US Supreme Court will not reconsider birthright citizenship for American Samoans
The US Supreme Court Monday declined to consider whether people born in American Samoa are entitled to birthright citizenship under the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Currently, people born in American Samoa can apply for US citizenship but do not receive it automatically at birth. “The Justices continue to avoid answering basic questions about [...]
Federal courts block Texas, Oklahoma, Alabama abortion bans during pandemic
Federal appeals courts on Tuesday affirmed temporary lower court blocks on abortion bans issued in Oklahoma and Texas amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit blocked surgical abortions, but allowed medical abortions to continue in Texas. The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit held similarly, denying the [...]
Why the Supreme Court's Decision Not to Decide Same-Sex Marriage Made a Mess in Kansas
JURIST Guest Columnist Jeffrey D. Jackson, of the Washburn University School of Law, discusses the complexities of applying state and federal court orders to state marriage laws ...On October 6, 2014, the US Supreme Court denied certiorari on all...
