by Hutchinsons Law | Aug 6, 2026 | Law
The U.S. Senate confirmed Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination to the Supreme Court on this day in 2009 on a 68-31 vote.At the CourtLast week, the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on its emergency docket to clear the way for the implementation of President Donald...
by Hutchinsons Law | Aug 6, 2026 | Law
Justice Amy Coney Barrett recently resisted a label that has followed several members of the current Supreme Court. Asked whether her occasional breaks with the court’s conservative majority meant she was a swing vote, Barrett said the term made her sound “sort of...
by Hutchinsons Law | Aug 6, 2026 | Law
Anyone watching the Supreme Court this past term may have remarked on the frequency with which the justices talk about fossilized tree resin. Consider:The court in Trump v. Cook: “We see no reason, however, why our central bank ought to be ‘trapped in amber’ any more...
by Hutchinsons Law | Aug 6, 2026 | Law
U.S. military installations across Okinawa entered their highest storm-alert level as Typhoon Dolphin approached with the potential to bring prolonged destructive winds, flooding and power outages.
by Hutchinsons Law | Aug 6, 2026 | Law
The fifteen states in the federal Cyclospora outbreak, as of August 5, 2026. The thirty-five states in grey are not in the outbreak; several of them are reporting cyclosporiasis cases of their own.CDC and FDA expanded this outbreak to fifteen states and put...
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