Kimberly Robinson

5 days ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Kimberly Robinson

The US Supreme Court will sit for a special session May 15 to hear a challenge to President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship order. The merits, however, are not before justices. Instead, the court will consider the scope of relief temporarily available to the parties, and in particular whether federal district courts can enjoin a policy nationwide as to all persons affected. Listen here and subscribe to Cases and Controversies on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Megaphone, or Audible.

5 days ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Kimberly Robinson |Seth Stern

The US Supreme Court will sit for a special session May 15 to hear a challenge to President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship order. The merits, however, are not before justices. Instead, the court will consider the scope of relief temporarily available to the parties, and in particular whether federal district courts can enjoin a policy nationwide as to all persons affected. Listen here and subscribe to Cases and Controversies on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Megaphone, or Audible.

5 days ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Tiana Headley |Kimberly Robinson

Former Justice David Souter’s perceived turn to the “left” changed the future of Supreme Court nominations, with conservatives vowing to appoint “no more Souters.”Souter, who died Thursday at 85, was known as the “stealth nominee” when he was nominated by President George H.W. Bush in 1990 because of his lack of a public record on controversial issues. But the New England native soon disappointed conservatives when he voted to uphold abortion rights in Planned Parenthood v. Casey in 1992.

5 days ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Kimberly Robinson |Seth Stern

Former Justice David Souter’s perceived turn to the “left” changed the future of Supreme Court nominations, with conservatives vowing to appoint “no more Souters.”Souter, who died Thursday at 85, was known as the “stealth nominee” when he was nominated by President George H.W. Bush in 1990 because of his lack of a public record on controversial issues. But the New England native soon disappointed conservatives when he voted to uphold abortion rights in Planned Parenthood v. Casey in 1992.

6 days ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Kimberly Robinson |Seth Stern

Justice Sonia Sotomayor said she appeared at an American Bar Association event Thursday “as an act of solidarity” with the embattled organization. A lawyer’s job is to stand up for those who can’t, Sotomayor told a group of trial attorneys at the National Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington.