Court rules for property owner in building fee dispute
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The morning read for Wednesday, April 10
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Rideshare companies ask justices to reexamine California worker-protection law
Petitions of the week By Kalvis Golde on Apr 10, 2024 at 11:52 am The Petitions of the Week column…
The morning read for Tuesday, April 9
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Apr 9, 2024 at 10:06 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
Jan. 6 defendant asks Supreme Court to throw out obstruction charge
CASE PREVIEW By Amy Howe on Apr 9, 2024 at 10:16 am Former President Donald Trump’s supporters clash with police…
The morning read for Monday, April 8
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Apr 8, 2024 at 10:09 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
The morning read for Friday, April 5
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Purposes and consequences: A conversation with Justice Stephen Breyer
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The morning read for Thursday, April 4
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Apr 4, 2024 at 10:10 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
The morning read for Wednesday, April 3
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Oil companies, government point fingers over cleanup of World War II-era pollution
Petitions of the week By Kalvis Golde on Apr 3, 2024 at 11:44 am The Petitions of the Week column…
The morning read for Tuesday, April 2
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Apr 2, 2024 at 9:36 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
The morning read for Monday, April 1
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Apr 1, 2024 at 10:19 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
The morning read for Monday, March 25
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Mar 25, 2024 at 10:20 am The justices will hear oral argument this…
Justices to hear estate tax dispute over shareholder’s life-insurance policy
CASE PREVIEW By Ronald Mann on Mar 25, 2024 at 11:16 am The justices will hear oral arguments in Connelly…
The morning read for Friday, March 29
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Mar 29, 2024 at 10:21 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
The morning read for Thursday, March 28
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Mar 28, 2024 at 10:42 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
Justices seem to favor IRS in dispute over shareholder’s life insurance policy
ARGUMENT ANALYSIS By Ronald Mann on Mar 28, 2024 at 1:15 pm The justices heard oral arguments in Connelly v.…
Supreme Court appears likely to allow abortion drug to remain available
ARGUMENT ANALYSIS By Amy Howe on Mar 26, 2024 at 3:12 pm Protesters gathered outside the court on Tuesday as…
The morning read for Wednesday, March 27
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Mar 27, 2024 at 9:32 am The justices will hear oral argument today…
A fast-moving argument over medication abortion
VIEW FROM THE COURT By Mark Walsh on Mar 26, 2024 at 6:35 pm Erin Hawley, the Alliance Defending Freedom…
The morning read for Tuesday, March 26
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Mar 26, 2024 at 9:59 am At 10 a.m. EDT, the justices will…
Abortion access again before Supreme Court
CASE PREVIEW By Amy Howe on Mar 25, 2024 at 3:39 pm Like 2022’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization,…
Court faces dispute over insurer’s rights in asbestos bankruptcy plan
CASE PREVIEW By Ronald Mann on Mar 25, 2024 at 11:16 am The justices will hear oral arguments in Connelly…
Anya Bidwell on retaliatory arrest
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The morning read for Thursday, March 21
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Mar 21, 2024 at 10:33 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
Erroneous admission of a murder confession as “harmless?”
RELIST WATCH By John Elwood on Mar 22, 2024 at 2:38 pm The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that…
The morning read for Friday, March 22
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Mar 22, 2024 at 10:12 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
Court hears Texas city council member’s retaliatory arrest claim
ARGUMENT ANALYSIS By Amy Howe on Mar 21, 2024 at 10:37 am The justices heard arguments in Gonzalez v. Trevino…
South Carolina Republicans ask justices to let district ruled a racial gerrymander go forward
EMERGENCY DOCKET By Amy Howe on Mar 21, 2024 at 11:24 am The lawmakers came to the court on its…
Justices appear sympathetic to insurance company in asbestos bankruptcy
ARGUMENT ANALYSIS By Ronald Mann on Mar 20, 2024 at 2:24 pm Tuesday’s argument in Truck Insurance Exchange v. Kaiser…
The morning read for Wednesday, March 20
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Mar 20, 2024 at 10:09 am The court will hear oral arguments this…
Supreme Court allows Texas to enforce state deportation law
EMERGENCY DOCKET By Amy Howe on Mar 19, 2024 at 3:28 pm The justices ruled in U.S. v. Texas and…
