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SCOTUS NEWS By Amy Howe on Feb 21, 2024 at 9:16 am The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected two petitions arguing that New York’s rent stabilization is unconstitutional. (Katie Barlow) The Supreme Court on Tuesday morning issued orders from the justices’ private conference on Friday, Feb. 16. The court did not add any new cases
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ARGUMENT ANALYSIS By Amy Howe on Feb 21, 2024 at 3:50 pm The four consolidated challenges to an EPA air pollution rule, fast-tracked off the justices’ emergency docket in December, headlined Wednesday’s arguments. (Katie Barlow) The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared sympathetic to a group of states, companies, and trade associations seeking to temporarily block
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OPINION ANALYSIS By Ronald Mann on Feb 21, 2024 at 5:04 pm Justice Brett Kavanaugh delivered an unanimous opinion for the court on maritime insurance contracts. (Wally Gobetz via Flickr) Nothing in Wednesday’s decision in Great Lakes Insurance v. Raiders Retreat Realty surprised anybody familiar with last fall’s oral argument. The argument revealed a bench
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RELIST WATCH By John Elwood on Feb 23, 2024 at 3:34 pm The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. The Supreme Court took care of a lot of relist business at its last conference, denying review in
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CASE PREVIEW By Amy Howe on Feb 23, 2024 at 4:14 pm Oral arguments in the two cases will begin at 10 a.m. EST on Monday. (Trekandshoot via Shutterstock) Once again, the relationship between the government and social media will headline arguments at the Supreme Court on Monday. NetChoice v. Paxton and Moody v. NetChoice
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WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Feb 23, 2024 at 10:53 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: Recommended Citation: Ellena Erskine, The morning read for Friday, Feb. 23, SCOTUSblog (Feb. 23, 2024, 10:53 AM),
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EMERGENCY DOCKET By Amy Howe on Feb 22, 2024 at 5:14 pm Thursday’s order came without any public dissent or explanation. (Guyyoung1966 via Wikimedia Commons) The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a request to temporarily put on hold a bankruptcy plan for the Boy Scouts of America while a challenge to that plan continues in
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WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Feb 22, 2024 at 10:36 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read: Recommended Citation: Ellena Erskine, The morning read for Thursday, Feb. 22, SCOTUSblog (Feb. 22, 2024, 10:36 AM),
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OPINION ANALYSIS By Ronald Mann on Feb 21, 2024 at 7:50 pm The justices ruled in McElrath v. Georgia on Wednesday. (MattCC716 via Flickr) So what would you expect if a state supreme court wrote an opinion directly inconsistent with “perhaps the most fundamental rule” of the Supreme Court’s jurisprudence in the area, an opinion
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WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Feb 21, 2024 at 9:42 am Join us live at 10 a.m. EST as the court releases opinions in one or more argued cases. The justices will then hear oral argument in Ohio v. Environmental Protection Agency and Warner Chappell Music v. Nealy. Each weekday, we select a short
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LIVE By SCOTUSblog on Feb 21, 2024 at 12:00 am On Wednesday, Feb. 21, we will be live blogging as the court releases opinions in one or more argued cases from the current term. Click here for a list of FAQs about opinion announcements. Recommended Citation: SCOTUSblog , Announcement of opinions for Wednesday, Feb. 21, SCOTUSblog
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SCOTUS NEWS By Amy Howe on Feb 20, 2024 at 10:48 am The court declined to take up Coalition for TJ v. Fairfax County School Board on Tuesday. (Abbie Fitz via Shutterstock) Less than a year after its decision striking down the admissions programs at Harvard and the University of North Carolina as unconstitutional on
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RELIST WATCH By John Elwood on Feb 16, 2024 at 2:27 pm The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. It’s been a blissful, relist-free month since the court’s last conference. The justices will have a whopping 440
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CASE PREVIEW By Ronald Mann on Feb 16, 2024 at 2:50 pm The justices’ February session will begin on Tuesday, Feb. 20. (Christina B Castro via Flickr) Bissonnette v. LePage Bakeries Park St. brings the justices yet another case under a statute with which they are all too familiar – the Federal Arbitration Act. As
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WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Feb 16, 2024 at 10:12 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: Recommended Citation: Ellena Erskine, The morning read for Friday, Feb. 16, SCOTUSblog (Feb. 16, 2024, 10:12 AM),
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EMERGENCY DOCKET By Amy Howe on Feb 15, 2024 at 10:27 am Smith’s filing came six days before the deadline that the court had set for him to respond. (Anthony Quintano via Flickr) Telling the Supreme Court that the crimes with which former President Donald Trump has been charged “strike at the heart of our
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WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Feb 15, 2024 at 10:55 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read: Recommended Citation: Ellena Erskine, The morning read for Thursday, Feb. 15, SCOTUSblog (Feb. 15, 2024, 10:55 AM),
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WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Feb 14, 2024 at 10:09 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: Recommended Citation: Ellena Erskine, The morning read for Wednesday, Feb. 14, SCOTUSblog (Feb. 14, 2024, 10:09 AM),
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Petitions of the week By Kalvis Golde on Feb 13, 2024 at 4:44 pm The Petitions of the Week column highlights a selection of cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here. A petition for a writ of habeas corpus allows someone who is incarcerated
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WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Feb 13, 2024 at 10:23 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read: Recommended Citation: Ellena Erskine, The morning read for Tuesday, Feb. 13, SCOTUSblog (Feb. 13, 2024, 10:23 AM),
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EMERGENCY DOCKET By Amy Howe on Feb 12, 2024 at 6:10 pm Former President Donald Trump filed an emergency appeal on Monday in a dispute over Special Counsel Jack Smith’s criminal charges against him. (Michael Candelori via Shutterstock) Four days after the justices heard oral arguments in his quest to be restored to the ballot
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WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Feb 12, 2024 at 10:09 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Monday morning read: Recommended Citation: Ellena Erskine, The morning read for Monday, Feb. 12, SCOTUSblog (Feb. 12, 2024, 10:09 AM),
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LIVE By SCOTUSblog on Feb 8, 2024 at 12:00 am On Thursday, Feb. 8, we live blogged as the court releases opinions in two cases from the current term. Click here for a list of FAQs about opinion announcements. Recommended Citation: SCOTUSblog , Announcement of opinions for Thursday, Feb. 8 (complete), SCOTUSblog (Feb. 8, 2024, 12:00
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ARGUMENT ANALYSIS By Amy Howe on Feb 8, 2024 at 3:14 pm Jonathan Mitchell argues for former President Donald Trump. (William Hennessy) The Supreme Court on Thursday appeared ready to hold that Colorado cannot exclude former President Donald Trump from the ballot based on his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attacks on the U.S.
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WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Feb 9, 2024 at 7:32 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: Recommended Citation: Ellena Erskine, The morning read for Friday, Feb. 9, SCOTUSblog (Feb. 9, 2024, 7:32 AM),
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VIEW FROM THE COURT By Mark Walsh on Feb 8, 2024 at 5:41 pm Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold outside of the Supreme Court on Thursday. (Katie Barlow) We have known since last week (thanks to reporting by Maggie Haberman and Alan Feuer in The New York Times) that the big Republican elephant will
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WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Feb 8, 2024 at 9:27 am Join us for our live coverage of today’s opinion announcement starting at 9:45 a.m. EST. The justices will then hear oral argument in Trump v. Anderson. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related
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Advocates in Conversation By Nate Mowry on Feb 7, 2024 at 4:57 pm In this video, Nate Mowry interviews Eric Olson, one of the lawyers representing Colorado voters in their case against former President Donald Trump. SCOTUSblog also invited lawyers for Trump to sit for an interview, but they did not respond to our request.
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WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Feb 7, 2024 at 9:53 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: Recommended Citation: Ellena Erskine, The morning read for Wednesday, February 7, SCOTUSblog (Feb. 7, 2024, 9:53 AM),
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WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Feb 6, 2024 at 10:10 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read: Recommended Citation: Ellena Erskine, The morning read for Tuesday, February 6, SCOTUSblog (Feb. 6, 2024, 10:10 AM),
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Petitions of the week By Kalvis Golde on Feb 5, 2024 at 3:08 pm The Petitions of the Week column highlights a selection of cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here. U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents – “green-card holders” – can apply for
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WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Feb 5, 2024 at 10:16 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Monday morning read: Recommended Citation: Ellena Erskine, The morning read for Monday, February 5, SCOTUSblog (Feb. 5, 2024, 10:16 AM),
Read MoreWrongfully Terminated During Maternity Leave It can be very distressing to have your job terminated while on maternity leave, especially when the termination is linked to your pregnancy or a condition related to it. You have rights in the workplace and you should not have to feel like your employer is ignoring those laws. An
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CASE PREVIEW By Amy Howe on Feb 2, 2024 at 4:14 pm The justices will interrupt their winter recess on Thursday to hear Trump v. Anderson. (Katie Barlow) The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Thursday in what is shaping up to be the biggest election case since its ruling nearly 25 years ago
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EMERGENCY DOCKET By Amy Howe on Feb 2, 2024 at 5:51 pm On Friday afternoon, the justices declined to temporarily block the U.S. Military Academy from considering race in its admissions process. In an unsigned order, the justices turned down a request from the same group that spearheaded challenges to the use of affirmative action
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WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Feb 2, 2024 at 10:26 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: Recommended Citation: Ellena Erskine, The morning read for Friday, February 2, SCOTUSblog (Feb. 2, 2024, 10:26 AM),
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WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Feb 1, 2024 at 10:03 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read: Recommended Citation: Ellena Erskine, The morning read for Thursday, February 1, SCOTUSblog (Feb. 1, 2024, 10:03 AM),
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Petitions of the week By Kalvis Golde on Jan 29, 2024 at 11:38 am The Petitions of the Week column highlights a selection of cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here. Last spring, Tennessee and Kentucky enacted laws that prevent children under the age
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WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Jan 31, 2024 at 6:13 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: Recommended Citation: Ellena Erskine, The morning read for Wednesday, January 31, SCOTUSblog (Jan. 31, 2024, 6:13 AM),
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EMERGENCY DOCKET By Amy Howe on Jan 30, 2024 at 6:08 pm The U.S. Military Academy on Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to stay out of a dispute over the use of race in the school’s admissions policy. Telling the justices that a group of students opposed to the consideration of race in college admissions
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WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Jan 30, 2024 at 9:51 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read: Recommended Citation: Ellena Erskine, The morning read for Tuesday, January 30, SCOTUSblog (Jan. 30, 2024, 9:51 AM),
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SCOTUS NEWS By Amy Howe on Jan 29, 2024 at 1:47 pm The Supreme Court will hear oral argument on Mar. 26 in the battle over access to a drug used in medication abortions, which account for over half of all abortions performed in the United States. The justices on Monday morning released the calendar
Read MoreBy Amy Howe on Jan 27, 2024 at 5:37 pm The same group that spearheaded lawsuits to effectively end the use of affirmative action in college admissions returned to the Supreme Court on Friday, asking the justices to temporarily bar the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, which trains officers for the U.S. Army, from
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WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Jan 22, 2024 at 10:04 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Monday morning read: Recommended Citation: Ellena Erskine, The morning read for Monday, January 22, SCOTUSblog (Jan. 22, 2024, 10:04 AM),
Read MoreBy Amy Howe on Jan 26, 2024 at 2:21 pm The Supreme Court on Friday morning appointed a former clerk to Chief Justice John Roberts to defend a ruling by an Oklahoma court leaving in place the conviction and death sentence of Richard Glossip – even after the state’s attorney general agreed that they should
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WHAT WE’RE READING By SCOTUSblog on Jan 26, 2024 at 7:27 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: Recommended Citation: SCOTUSblog , The morning read for Friday, January 26, SCOTUSblog (Jan. 26, 2024, 7:27 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2024/01/the-morning-read-for-friday-january-26/
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SCOTUS NEWS By Amy Howe on Jan 22, 2024 at 10:43 am The justices agreed to hear Glossip v. Oklahoma in a list of orders on Monday. (Guyyoung1966 via Wikimedia Commons) Eight years after the Supreme Court blocked his execution so that it could consider a challenge to Oklahoma’s lethal-injection protocol, the justices agreed on Monday
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EMERGENCY DOCKET By Amy Howe on Jan 22, 2024 at 4:09 pm Two agents patrol the southern border in Texas in 2021. (Vic Hinterlang via Shutterstock) The Supreme Court on Thursday granted a request from the Biden administration to allow federal Border Patrol agents to cut or move razor wire installed by Texas along a
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EMERGENCY DOCKET By Amy Howe on Jan 22, 2024 at 4:32 pm The Supreme Court on Monday declined to intervene in a battle over race and redistricting in Michigan. In a brief unsigned order, the justices denied a request by the state’s independent redistricting commission to put on hold a lower court’s ruling that requires
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WHAT WE’RE READING By SCOTUSblog on Jan 24, 2024 at 6:16 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: Recommended Citation: SCOTUSblog , The morning read for Wednesday, January 24, SCOTUSblog (Jan. 24, 2024, 6:16 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2024/01/the-morning-read-for-wednesday-january-24/
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Petitions of the week By Kalvis Golde on Jan 23, 2024 at 1:59 pm The Petitions of the Week column highlights a selection of cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here. National attention was not focused on the plight of thoroughbred horses when Congress
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WHAT WE’RE READING By SCOTUSblog on Jan 23, 2024 at 7:29 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read: Recommended Citation: SCOTUSblog , The morning read for Tuesday, January 23, SCOTUSblog (Jan. 23, 2024, 7:29 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2024/01/the-morning-read-for-tuesday-january-23/
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JOB announcement By SCOTUSblog on Jan 22, 2024 at 5:02 pm The Supreme Court is hiring a deputy clerk for administration. Applicants must have a law degree and be admitted to the bar of a state’s highest court. More information about the position and the hiring process is available here. Posted in What’s Happening Now Recommended
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SCOTUS NEWS By Amy Howe on Jan 16, 2024 at 10:45 am Updated on Jan. 17 at 6:52 p.m. In 2018, in Janus v. American Federation of State, County, & Municipal Employees, the Supreme Court held that government employees who are represented by a union but do not belong to that union cannot be required
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WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Jan 19, 2024 at 8:46 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: Recommended Citation: Ellena Erskine, The morning read for Friday, January 19, SCOTUSblog (Jan. 19, 2024, 8:46 AM),
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WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Jan 17, 2024 at 9:23 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: Recommended Citation: Ellena Erskine, The morning read for Wednesday, January 17, SCOTUSblog (Jan. 17, 2024, 9:23 AM),
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RELIST WATCH By John Elwood on Jan 18, 2024 at 8:12 am The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. The Supreme Court made substantial progress at last week’s conference to reduce the accumulation of relisted cases. To
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WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Jan 18, 2024 at 7:11 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read: Recommended Citation: Ellena Erskine, The morning read for Thursday, January 18, SCOTUSblog (Jan. 18, 2024, 7:11 AM),
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ARGUMENT ANALYSIS By Amy Howe on Jan 17, 2024 at 6:58 pm Roman Martinez argues for Relentless, Inc. (William Hennessy) It has been nearly 40 years since the Supreme Court indicated in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council that courts should defer to an agency’s reasonable interpretation of an ambiguous statute. After more than three-and-a-half
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CASE PREVIEW By Amy Howe on Jan 16, 2024 at 3:30 pm Oral arguments in the two related cases will begin at 10 a.m. on Tuesday. (Katie Barlow) The Supreme Court will hear oral argument on Wednesday in a case involving the deference that courts should give to federal agencies’ interpretations of the laws that
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Advocates in Conversation By SCOTUSblog on Jan 16, 2024 at 3:42 pm In this video, Nate Mowry interviews Robert McNamara of the Institute for Justice, one of the lawyers representing a group of landowners from Houston who sued Texas for flooding their land with a highway project. Recommended Citation: SCOTUSblog , The takings
