Sentences with phrase «u.s. supreme court»

The good - government group Common Cause vehemently disagreed with Gov. Andrew Cuomo's assertion on Monday in a radio interview that the U.S. Supreme Court decision in the Citizens United case made it impossible for major campaign - finance law changes.

Still, the IDC and mainline conference on Tuesday did manage to find some common ground on the nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today a disparagement provision of federal trademark law violated the First Amendment in what could be a major win for the Washington Redskins.

Given the pending decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in the Janus case, no union leader can really afford to alienate his or her members at this point in time.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 28 will consider a challenge to the state's law, in a case that could affect other states, too.

In an era of deep partisan division, the U.S. Supreme Court could soon decide whether the drawing of electoral districts can be too political.

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Nassau County's appeal of a federal court ruling upholding a $ 43 million judgment won by two men who — after spending years in prison — were exonerated in the 1984 rape and murder of a Lynbrook teenager.

The practice often makes the source of the contributions difficult to track and has enriched campaigns in an era of free spending in politics ushered in by the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United decision.

The U.S. Supreme Court cleared much of President Donald Trump's travel ban to take effect this week and agreed to hear arguments in the fall, giving the president at least partial vindication for his claims of sweeping power over the nation's borders.

State Sen. John Bonacic, Racing and Wagering Committee Chair, accelerated his push to legalize sports betting in New York by introducing a bill that would allow it, but only at upstate casinos, which hinges on how the U.S. Supreme Court rules on a lawsuit to overturn the federal ban on sports betting.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg believes the «#MeToo» movement will have «staying power» and that she doesn't worry about a serious backlash.

The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule soon on whether to allow legalized sports betting across the country, and many states — including New York — are lining up at the gate to cash in on the possible tax revenue and job creation.

The U.S. Supreme Court could overturn the federal ban on state - authorized sports betting outside of Las Vegas, and legislation now before state lawmakers would allow New York's casinos to significantly expand how they take bets.

Also at 11 a.m., Vice President Mike Pence and President Donald Trump will participate in a swearing in ceremony for Trump's first U.S. Supreme Court nominee, Judge Neil Gorsuch, in the White House Rose Garden.

As the end of the U.S. Supreme Court term approaches, rumors of retirement have ramped up around Justice Anthony Kennedy, a pivotal judge who often bridges a gap on the bench between conservatives and liberals.

Gambling operators and state legislators in New York are scrambling to craft a new regulatory framework after a federal cap on the states allowed to offer sports wagering was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court.

The U.S. Supreme Court announced it would stay out of a fight over a restrictive North Carolina voting law.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 84, appears to have been caught up in a gender - swapping snafu, mistakenly dubbing Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican, one of the «women of the Senate.»

The U.S. Supreme Court announced that it would consider whether partisan gerrymandering violates the Constitution, potentially setting the stage for a ruling that could for the first time impose limits on a practice that has helped define American politics since the early days of the Republic.

The U.S. Supreme Court broke for its summer recess without an anticipated retirement announcement from the 80 - year - old Justice Anthony Kennedy.

It's official, Neil Gorsuch is the newest member of the U.S. Supreme Court.

In advance of the U.S. Supreme Court's Janus decision, a provision tucked into the state budget gives public - employee unions the right to deny many services, such as free legal help, to covered employees who opt not to join or pay dues.

The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a request from Pennsylvania Republicans to block new congressional maps that could tilt several key races in Democrats» favor from being used in the midterm elections.

One can certainly point out that after the Skelos and Silver convictions the definition of the law known as «Honest Services Fraud» was greatly narrowed by the U.S. Supreme Court in the corruption case of former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell.

The U.S. Supreme Court dealt another setback to a proposed natural gas pipeline running from Pennsylvania to New York, rejecting Constitution Pipeline Co's bid to challenge New York state's refusal to issue a needed water permit for the project.