Texas city council member argues retaliatory arrest
CASE PREVIEW By Amy Howe on Mar 19, 2024 at 12:48 pm Former Castle Hills, Tex. city council member Sylvia…
Announcement of opinions for Tuesday, March 19
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Georgia man sentenced to death challenges state’s striking of Black jurors
Petitions of the week By Kalvis Golde on Mar 18, 2024 at 12:46 pm The Petitions of the Week column…
Justices to hear NRA’s free speech argument against New York financial services official
CASE PREVIEW By Amy Howe on Mar 17, 2024 at 10:17 pm The justices will hear oral arguments in National…
Efforts to quell online disinformation face free speech challenge at Supreme Court
CASE PREVIEW By Amy Howe on Mar 15, 2024 at 9:24 am The justices will hear oral argument in Murthy…
The morning read for Friday, March 15
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Mar 15, 2024 at 9:42 am At 10 a.m. EDT, the court expects…
Court faces dispute over insurer’s rights in asbestos bankruptcy plan
CASE PREVIEW By Ronald Mann on Mar 15, 2024 at 11:41 am The court will hear oral arguments in Truck…
Supreme Court limits “safety valve” in federal sentencing law
OPINION ANALYSIS By Ronald Mann on Mar 15, 2024 at 5:51 pm The court ruled 6-3 in Pulsifer v. United…
Public officials can be held liable for blocking critics on social media
OPINION ANALYSIS By Amy Howe on Mar 15, 2024 at 11:42 am The justices ruled in Lindke v. Freed and…
Announcement of opinions for Friday, March 15
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The morning read for Thursday, March 14
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Mar 14, 2024 at 10:35 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
The morning read for Wednesday, March 13
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Mar 13, 2024 at 10:17 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
The morning read for Tuesday, March 12
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Mar 12, 2024 at 10:24 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
The morning read for Monday, March 11
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Mar 11, 2024 at 10:38 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
Timber industry, federal government battle over preservation of southern Oregon forest
Petitions of the week By Kalvis Golde on Mar 11, 2024 at 11:17 am The Petitions of the Week column…
The morning read for Friday, March 8
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Mar 8, 2024 at 10:50 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
The morning read for Thursday, March 7
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Mar 7, 2024 at 10:39 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
The morning read for Wednesday, March 6
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Mar 6, 2024 at 10:40 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
Announcement of opinions for Monday, March 4 (complete)
LIVE By SCOTUSblog on Mar 4, 2024 at 12:00 am On Monday, March 4, we were live as the court…
The morning read for Tuesday, March 5
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Mar 5, 2024 at 10:42 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
Supreme Court rules states cannot remove Trump from ballot for insurrection
OPINION ANALYSIS By Amy Howe on Mar 4, 2024 at 12:09 pm Although the court did not say so expressly,…
Justices set aside university free speech challenge
SCOTUS NEWS By Amy Howe on Mar 4, 2024 at 12:16 pm The court issued a list of orders on…
The morning read for Monday, March 4
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Mar 4, 2024 at 9:28 am This morning at 10 a.m. EST, the court…
The morning read for Wednesday, Feb. 28
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Feb 28, 2024 at 10:42 am Today is the last day of the…
Supreme Court split over bump-stock ban
ARGUMENT ANALYSIS By Amy Howe on Feb 28, 2024 at 3:41 pm The ban on bump stocks the court considered…
The morning read for Friday, March 1
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Mar 1, 2024 at 10:43 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
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WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Feb 29, 2024 at 10:22 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
Justices seem to resolve Dogecoin arbitration dispute during argument
ARGUMENT ANALYSIS By Ronald Mann on Feb 29, 2024 at 3:32 pm The court seemed likely to rule quickly after…
Supreme Court takes up Trump immunity appeal
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Justices debate New York interest requirement on national bank escrow accounts
ARGUMENT ANALYSIS By Ronald Mann on Feb 28, 2024 at 6:41 pm The justices heard oral argument in Cantero v.…
Dogecoin arbitration dispute hits high court
CASE PREVIEW By Ronald Mann on Feb 27, 2024 at 6:47 pm Coinbase v. Suski, before the court on Wednesday,…
Bump-stock ban comes before Supreme Court
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The morning read for Tuesday, Feb. 27
