive medication abortion care in U.S. is equitable and based on science (see S. Res. 510), S5997 [14DE]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (see S. 2309), S2460 [13JY] (see H.R. 4664), H3639 [17JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4664), consideration (see H. Res. 847), H5465 [6NO]

Garland, Attorney General: impeachment (see H. Res. 410), H2426 [17MY]

Government: express support for comprehensive political reform plan (see H. Res. 938), H6985 [14DE]

Justices: allow for twelve associate Justices (see S. 1616), S1678 [16MY] (see H.R. 3422), H2424 [17MY]

——— establish term limits and process by which appointments for Justices occur at regular time intervals (see S. 3096), S5110 [19OC] (see H.R. 4423), H3158 [30JN]

——— establish term limits and process by which appointments for justices occur at regular time intervals (see H.R. 5566), H4407 [19SE]

Korematsu, Fred T.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 137), S147 [30JA] (see H.R. 640), H510 [30JA]

Law enforcement: codify defense of qualified immunity as applied to certain State and local officials (see H.R. 233), H149 [10JA]

Law enforcement officers: incentivize States to provide robust qualified immunity to law enforcement officers (see H.R. 5264), H4197 [22AU]

O’Connor, Sandra Day: tribute (see S. Res. 499), S5962 [13DE]

Political ethics: promulgate code of conduct and ethics for Justices (see H. Res. 402), H2347 [15MY]

——— promulgate code of ethics for Justices (see S. 325), S311 (see S. 359), S312 [9FE] (see H.R. 926, 927), H824 [9FE]

——— require to issue code of conduct for Justices (see S. 1290), S1381 [26AP]

Safety: prohibit funding to install permanent fencing around building or grounds (see H.R. 6604), H6144 [5DE]

Senate: provide for expedited consideration of nominations for Supreme Court (see S. 859), S826 [16MR]

Senate Rules: create point of order against legislation modifying number of Supreme Court Justices (see S. 942), S910 [22MR]

Television: permit televising of proceedings (see S. 858), S825 [16MR] (see H.R. 3222), H2308 [11MY]

Territories: condemn decisions in Insular Cases and territorial incorporation doctrine based on racial stereotypes and non-democratic principles (see H. Res. 314), H1909 [20AP]

Women: guarantee freedom to make certain reproductive decisions without undue government interference (see S. 317), S310 [9FE]

Essays

State of the Union: Alexander Califano, S196 [1FE]

Letters

Alleged ethics violations by Justice Alito: Baker & Hostetler LLP, S4715 [27SE]

——— Ethan V. Torrey, Supreme Court Legal Office, S379 [14FE]

——— Senator Whitehouse, S4713–S4715 [27SE]

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) Subcommittee on Federal Courts oversight investigation relative to gifts received by Supreme Court justices: Dennis J. Block, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, S6045 [19DE]

——— Erickson & Sederstrom, PC, LLO, S4582 [19SE]

——— Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, S4581 [19SE]

——— Robin P. Arkley II, S6046 [19DE]

——— Samuel E. Clark, Erickson & Sederstrom, P.C., S6045 [19DE]

Financial services and general Government appropriations: Melody Brannon and Craig Albee, Defender Services Advisory Group, H5486 [7NO]

Jurisdiction of Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) relative to relationship of Harlan Crow with Supreme Court Justice Thomas: Michael D. Bopp, S1967 [6JN]

Supreme Court hearing of arguments in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Community Financial Services Association of America, Ltd., relative to funding mechanism: Rohit Chopra, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, S4913 [3OC]

Remarks in House

Abortion: anniversary of decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, H3035, H3055 [21JN]

——— anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H268, H269–H272 [24JA], H315 [25JA], H349 [26JA]

——— condemn decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey and commit to advancing reproductive justice, H166, H194 [11JA], H222 [12JA], H473 [27JA], H1239–H1241 [9MR]

——— condemn decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey and commit to advancing reproductive justice and judicial reform, H2510 [23MY]

——— decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, H270–H273 [24JA], H1239 [9MR]

