Category: Federal
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U.S. Supreme Court releases October 2021 argument calendar
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) released the argument calendar for its October 2021 sitting on July 13. The court will begin hearing arguments for its 2021-2022 term on Oct. 4, with nine cases currently scheduled for oral argument during the month. Cases scheduled for the October sitting include: October 4 Mississippi v.…
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Ballotpedia releases reversal rate analysis for U.S. Supreme Court’s 2020-2021 term
During its October 2020 term, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued opinions in 69 cases. It reversed 55 lower court decisions (79.7%) and affirmed 14. This term’s reversal rate was 9 percentage points higher than the average rate of reversal since 2007 (70.7%). Sixteen cases originated from the 9th Circuit, the most…
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Federal Register weekly update: Lowest number of final rules added since April
The Federal Register is a daily journal of federal government activity that includes presidential documents, proposed and final rules, and public notices. It is a common measure of an administration’s overall regulatory activity, accounting for both regulatory and deregulatory actions. From July 5 through July 9, the Federal Register grew by 1,100 pages for a…
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Preview: Upcoming special congressional elections
Three special elections for the U.S. House will take place within the next month: a runoff election for Texas’ 6th Congressional District on July 27 and primaries in Ohio’s 11th and 15th congressional districts on Aug. 3. Texas’ 6th The July 27 runoff in Texas features Republicans Jake Ellzey and Susan Wright. The two advanced…
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U.S. Supreme Court accepts 10 cases for upcoming term
On July 2, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court granted review in 10 cases to be argued during the upcoming October 2021 term: • Carson v. Makin • United States v. Taylor • Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller, P.L.L.C. • Hughes v. Northwestern University • Becerra v. Empire Health Foundation • CVS Pharmacy, Inc. v. Doe…
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Do you have an election coming up? Check out our election calendar!
Check out Ballotpedia’s election calendar to see the dates of every election we’ll cover in the next month. If you want to run for office, Ballotpedia also has a calendar with every 2021 filing deadline for election we cover. Interested in only statewide or local election dates in 2021? We have calendars for that, too!…
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U.S. Supreme Court issues ruling in two cases on July 1
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued rulings in two cases on July 1. One case—Americans for Prosperity v. Bonta—was argued during the court’s April sitting, while Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee was argued during the court’s March sitting. In Americans for Prosperity v. Bonta, the Thomas More Law Center and Americans for…
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Ballotpedia releases federal judicial vacancy count for June 2021
In this month’s federal judicial vacancy count, Ballotpedia tracked nominations, confirmations, and vacancies to all United States Article III federal courts from June 1 to July 1. Ballotpedia publishes the federal judicial vacancy count at the start of each month. HIGHLIGHTS Vacancies: There have been three new judicial vacancies since the May 2021 report. There…
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Federal Register weekly update: Highest weekly proposed rule total since April
The Federal Register is a daily journal of federal government activity that includes presidential documents, proposed and final rules, and public notices. It is a common measure of an administration’s overall regulatory activity, accounting for both regulatory and deregulatory actions. From June 28 through July 2, the Federal Register grew by 1,530 pages for a…