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When a chief justice vacancy occurs, the president may choose to nominate an incumbent associate justice for the Court's top post. If the chief justice nominee is confirmed, the chief justice must resign as an associate justice to assume the new position. The president then selects a new nominee to fill the now-vacant associate justice seat. [7]
The term interim order refers to an order issued by a court during the pendency of the litigation.It is generally issued by the Court to ensure Status quo.The rationale for such orders to be issued by the Courts is best explained by the Latin legal maxim "Actus curiae neminem gravabit" which, translated to English, stands for "an act of the court shall prejudice no one".
In some states, the name "certified question" is given to what is also known as an interlocutory appeal, a procedure under which an appellate court, at its discretion, may review a decision made by a trial court that has been made before a final judgment has been entered, and that ordinarily could not be appealed directly. [13]
With the exception of temporary recess appointments, in order for a Justice to be appointed to the United States Supreme Court, they must be approved by a vote of the United States Senate after being nominated by the president of the United States Senate. Not all nominees put forward by presidents have advanced to confirmation votes.
The consent decree agreements with both cities are awaiting final approval by judges in those states, meaning that the Trump administration’s Justice Department could seek to scuttle the deals.
A unanimous opinion is one in which all of the justices agree and offer one rationale for their decision. A majority opinion is a judicial opinion agreed to by more than half of the members of a court. A majority opinion sets forth the decision of the court and an explanation of the rationale behind the court's decision.
The leaked Supreme Court draft opinion overruling Roe vs. Wade set off a political firestorm about the future of abortion. The February draft, written by Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., would free ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) -FTX received court approval of its bankruptcy plan on Monday, which will allow it to fully repay customers using up to $16.5 billion in assets recovered since the once-leading ...