Courts: restore original jurisdiction of Supreme Court and create multi-circuit panels to hear cases when U.S. or Federal agency is party and cases involving constitutional or statutory interpretation and executive orders (H.R. 642), H557–H560 [31JA]

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. 52), H270 [24JA]

Dept. of Education: decision in Biden v. Nebraska and Dept. of Education v. Brown relative to authority to forgive Federal student loan debt, H3183 [11JY]

——— hearing of arguments in Biden v. Nebraska and Dept. of Education v. Brown relative to authority to forgive Federal student loan debt, H975 [1MR]

Education: decisions in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina relative to affirmative action, H3194, H3198–H3203 [11JY], H3211, H3216 [12JY], H3491, H3492 [13JY], H3884 [20JY], E682 [17JY]

Federal agencies and departments: hearing of arguments in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo relative to deference afforded Federal agencies to interpret Federal statutes, H3961 [26JY]

Financial institutions: hearing of arguments in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Community Financial Services Association of America, Ltd., relative to funding mechanism, H5555–H5557 [8NO]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4664), H5550–H5648 [8NO], H5657–H5663 [9NO], E1086, E1090 [13NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4664), consideration (H. Res. 847), H5482–H5490 [7NO]

——— prohibit funding to consider social cost of greenhouse gases in agency budgets, procurement processes, or environmental reviews, H5628, H5629 [8NO]

——— prohibit funding to finalize any rule or regulation that has or is likely to have certain effects on economy, H5602 [8NO]

——— prohibit funding to produce documents containing term ‘‘latinx’’ or term ‘‘latin-x’’, H5640 [8NO]

——— prohibit funding to provide financial assistance to sanctuary cities, H5599, H5600 [8NO]

Garland, Attorney General: impeachment (H. Res. 410), H2508 [23MY]

Government: express support for comprehensive political reform plan (H. Res. 938), H6926 [13DE]

Law enforcement: codify defense of qualified immunity as applied to certain State and local officials (H.R. 233), H2338 [15MY]

Political ethics: promulgate code of conduct and ethics for Justices, H5556 [8NO]

——— promulgate code of ethics for Justices, H2385 [17MY]

——— promulgate code of ethics for Justices (H.R. 926), H3002 [21JN]

——— proper role of Justices relative to judicial decisions interpreting Constitution or Federal laws, H1236–H1241 [9MR]

Safety: prohibit funding to install permanent fencing around building or grounds (H.R. 6604), E1167 [5DE]

U.S. v. Students Challenging Regulatory Agency Procedures: anniversary of decisions, E1146 [30NO]

Voting: decision in Allen v. Milligan relative to Alabama congressional redistricting plan, H2820 [13JN]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: anniversary of decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, S2165–S2168, S2172 [21JN]

——— anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, S66 [24JA]

——— condemn decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey and commit to advancing reproductive justice, S416 [15FE]

——— condemn decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey and commit to advancing reproductive justice and judicial reform, S438–S441 [16FE]

——— decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, S63, S66–S70 [24JA], S630 [2MR], S695 [8MR]

Animals: decision in National Pork Producers Council v. Ross relative to California animal welfare law violation of dormant commerce clause, S2170 [21JN]

Biden, President: evaluation of administration relative to judicial nominees, S153 [31JA], S371 [14FE]

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): Subcommittee on Federal Courts oversight investigation relative to gifts received by Supreme Court justices, S5238 [31OC], S5386, S5394–S5397 [7NO], S5438 [9NO]

——— Supreme Court Ethics Reform hearing, S1474 [3MY]

——— Supreme Court ethics reform hearing, S1966–S1969 [6JN]

Courts: efforts of special interest groups to influence Federal courts, S2352–S2354 [12JY], S4579–S4582 [19SE], S4712–S4716 [27SE], S5078–S5080 [18OC], S6043–S6046 [19DE]

——— importance of independent judiciary, S666 [7MR], S1456–S1458 [2MY], S2214 [22JN], S5473 [13NO]