In a celebrated case brought by a group of civil libertarians to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1942, Chief Justice Robert Jackson, against the strong argument of civil libertarians on the issues of «interrogation without the due process of law» and prolonged detention of suspects, gave his famous ruling that the United States «Constitution is not a suicide pact».

The administration has already sought a U.S. Supreme Court review of a similar decision issued last month.

The U.S. Supreme Court dove into this matter in Powell v. McCormack (1969).

She's perhaps best known, to those who are familiar with her work, for leading the right's opposition to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor back in 2009 when the Bronx native was tapped by President Obama to be the first Latina to sit on the nation's highest court.

The U.S. Supreme Court's conservative justices sounded ready to uphold Trump's travel ban as a national security measure.

At 11:45 a.m., U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivers the 2018 Sidney Shainwald Public Interest Lecture at New York Law School, 185 Broadway, Manhattan.

As the U.S. Supreme Court weighs a case that could strike down same - sex marriage bans nationally, Republican Chris Gibson signed on this week to a friend - of - the - court brief that makes a conservative case for legalization.

Barbara Underwood, 73, the state solicitor general and the woman who will temporarily replace Schneiderman as attorney general, is a highly experienced professional lawyer who has argued 20 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Trump's first U.S. Supreme Court nominee, Judge Neil Gorsuch, was confirmed, capping a political brawl that lasted for more than a year and tested constitutional norms inside the Capitol's fraying upper chamber.

UPDATE: Last week, Gillibrand issued a statement applauding legislation that would authorize U.S. Supreme Court proceedings to be televised, unless decided by a majority vote that such coverage would violate the due process rights of any party involved, explaining:

In that position, she led the right's opposition to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor back in 2009 when the Bronx native was tapped by President Obama to be the first Latina to sit on the nation's highest court.

At 8 p.m. — prime time — he will announce his U.S. Supreme Court nominee.

Some state lawmakers took a break from rancorous budget negotiations last night to see U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor speak at UAlbany.

It was ultimately Washington, D.C. businessmen that promoted and financed the construction of a temporary brick structure where Congress could meet while the U.S. Capitol was rebuilt called the Old Brick Capitol (at the same site where the current - day U.S. Supreme Court now stands).

She's a Manhattan attorney who serves as counsel to the Judicial Confirmation Network and led the right's opposition to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor back in 2009 when the Bronx native was tapped by President Obama to be the first Latina to sit on the nation's highest court.

In the case of the Second Amendment, the relevant courts, such as the U.S. Supreme Court in the District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008) case have held that the right is subject to reasonable regulation.

A top National Basketball Association executive on Wednesday told state lawmakers New York officials should provide a legal framework to allow sports gambling, pending the outcome of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling.

Initially scheduled to report to prison on July 1, Silver's appeal has gained some ground in recent weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case of ex-Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell that narrowed the definition of an official quid pro quo in public corruption cases.

Although the phrase echoes statements made by Lincoln, and although versions of the sentiment have been advanced at various times in American history, the precise phrase «suicide pact» was first used by Justice Robert H. Jackson in his dissenting opinion in Terminiello v. Chicago, a 1949 free speech case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court.

And again, rulings can be appealed through appellate courts, potentially up to the U.S. Supreme Court, which would have the final say as per Article III.

Once the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled on a matter of U.S. Constitutional law, the only ways to change it are either for the Supreme Court to overturn their decision in a later ruling on a different case or for the U.S. Constitution to be amended, according to the process set out in Article V.

Manhattan federal prosecutors told the judge who sentenced Dean and Adam Skelos last week that the government won't push for them to go to prison until at least three - plus months after the U.S. Supreme Court rules in a pending case on anti-corruption laws.

Justice Arthur Goldberg wrote the court's opinion in the 1963 U.S. Supreme Court case Kennedy v. Mendoza - Martinez.

However, if it made its way to the U.S. Supreme Court, Roe v. Wade could be overturned and the state law upheld.

The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the legality of the checkoff programs as «government speech», finding: «the message... is controlled by the Federal Government.»