Justices order new briefing in Moore v. Harper as N.C. court prepares to rehear underlying dispute

Justices order new briefing in <em>Moore v. Harper</em> as N.C. court prepares to rehear underlying dispute

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The Supreme Court on Thursday raised questions about whether it would reach a decision in a major election law case. In a brief order, the justices asked for additional briefing in Moore v. Harper, a case argued in December, to address whether the court still has the power to hear the case when the North Carolina Supreme Court has agreed to reconsider the underlying redistricting dispute that sparked the case.

The case began in state court as a … Read the rest

Jackson submits Senate Judiciary questionnaire, prepares to start meeting with senators

Jackson submits Senate Judiciary questionnaire, prepares to start meeting with senators

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Just four days after President Joe Biden nominated her to succeed Justice Stephen Breyer, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson submitted her responses to a questionnaire that the Senate Judiciary Committee will use as it considers her nomination. Her responses repeat many of the details in the questionnaire that she submitted in 2021 when she was nominated to her current position on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. But Jackson’s Supreme Court questionnaire does provide new … Read the rest