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WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Jan 16, 2024 at 6:22 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read: Recommended Citation: Ellena Erskine, The morning read for Tuesday, January 16, SCOTUSblog (Jan. 16, 2024, 6:22 AM),
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WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Jan 9, 2024 at 6:07 am The court will hear oral argument this morning in Sheetz v. County of El Dorado, California and Office of the U.S. Trustee v. John Q. Hammons Fall 2006, LLC. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other
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Petitions of the week By Kalvis Golde on Jan 13, 2024 at 6:45 pm The Petitions of the Week column highlights a selection of cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here. Organized crime, from the mafia to small-time money laundering schemes, often evades criminal
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CASE PREVIEW By Amy Howe on Jan 9, 2024 at 2:52 pm The court will hear oral argument in Smith v. Arizona on Jan. 10. (Abbie Fitz via Shutterstock) Jason Smith claims that when an expert witness testified in Arizona’s drug possession case against him using drug analysis performed by a former state employee, it
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SCOTUS NEWS By Amy Howe on Jan 12, 2024 at 3:23 pm The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to decide whether an Oregon city can enforce its ban on public camping against homeless people. The announcement came as part of a short list of orders released from the justices’ private conference earlier in the day
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WHAT WE’RE READING By Elise Drucker on Jan 12, 2024 at 9:45 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: Recommended Citation: Elise Drucker, The morning read for Friday, January 12, SCOTUSblog (Jan. 12, 2024, 9:45 AM),
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ARGUMENT ANALYSIS By Amy Howe on Jan 10, 2024 at 5:48 pm The justices heard oral argument in Smith v. Arizona on Wednesday. (Jesse Collins, Wikimedia Commons) The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared sympathetic to an Arizona man who contends that his constitutional rights were violated when an expert witness testified for the prosecution about
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WHAT WE’RE READING By Elise Drucker on Jan 11, 2024 at 9:32 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read: Recommended Citation: Elise Drucker, The morning read for Thursday, January 11, SCOTUSblog (Jan. 11, 2024, 9:32 AM),
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RELIST WATCH By John Elwood on Jan 10, 2024 at 11:05 pm The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. At last week’s conference, the Supreme Court had 472 petitions and applications before it – including three new
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WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Jan 10, 2024 at 9:30 am The justices will hear oral argument this morning in Smith v. Arizona. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: Recommended Citation: Ellena Erskine, The
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ARGUMENT ANALYSIS By Amy Howe on Jan 9, 2024 at 9:52 pm The justices heard oral argument in Sheetz v. County of El Dorado on Tuesday, Jan. 9. (Rena Schild via Shutterstock) Despite a suggestion by Justice Neil Gorsuch that there was “radical agreement” in a California man’s challenge to the constitutionality of the “traffic
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SCOTUS NEWS By Amy Howe on Jan 5, 2024 at 6:41 pm Visitors outside the Supreme Court on Thursday. (Katie Barlow) The Supreme Court on Friday afternoon granted a request from Idaho and the state’s Republican-controlled legislature to temporarily put on hold a ruling by a federal district court that would require emergency rooms in
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SCOTUS NEWS By Amy Howe on Jan 5, 2024 at 12:15 pm A pair of challenges to controversial social media laws in Texas and Florida and a dispute over whether to freeze the Environmental Protection Agency’s plan to reduce ozone levels across the United States headline the Supreme Court’s February 2024 argument calendar, which was
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RELIST WATCH By John Elwood on Jan 4, 2024 at 3:44 pm The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. The Supreme Court will consider a whopping 472 petitions and applications at this Friday’s conference, making it the
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WHAT WE’RE READING By SCOTUSblog on Jan 4, 2024 at 10:56 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read: Recommended Citation: SCOTUSblog , The morning read for Thursday, January 4, SCOTUSblog (Jan. 4, 2024, 10:56 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2024/01/the-morning-read-for-thursday-january-4/
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SCOTUS NEWS By Amy Howe on Jan 3, 2024 at 7:47 pm The Colorado Supreme Court ruled that former President Donald Trump was disqualified from serving as president but indicated that it awaited “any order or mandate from the Supreme Court.” (Katie Barlow) In a filing on Wednesday former President Donald Trump told the justices