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Supreme Court skeptical of Texas, Florida regulation of social media moderation
ARGUMENT ANALYSIS By Amy Howe on Feb 26, 2024 at 7:46 pm Florida Solicitor General Henry Whitaker defends the Florida…
The morning read for Monday, Feb. 26
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Feb 26, 2024 at 9:20 am The justices will hear oral argument this…
The morning read for Wednesday, Feb. 21
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Supreme Court likely to block EPA ozone regulation
ARGUMENT ANALYSIS By Amy Howe on Feb 21, 2024 at 3:50 pm The four consolidated challenges to an EPA air…
The morning read for Friday, Feb. 23
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Feb 23, 2024 at 10:53 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
Holding protest organizers liable for injuries
RELIST WATCH By John Elwood on Feb 23, 2024 at 3:34 pm The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that…
Social media content moderation laws come before Supreme Court
CASE PREVIEW By Amy Howe on Feb 23, 2024 at 4:14 pm Oral arguments in the two cases will begin…
The morning read for Thursday, Feb. 22
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Feb 22, 2024 at 10:36 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
Court declines to put hold on Boy Scouts bankruptcy plan
EMERGENCY DOCKET By Amy Howe on Feb 22, 2024 at 5:14 pm Thursday’s order came without any public dissent or…
Justices order vigorous enforcement of choice-of-law clauses in maritime insurance contracts
OPINION ANALYSIS By Ronald Mann on Feb 21, 2024 at 5:04 pm Justice Brett Kavanaugh delivered an unanimous opinion for…
Double jeopardy clause bars Georgia from retrying man acquitted by reason of insanity
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Court releases April argument calendar
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Justices debate arbitration exemption for transportation workers
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The morning read for Friday, Feb. 16
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Feb 16, 2024 at 10:12 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
Challenges to a Washington state legislative district
RELIST WATCH By John Elwood on Feb 16, 2024 at 2:27 pm The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that…
Wonder Bread truck drivers seek exemption from mandatory arbitration
CASE PREVIEW By Ronald Mann on Feb 16, 2024 at 2:50 pm The justices’ February session will begin on Tuesday,…
Special Counsel Jack Smith asks court to let Trump trial continue
EMERGENCY DOCKET By Amy Howe on Feb 15, 2024 at 10:27 am Smith’s filing came six days before the deadline…
The morning read for Thursday, Feb. 15
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Feb 15, 2024 at 10:55 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
The morning read for Wednesday, Feb. 14
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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…
California man exposed to COVID-19 in prison seeks to contest conditions of confinement
Petitions of the week By Kalvis Golde on Feb 13, 2024 at 4:44 pm The Petitions of the Week column…
The morning read for Monday, Feb. 12
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Feb 12, 2024 at 10:09 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
Trump asks justices to intervene in Jan. 6 case
EMERGENCY DOCKET By Amy Howe on Feb 12, 2024 at 6:10 pm Former President Donald Trump filed an emergency appeal…
The morning read for Wednesday, February 7
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Feb 7, 2024 at 9:53 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
The morning read for Thursday, Feb. 8
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The morning read for Friday, Feb. 9
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Feb 9, 2024 at 7:32 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
Supreme Court appears unlikely to kick Trump off Colorado ballot
ARGUMENT ANALYSIS By Amy Howe on Feb 8, 2024 at 3:14 pm Jonathan Mitchell argues for former President Donald Trump.…
A packed courtroom for the Trump ballot case
VIEW FROM THE COURT By Mark Walsh on Feb 8, 2024 at 5:41 pm Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold…
Announcement of opinions for Thursday, Feb. 8
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Eric Olson on disqualifying Trump from the presidency
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The morning read for Tuesday, February 6
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The morning read for Monday, February 5
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Couple seeks review of revoked visa
Petitions of the week By Kalvis Golde on Feb 5, 2024 at 3:08 pm The Petitions of the Week column…
The morning read for Friday, February 2
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Feb 2, 2024 at 10:26 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
Supreme Court to decide whether insurrection provision keeps Trump off ballot
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How is wrongful dismissal different from termination for cause?
