Find upcoming election dates and deadlines at voting.nyc. The first Ranked Choice Voting election was on February 2nd, 2021 in a special election for NYC Council District 24 (Queens). You can still vote for just one candidate if you prefer. You can rank up to 5 candidates in order of preference, instead of choosing just one. Man Convicted of Nonviolent Crime Can Own Gun, U.S.NYC will use Ranked Choice Voting in primary and special elections for local offices.How a Fringe Legal Theory Became a Threat to Democracy (Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker).Disney-DeSantis Feud Recusal a Possible Reply to Supreme Court (Lydia Wheeler, Bloomberg Law).New Supreme Court financial reports set for release amid increased ethics scrutiny (Lawrence Hurley, NBC News).Continue Reading WHAT WE'RE READING The morning read for Wednesday, June 7 By SCOTUSblog on at 10:57 amĮach weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Instead, they are primarily intended to provide information about potential conflicts of interest and their compliance with ethical standards. The disclosures are relatively opaque, and they are not intended to provide a snapshot of the justices’ wealth. The justices are required to file the financial disclosures every year by May 15, although they can receive an extension of up to 90 days to submit the forms – as Thomas and Alito did. Courts, the administrative office of the federal judiciary, Thomas’ form was not included, nor was Justice Samuel Alito’s. When the justices’ financial disclosures were released on Wednesday by the Administrative Office of the U.S. But court watchers interested in Thomas’ disclosures for 2022 will have to wait. It has been just over two months since ProPublica revealed that Justice Clarence Thomas had not included over two decades’ worth of frequent luxury travel hosted by Harlan Crow, a Dallas billionaire, on the annual financial disclosures that the Supreme Court justices file each year. SCOTUS NEWS Justices file annual financial disclosures – Thomas and Alito delay By Amy Howe on at 4:35 pm Congress Just Upended the Legal Case Against Biden’s Student Debt Relief Plan (Alex Rowell, Slate).White House Prepares for Possibility Supreme Court Could Kill Student Loan Forgiveness Plan (Andrew Restuccia & Gabriel T.Impending Supreme Court decision in Indian child welfare case has tribal leaders on edge (Zoë Jackson, Star Tribune).Supreme Court justices, minus Thomas, and Alito, file financial disclosure reports (Nina Totenberg, NPR).Marimow & Robert Barnes, The Washington Post) Justice Thomas delays disclosures after reports of travel, property sale (Ann E.

Continue Reading WHAT WE'RE READING The morning read for Thursday, June 8 By SCOTUSblog on at 9:44 amĮach weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Elliott for historical correctness, but the issue is a bit complex and the court likely had several reasons for putting the Kansas case first. As I wrote earlier this week, the descendants of plaintiffs in a companion case from South Carolina believe that Brown should be renamed Briggs v. Board of Education, the landmark civil rights case out of that state. I am close to the Kansas group, and I ask them what they think of efforts to rename Brown v. Inside, the courtroom is full, with groups of lawyers from three organizations being sworn into the bar: the Christian Legal Society, the University of Kansas School of Law, and the American Bar Association Senior Lawyer Association. Several police officers outside the Supreme Court building have donned masks as haze from Canadian wildfires has become more noticeable in Washington this morning. Supreme Court Narrows the Reach of an Aggravated Identity Theft Law (Charlie Savage, The New York Times)Ī VIEW FROM THE COURT A courtroom prop, a song, and another surprise By Mark Walsh on at 2:48 pm.When will the Supreme Court rule on Biden’s student loan forgiveness? What borrowers need to know (Annie Nova, CNBC).The Supreme Court’s Damper on the Right to Strike (E.Supreme Court sides with Jack Daniel’s in poop-themed dog toy trademark fight (Devan Cole, CNN).Supreme Court rules in favor of Black Alabama voters in unexpected defense of Voting Rights Act (Mark Sherman, The Associated Press).WHAT WE'RE READING The morning read for Friday, June 9 By Scotus Staff on at 10:07 amĮach weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.

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