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WHAT WE’RE READING By Elise Drucker on Jan 3, 2024 at 10:55 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Our intern Elise Drucker will be taking over the compilation for the next few days. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: Recommended Citation:
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Petitions of the week By Kalvis Golde on Jan 2, 2024 at 12:17 pm The Petitions of the Week column highlights a selection of cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here. Individuals held in state prison can challenge their convictions in federal court through
Read MoreBy Amy Howe on Dec 31, 2023 at 6:01 pm In his annual report, Chief Justice John Roberts on Sunday addressed the future of artificial intelligence in the judiciary. Roberts predicted that “human judges will be around for a while,” but he also suggested that “judicial work—particularly at the trial level—will be significantly affected by
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WHAT WE’RE READING By SCOTUSblog on Dec 28, 2023 at 7:19 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read:
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WHAT WE’RE READING By SCOTUSblog on Dec 29, 2023 at 7:20 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read:
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SCOTUS NEWS By Amy Howe on Dec 28, 2023 at 1:40 pm Lawyers for Colorado’s Republican Party came to the Supreme Court on Wednesday, asking the justices to overturn a ruling by that state’s highest court that would leave former President Donald Trump off Colorado’s primary ballot in 2024 because of his role in the
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WHAT WE’RE READING By SCOTUSblog on Dec 27, 2023 at 7:17 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read:
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Petitions of the week By Kalvis Golde on Dec 26, 2023 at 7:28 pm The Petitions of the Week column highlights a selection of cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here. Pure speech, words that are spoken or written, is broadly protected by the
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WHAT WE’RE READING By SCOTUSblog on Dec 18, 2023 at 10:15 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Monday morning read: Recommended Citation: SCOTUSblog , The morning read for Monday, December 18, SCOTUSblog (Dec. 18, 2023, 10:15 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2023/12/the-morning-read-for-monday-december-18/
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EMERGENCY DOCKET By Amy Howe on Dec 20, 2023 at 3:24 pm The Environmental Protection Agency building in Washington, D.C. (Erik Cox Photography via Shutterstock) The Supreme Court will hear oral argument in February on whether to freeze a plan created by the Environmental Protection Agency to reduce ozone levels across the United States while
Read MoreBy Amy Howe on Dec 22, 2023 at 3:26 pm The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a request from Special Counsel Jack Smith to decide, without waiting for a federal appeals court to weigh in, whether former President Donald Trump can be tried on criminal charges that he conspired to overturn the results of the
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WHAT WE’RE READING By SCOTUSblog on Dec 21, 2023 at 8:20 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read:
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SCOTUS NEWS By Amy Howe on Dec 21, 2023 at 11:57 am Special Counsel Jack Smith rejected as “misguided” the suggestion by lawyers for former President Donald Trump that the Supreme Court should wait to decide whether Trump can be tried on charges that he conspired to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Emphasizing
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SCOTUS NEWS By Amy Howe on Dec 20, 2023 at 4:27 pm Lawyers for former President Donald Trump urged the Supreme Court on Wednesday afternoon to turn down a request from Special Counsel Jack Smith to decide now whether Trump can be tried on criminal charges that he conspired to overturn the results of the
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WHAT WE’RE READING By SCOTUSblog on Dec 20, 2023 at 6:38 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read:
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IN MEMORIAM By Mark Walsh on Dec 19, 2023 at 5:02 pm The late Justice Sandra Day O’Connor was celebrated at a memorial service Tuesday as an American pioneer whose mantra when facing legal decisions and life challenges was “get it done.” “Sandra Day O’Connor, the daughter of the American west, was a pioneer in
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WHAT WE’RE READING By SCOTUSblog on Dec 19, 2023 at 8:00 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read:
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IN MEMORIAM By Mark Walsh on Dec 18, 2023 at 1:06 pm The casket of the late Justice Sandra Day O’Connor in the Great Hall of the Supreme Court (Mark Walsh) Justice Sandra Day O’Connor returned to Washington to lie in repose in the Great Hall of the U.S. Supreme Court building on Monday, as
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WHAT WE’RE READING By SCOTUSblog on Dec 15, 2023 at 11:09 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: Recommended Citation: SCOTUSblog , The morning read for Friday, December 15, SCOTUSblog (Dec. 15, 2023, 11:09 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2023/12/the-morning-read-for-friday-december-15/
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