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Justices turn away West Point admissions challenge
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The morning read for Thursday, February 1
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Feb 1, 2024 at 10:03 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
The morning read for Wednesday, January 31
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Jan 31, 2024 at 6:13 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
Government counters call to halt consideration of race in U.S. Military Academy admissions
EMERGENCY DOCKET By Amy Howe on Jan 30, 2024 at 6:08 pm The U.S. Military Academy on Tuesday urged the…
The morning read for Tuesday, January 30
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Jan 30, 2024 at 9:51 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
Biden administration, families ask justices to roll back state restrictions on transgender care for minors
Petitions of the week By Kalvis Golde on Jan 29, 2024 at 11:38 am The Petitions of the Week column…
Court schedules abortion pill case for March argument session
SCOTUS NEWS By Amy Howe on Jan 29, 2024 at 1:47 pm The Supreme Court will hear oral argument on…
Student group from Harvard and UNC cases seeks to block West Point from considering race in admissions
By Amy Howe on Jan 27, 2024 at 5:37 pm The same group that spearheaded lawsuits to effectively end the…
The morning read for Friday, January 26
WHAT WE’RE READING By SCOTUSblog on Jan 26, 2024 at 7:27 am Each weekday, we select a short list of…
Court appoints lawyer in Oklahoma death penalty case
By Amy Howe on Jan 26, 2024 at 2:21 pm The Supreme Court on Friday morning appointed a former clerk…
The morning read for Monday, January 22
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Jan 22, 2024 at 10:04 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
Court allows Border Patrol to cut Texas’ razor wire along Rio Grande
EMERGENCY DOCKET By Amy Howe on Jan 22, 2024 at 4:09 pm Two agents patrol the southern border in Texas…
Justices decline to intervene in Michigan redistricting dispute
EMERGENCY DOCKET By Amy Howe on Jan 22, 2024 at 4:32 pm The Supreme Court on Monday declined to intervene…
The morning read for Wednesday, January 24
WHAT WE’RE READING By SCOTUSblog on Jan 24, 2024 at 6:16 am Each weekday, we select a short list of…
The morning read for Tuesday, January 23
WHAT WE’RE READING By SCOTUSblog on Jan 23, 2024 at 7:29 am Each weekday, we select a short list of…
States challenge constitutionality of federal horseracing authority
Petitions of the week By Kalvis Golde on Jan 23, 2024 at 1:59 pm The Petitions of the Week column…
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Justices take up bid to overturn Oklahoma death sentence
SCOTUS NEWS By Amy Howe on Jan 22, 2024 at 10:43 am The justices agreed to hear Glossip v. Oklahoma…
The morning read for Tuesday, January 16
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Jan 16, 2024 at 6:22 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
Supreme Court to hear major case on power of federal agencies
CASE PREVIEW By Amy Howe on Jan 16, 2024 at 3:30 pm Oral arguments in the two related cases will…
The morning read for Friday, January 19
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Jan 19, 2024 at 8:46 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
The morning read for Thursday, January 18
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Jan 18, 2024 at 7:11 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
Status quo watch – SCOTUSblog
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Supreme Court likely to discard Chevron
ARGUMENT ANALYSIS By Amy Howe on Jan 17, 2024 at 6:58 pm Roman Martinez argues for Relentless, Inc. (William Hennessy)…
The morning read for Wednesday, January 17
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Jan 17, 2024 at 9:23 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
The takings clause with Robert McNamara
Advocates in Conversation By SCOTUSblog on Jan 16, 2024 at 3:42 pm In this video, Nate Mowry interviews Robert McNamara…
Justices reject Alaska state employee union dues dispute
SCOTUS NEWS By Amy Howe on Jan 16, 2024 at 10:45 am In 2018, in Janus v. American Federation of…
The morning read for Tuesday, January 9
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Jan 9, 2024 at 6:07 am The court will hear oral argument this…
Maker of CBD products asks court to decide whether lawsuit under criminal racketeering law can go forward
Petitions of the week By Kalvis Golde on Jan 13, 2024 at 6:45 pm The Petitions of the Week column…
Justices to hear cross-examination dispute over drug analyst’s testimony
CASE PREVIEW By Amy Howe on Jan 9, 2024 at 2:52 pm The court will hear oral argument in Smith…
Justices take up camping ban case
SCOTUS NEWS By Amy Howe on Jan 12, 2024 at 3:23 pm The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to decide…
The morning read for Friday, January 12
WHAT WE’RE READING By Elise Drucker on Jan 12, 2024 at 9:45 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
Court appears to favor Arizona man’s confrontation clause claim
ARGUMENT ANALYSIS By Amy Howe on Jan 10, 2024 at 5:48 pm The justices heard oral argument in Smith v.…
