On September 17, 2020, the Kentucky Supreme Court heard oral arguments from attorneys representing Governor Andy Beshear and various Kentucky businesses regarding Beshear’s use of emergency power to combat the spread of COVID-19 in Kentucky. Various challenges have been made to their validity, including Attorney General Daniel Cameron's argument that they violate the nondelegation doctrine...
Read MoreOn October 7, the U.S. Supreme Court held oral arguments for Google v. Oracle, a copyright case that could have massive implications for technology companies. The issues involved are complex, but essentially boil down to whether copyright protection extends to a software interface.
Read MoreIn May of this year, 85,000 Florida felons who dutifully completed their sentences registered to vote, only to find another barrier to reclaiming their right to participate in American democracy. But despite a citizen supermajority voting to amend the state’s constitution and allow felons to regain their right to vote, Amendment 4’s purpose was thwarted when the state legislature passed a bill that arguably instituted a “poll tax”…
Read MoreRuth Bader Ginsburg, a mother, a wife, a feminist icon, a Supreme Court Justice, and as Chief Justice John Roberts said, “a rockstar,” passed away on September 18, 2020. Through her fight for gender equality, one that began many years before she took her place on the bench of the highest court in the nation, she has left behind a legacy.
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