——— independent jurisprudence of Justices, S2265 [10JY], S2293 [11JY], S3131 [19JY]

——— provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings (S. 833), S768 [14MR]

Dept. of Education: decision in Biden v. Nebraska and Dept. of Education v. Brown relative to authority to forgive Federal student loan debt, S2332 [12JY]

——— hearing of arguments in Biden v. Nebraska and Dept. of Education v. Brown relative to authority to forgive Federal student loan debt, S510, S511 [28FE], S2106 [15JN]

Financial institutions: hearing of arguments in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Community Financial Services Association of America, Ltd., relative to funding mechanism, S4912–S4914 [3OC]

Firearms: hearing of arguments in U.S. v. Rahimi relative to possession of firearms by persons subject to domestic violence restraining orders, S5373 [7NO]

Garland, Attorney General: assessment of tenure, S651 [6MR]

Government regulations: decision in Sackett v. EPA relative to authority to regulate wetlands and waterways under Federal Water Pollution Control Act, S1878 [1JN]

Justices: allow for twelve associate Justices (S. 1616), S3455 [20JY]

Law enforcement: grant security-related authorities equivalent to legislative and executive branches, S1456 [2MY]

O’Connor, Sandra Day: tribute (S. Res. 499), S5968 [13DE]

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, S4937 [4OC]

Political ethics: adoption of Code of Conduct for Justices, S5467 [13NO], S5682 [30NO]

——— introduction of code of ethics for Justices, S5518 [15NO]

——— promulgate code of ethics for Justices, S1152 [18AP], S1354 [26AP], S1446 [2MY], S1779 [30MY], S1966 [6JN], S2264 [10JY], S2292 [11JY], S4712 [27SE], S5078–S5080 [18OC], S5238 [31OC], S5386, S5394–S5397 [7NO], S5482 [14NO]

——— promulgate code of ethics for Justices (S. 359), S377–S379 [14FE], S1159–S1161 [18AP], S1474 [3MY], S2342, S2352–S2354 [12JY], S3131 [19JY], S3438 [20JY], S3504 [25JY], S3743 [27JY]

——— proper role of Justices relative to judicial decisions interpreting Constitution or Federal laws, S694 [8MR], S2264 [10JY]

Television: permit televising of proceedings (S. 858), S768 [14MR]

Thomas, Clarence: allegations of unreported gifts and income on required financial disclosure forms, S1152, S1159–S1161 [18AP], S1966–S1969 [6JN], S2353 [12JY]

Voting: anniversary of decision in Shelby County v. Holder relative to constitutionality of preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or prerequisites to voting, S2200 [22JN]

——— decision in Allen v. Milligan relative to Alabama congressional redistricting plan, S2019 [8JN]

Women: guarantee freedom to make certain reproductive decisions without undue government interference (S. 317), S314 [9FE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 4664, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 847) (H. Rept. 118–269), H5465 [6NO]

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4664) (H. Rept. 118–145), H3639 [17JY]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2309) (S. Rept. 118–61), S2458 [13JY]

Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 359), S3894 [5SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 847, consideration of H.R. 4664, financial services and general Government appropriations, H5482 [7NO]

H.R. 4664, financial services and general Government appropriations, H5557–H5582 [8NO]

S. 858, Cameras in the Courtroom Act, S831 [16MR]

S. Res. 10, observe Day of Tears and encourage citizens to lower flags to half-staff to honor unborn children who lost their lives to abortion, S57 [23JA]

S. Res. 272, Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization relative to abortion anniversary, S2239 [22JN]

S. Res. 499, tribute to Sandra Day O’Connor, S5964 [13DE]

S. Res. 510, respect FDA scientific judgement that mifepristone is safe and effective and ensure access to lifesaving, time-sensitive medication abortion care in U.S. is equitable and based on science, S6004 [14DE]

Tributes

O’Connor, Sandra Day, S5699, S5700 [4DE], H6063 [1DE], H6133 [5DE], H6828 [12DE]

Thomas, Clarence, H714 [7FE]