# supreme-court - Tuesday 30 March, 2021
# Patrick J Kelly
# Patrick J Kelly
The court held that former Minister Mary Coughlan’s presence at Cabinet resulted in the decision being tainted by objective bias.
# supreme-court - Thursday 18 March, 2021
# Stephen Breyer
# Stephen Breyer
Liberals want Stephen Breyer to quit so they can nominate a like-minded successor while they still control the nomination process.
# supreme-court - Friday 26 February, 2021
# Citizenship
# Citizenship
Shamima Begum had her British citizenship revoked and now cannot return to fight her case.
# supreme-court - Friday 22 January, 2021
# Supreme Court
# Supreme Court
The boy, known as John, suffered a devastating brain injury in road crash in 2020.
# supreme-court - Wednesday 20 January, 2021
# Supreme Court
# Supreme Court
Woulfe is listed for sittings on three days next month, 4, 12 and 19 February.
# supreme-court - Thursday 19 November, 2020
# Supreme Court
# Supreme Court
The Tánaiste faced numerous question on the ongoing controversy today.
# supreme-court - Wednesday 18 November, 2020
# Supreme Court
# Supreme Court
Micheal Martin rejected allegations of “horse trading” in relation to the appointed of the Attorney General.
# supreme-court - Tuesday 17 November, 2020
# Impeachment
# Impeachment
The decision was taken at Cabinet this morning, which effectively rules out an impeachment motion being moved by the Government.
# supreme-court - Friday 13 November, 2020
# Supreme Court
# Supreme Court
Politicians have been warned about publicly commenting on the controversy.
# supreme-court - Tuesday 10 November, 2020
# Constitutional Headache
# Constitutional Headache
The government says there are “serious constitutional issues” at play.
# supreme-court - Monday 9 November, 2020
# Golfgate
# Golfgate
Chief Justice Frank Clarke met with fellow Supreme Court judge Seamus Woulfe last week.
# supreme-court - Thursday 5 November, 2020
# Denham Report
# Denham Report
Four different meetings were postponed or cancelled by Woulfe in October. That meeting has now been held.
# supreme-court - Tuesday 27 October, 2020
# Us Elex 2020
# Us Elex 2020
Democrats were unable to stop the confirmation of Trump’s third justice on the court.
# supreme-court - Sunday 25 October, 2020
# Replacing Ruth
# Replacing Ruth
Republicans have mostly united to support Donald Trump’s pick to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
# supreme-court - Friday 23 October, 2020
# Amy Coney Barrett
# Amy Coney Barrett
President Donald Trump’s nominee could clear the final hurdle on Monday.
# supreme-court - Thursday 22 October, 2020
# Clear Path
# Clear Path
The committee vote paves the way for full Senate approval of Barrett on Monday.
# supreme-court - Thursday 15 October, 2020
# Amy Coney Barrett
# Amy Coney Barrett
The judiciary committee will vote on October 22 on whether to recommend Amy Coney Barrett for the vacancy.
# supreme-court - Wednesday 14 October, 2020
# Human Rights
# Human Rights
Ali Damache is currently serving a 15-year prison sentence in the US.
# supreme-court - Tuesday 13 October, 2020
# Amy Coney Barrett
# Amy Coney Barrett
Amy Coney Barrett is facing senators’ questions for the first time at a confirmation hearing.
# supreme-court - Monday 12 October, 2020
# Capitol Hill
# Capitol Hill
Donald Trump’s nominee to fill the vacancy on the panel was giving evidence at her confirmation hearing.
# supreme-court - Sunday 11 October, 2020
# Amy Coney Barrett
# Amy Coney Barrett
Amy Coney Barrett will be quizzed by senators tomorrow, weeks out from the US election.
# supreme-court - Thursday 1 October, 2020
# Golfgate
# Golfgate
The report was published at 4pm today.
# supreme-court - Sunday 27 September, 2020
# Explainer
# Explainer
At the age of 48, she would be the youngest justice on the current court if confirmed.
# supreme-court - Saturday 26 September, 2020
# Supreme Court
# Supreme Court
Barrett, of Indiana, was at the White House at least twice this week.
# supreme-court - Friday 25 September, 2020
# Supreme Court
# Supreme Court
The country’s highest court made the order in two rulings today.
# Hail To The Chief Justice
# Hail To The Chief Justice
Liberal icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg died last week, setting up a potentially divisive battle to replace her.
# supreme-court - Wednesday 23 September, 2020
# Rbg
# Rbg
Her colleague Chief Justice John Roberts paid tribute to Ginsberg today.
# Supreme Court
# Supreme Court
Democrats argue that any Senate vote should be delayed until after the November election.
# supreme-court - Monday 21 September, 2020
# Supreme Court
# Supreme Court
Biden has said that rushing a nominee to replace Ruth Bader Ginsberg through the Senate before the election would be an “abuse of power”.
# supreme-court - Sunday 20 September, 2020
# Supreme Court
# Supreme Court
The towering women’s rights champion who became the court’s second female justice died aged 87 at her home in Washington.
# supreme-court - Saturday 19 September, 2020
# America
# America
She died of pancreatic cancer.
# supreme-court - Monday 24 August, 2020
# Co Galway
# Co Galway
Meanwhile, former Kildare junior minister Áine Brady has apologised for her attendance at the event.
# supreme-court - Friday 21 August, 2020
# Supreme Court
# Supreme Court
The Supreme Court justice was at the controversial event in Galway on Wednesday night.
# supreme-court - Saturday 1 August, 2020
# Midnight Must Read
# Midnight Must Read
David Kenny, Assistant Professor of Law at Trinity College, says the Supreme Court ’s ruling has major implications for environmental policy and the court.
# supreme-court - Friday 31 July, 2020
# Climate Case Ireland
# Climate Case Ireland
The case was brought to the Supreme Court by Friends of the Irish Environment after the High Court rejected its case in September.
# supreme-court - Thursday 23 July, 2020
# CervicalCheck
# CervicalCheck
The judge said the “tragic circumstances had most sadly, come to fruition”.
# supreme-court - Thursday 9 July, 2020
# Trump
# Trump
Trump’s lawyers had claimed the president was immune from criminal investigation – a claim rejected by the court.
# supreme-court - Monday 22 June, 2020
# Opinion
# Opinion
The Supreme Court is hearing an important appeal by Irish climate activists today and tomorrow.
# supreme-court - Thursday 18 June, 2020
# Dreamers
# Dreamers
The justices rejected administration arguments that the eight-year-old DACA programme is illegal.
# supreme-court - Monday 15 June, 2020
# LGBT
# LGBT
The court voted that Title VII, that bars job discrimination because of sex, encompasses bias against LGBT workers.
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