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The new frontier: Indiana attorneys navigating name, image, likeness ‘Wild, Wild West’

March 30, 2022 | Jordan Morey

On June 21, 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States unanimously ruled the National Collegiate Athletic Association couldn’t prohibit athletes on teams at member schools from receiving certain education-related compensation. In affirming the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals’ opinion in NCAA, et al. v. Alston, et al., college athletes were given the green light to get paid for their names, images and likenesses. By June 30, the NCAA had released an interim NIL policy, providing general guidelines as to how universities and athletes could approach NIL business ventures while also complying with existing NCAA bylaws prohibiting “pay-for-play” arrangements.

Democrats push toward vote on Jackson for Supreme Court

March 29, 2022 | Associated Press

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee is pushing Ketanji Brown Jackson closer to confirmation, setting up a vote next week to recommend her nomination to the full Senate and seat her as the first Black woman on the Supreme Court.

Justice Thomas joins arguments remotely after hospital stay

March 29, 2022 | Associated Press

Justice Clarence Thomas participated in arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court via telephone rather than in person on Monday following a hospital stay of nearly a week.

Justices decide for themselves when to step aside from cases

March 28, 2022 | Associated Press

Reports that the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas implored Donald Trump’s White House chief of staff to act to overturn the 2020 election results have put a spotlight on how justices decide whether to step aside from a case.

Jackson on track for confirmation, but GOP votes in doubt

March 25, 2022 | Associated Press

After more than 30 hours of hearings, the United States Senate is on track to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman on the U.S. Supreme Court. But Democrats seem unlikely to confirm her with a robust bipartisan vote, dashing President Joe Biden’s hopes for a grand reset after partisan battles over other high court nominees.

High court: States must allow prayer, touch in executions

March 25, 2022 | Associated Press

The Supreme Court said Thursday that states must accommodate the wishes of death row inmates who want to have their pastors pray aloud and even touch them during their executions.

Indiana Sen. Braun walks back interracial marriage comments

March 24, 2022 | Associated Press

Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Braun of Indiana said he misunderstood the question when he told reporters that the U.S. Supreme Court was wrong to legalize interracial marriage nationwide and should instead allow individual states to decide such issues.

High court won’t say whether Thomas remains hospitalized

March 24, 2022 | Associated Press

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to say Wednesday whether 73-year-old Justice Clarence Thomas remains in the hospital, though he had been expected to be released by Tuesday evening.

Jackson heading for likely confirmation despite GOP darts

March 24, 2022 | Associated Press

Federal judge Ketanji Brown Jackson faced down a barrage of Republican questioning Wednesday about her sentencing of criminal defendants, as her history-making bid to join the U.S. Supreme Court veered from lofty constitutional questions to attacks on her motivations on the bench.

U.S. Supreme Court tosses Wisconsin legislative voting maps

March 24, 2022 | Associated Press

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday threw out Wisconsin state legislative maps that were preferred by the state’s Democratic governor and selected by Wisconsin’s top court, a win for Republicans that also makes it unclear what the boundaries will be for the fall election.

Jackson pushes back at GOP critics, defends judicial record

March 23, 2022 | Associated Press

Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson forcefully defended her record as a judge Tuesday, pushing back against Republican assertions that she was soft on crime and declaring she would rule as an “independent jurist” if confirmed as the first Black woman on the high court.

Notable opinions by high court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson

March 23, 2022 | Associated Press

Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden’s nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, worked for seven years as a judge on the federal trial court in Washington, D.C., before Biden appointed her to the appeals court that meets in the same courthouse.

Jackson pledges to decide cases ‘without fear or favor’

March 22, 2022 | Associated Press

Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson pledged Monday to decide cases “without fear or favor” if the Senate confirms her historic nomination as the first Black woman on the high court.

High court rejects case of Christian group, bisexual lawyer

March 22, 2022 | Associated Press

The Supreme Court says it won’t review the case of a Seattle-based Christian organization that was sued after declining to hire a bisexual lawyer who applied for a job. A lower court let the case go forward, and the high court said Monday it wouldn’t intervene.

High court: Hospitalized Justice Thomas doesn’t have COVID

March 21, 2022 | Associated Press

Justice Clarence Thomas, who remains hospitalized in Washington, does not have COVID-19, the Supreme Court said Monday.

Hearing opens for Jackson with pointed comments from GOP

March 21, 2022 | Associated Press

The Senate Judiciary Committee opened U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearings Monday, with Republicans promising pointed questions for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson and Democrats full of praise for the first Black woman nominated for the nation’s highest court.

How to get on the Supreme Court? Smile a lot, speak a little

March 18, 2022 | Associated Press

Keep a smile on your face. Don’t talk too much. Avoid the news media. It’s advice U.S. Supreme Court nominees have heard for decades from the guides that presidents select to help steer candidates through the Senate confirmation process.

Law prioritizing adoptions to Native American families faces U.S. Supreme Court review

March 16, 2022 | Katie Stancombe

A 44-year-old federal law championed as a means of preserving Native American culture by preventing the removal of children from their homes and tribes is being challenged on constitutionality grounds — and the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear it.

Justice Thomas slams cancel culture, ‘packing’ Supreme Court

March 14, 2022 | Associated Press

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said he’s concerned efforts to politicize the court or add additional justices may erode the institution’s credibility, speaking Friday in Utah at an event hosted by former Republican U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch’s foundation.

IN GOP lawmakers urge governor to call special session if SCOTUS overturns Roe v. Wade

March 9, 2022 | IL Staff

Indiana Republican lawmakers have sent a letter requesting that Gov. Eric Holcomb call a special legislative session if the Supreme Court of the United States completely or partially overturns Roe v. Wade with its upcoming ruling in a Mississippi abortion case.

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