"Gov. Cox didn't want the power to pick Utah's chief justice. Lawmakers might make him do it anyway. A new version of a bill Gov. Spencer Cox vetoed is slated to be considered in a special legislative session and would force him to pick a Utah Supreme Court chief justice."
"The umpire who picked a side: John Roberts and the death of rule of law in America; The chief justice of the US has painted himself as a modern institutionalist over the past 20 years; Experts say he's emboldening Trump's drive toward authoritarianism."
"Judge Halts Texas Law Mandating the Ten Commandments in School; The state law had said public schools would have to display the Ten Commandments in a 'conspicuous' location in every classroom in Texas by Sept. 1"
Attorneys in the Donna Adelson trial presented competing theories about motives and circumstances in the Dan Markel murder case. Utah lawmakers are considering legislation that would force Governor Spencer Cox to select the state Supreme Court chief justice despite his prior veto. Federal guidance links firearm purchases to marijuana use, restricting gun access for cannabis users. Observers contend Chief Justice John Roberts's institutionalist posture over two decades has facilitated expansion of executive power and erosion of rule-of-law norms. The California Supreme Court cleared legal obstacles to Governor Newsom's redistricting plan. A judge enjoined a Texas law requiring Ten Commandments displays in every public classroom.
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