March 03, 2022
The Sixth Circuit was wrong to deny Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron's request to take up the defense of a state abortion law after other state officials refused to pursue further appeals, the Supreme Court said in an 8-1 ruling on Thursday.
October 12, 2021
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a case over a Kentucky abortion law that also prompted the justices to weigh the rules of civil procedure against an attorney general's sovereign authority to defend state laws.
October 08, 2021
It's a sign of how action-packed this U.S. Supreme Court term is that this week's appeal to reinstate the Boston Marathon bomber's death sentence and an abortion-related federalism case out of Kentucky are not stealing more headlines, but both cases involve intricate legal issues that could have widespread implications for high-profile jury trials and judicial powers. Here, Law360 previews next week of oral arguments on First Street.
March 29, 2021
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine a state attorney general's authority to embark on solitary defenses of laws without support from state officials, a technical question it will explore in the context of a statute restricting abortion rights.