The morning read for Thursday, January 11
WHAT WE’RE READING By Elise Drucker on Jan 11, 2024 at 9:32 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
OT2023’s last grants? – SCOTUSblog
RELIST WATCH By John Elwood on Jan 10, 2024 at 11:05 pm The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that…
The morning read for Wednesday, January 10
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Jan 10, 2024 at 9:30 am The justices will hear oral argument this…
Court split over California man’s takings clause dispute
ARGUMENT ANALYSIS By Amy Howe on Jan 9, 2024 at 9:52 pm The justices heard oral argument in Sheetz v.…
Justices take up abortion case pitting state against federal law
SCOTUS NEWS By Amy Howe on Jan 5, 2024 at 6:41 pm Visitors outside the Supreme Court on Thursday. (Katie…
Supreme Court agrees to hear Trump plea to remain on Colorado ballot
SCOTUS NEWS By Amy Howe on Jan 5, 2024 at 5:52 pm The Supreme Court building at sunset. (Katie Barlow)…
The morning read for Thursday, January 4
WHAT WE’RE READING By SCOTUSblog on Jan 4, 2024 at 10:56 am Each weekday, we select a short list of…
The constitutionality of a magnet school’s admissions policy
RELIST WATCH By John Elwood on Jan 4, 2024 at 3:44 pm The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that…
Trump asks Supreme Court to keep him on 2024 Colorado ballot
SCOTUS NEWS By Amy Howe on Jan 3, 2024 at 7:47 pm The Colorado Supreme Court ruled that former President…
Supreme Court to consider whether Oregon man can sue FBI over No Fly List
CASE PREVIEW By Amy Howe on Jan 3, 2024 at 11:14 am The Supreme Court will hear argument in FBI…
The morning read for Tuesday, January 2
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Jan 2, 2024 at 9:20 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
Texas man on death row presses claim of attorney abandonment
Petitions of the week By Kalvis Golde on Jan 2, 2024 at 12:17 pm The Petitions of the Week column…
AI won’t displace human judges, but will affect judiciary, Roberts says in annual report
By Amy Howe on Dec 31, 2023 at 6:01 pm In his annual report, Chief Justice John Roberts on Sunday…
The morning read for Thursday, December 28
WHAT WE’RE READING By SCOTUSblog on Dec 28, 2023 at 7:19 am Each weekday, we select a short list of…
The morning read for Friday, December 29
WHAT WE’RE READING By SCOTUSblog on Dec 29, 2023 at 7:20 am Each weekday, we select a short list of…
Colorado G.O.P. asks justices to review Trump ballot eligibility
SCOTUS NEWS By Amy Howe on Dec 28, 2023 at 1:40 pm Lawyers for Colorado’s Republican Party came to the…
The morning read for Wednesday, December 27
WHAT WE’RE READING By SCOTUSblog on Dec 27, 2023 at 7:17 am Each weekday, we select a short list of…
When do legal observers at protests get First Amendment protection?
Petitions of the week By Kalvis Golde on Dec 26, 2023 at 7:28 pm The Petitions of the Week column…
The morning read for Wednesday, December 20
WHAT WE’RE READING By SCOTUSblog on Dec 20, 2023 at 6:38 am Each weekday, we select a short list of…
Court won’t hear Trump immunity dispute now
By Amy Howe on Dec 22, 2023 at 3:26 pm The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a request from Special…
The morning read for Thursday, December 21
WHAT WE’RE READING By SCOTUSblog on Dec 21, 2023 at 8:20 am Each weekday, we select a short list of…
Smith urges “immediate review” of Trump’s immunity claims
SCOTUS NEWS By Amy Howe on Dec 21, 2023 at 11:57 am Special Counsel Jack Smith rejected as “misguided” the…
“Haste makes waste,” Trump lawyer tells justices in opposing review of immunity issue now
SCOTUS NEWS By Amy Howe on Dec 20, 2023 at 4:27 pm Lawyers for former President Donald Trump urged the…
February oral argument scheduled for stay applications in “good neighbor” pollution rule challenges
EMERGENCY DOCKET By Amy Howe on Dec 20, 2023 at 3:24 pm The Environmental Protection Agency building in Washington, D.C.…
A Washington send-off for Sandra Day O’Connor
IN MEMORIAM By Mark Walsh on Dec 19, 2023 at 5:02 pm The late Justice Sandra Day O’Connor was celebrated…
The morning read for Tuesday, December 19
WHAT WE’RE READING By SCOTUSblog on Dec 19, 2023 at 8:00 am Each weekday, we select a short list of…
The morning read for Monday, December 18
WHAT WE’RE READING By SCOTUSblog on Dec 18, 2023 at 10:15 am Each weekday, we select a short list of…
Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, lauded as “a human being, extraordinary,” lies in repose at the court
IN MEMORIAM By Mark Walsh on Dec 18, 2023 at 1:06 pm The casket of the late Justice Sandra Day…
Supreme Court won’t block new maps for Galveston County
EMERGENCY DOCKET By Amy Howe on Dec 12, 2023 at 6:24 pm The Supreme Court on Tuesday afternoon declined to…
The morning read for Wednesday, December 13
WHAT WE’RE READING By SCOTUSblog on Dec 13, 2023 at 9:18 am Each weekday, we select a short list of…
The morning read for Friday, December 15
WHAT WE’RE READING By SCOTUSblog on Dec 15, 2023 at 11:09 am Each weekday, we select a short list of…
Justices won’t block Illinois ban on assault-style weapons
By Amy Howe on Dec 14, 2023 at 9:38 pm The Supreme Court on Thursday afternoon declined to temporarily block…
The morning read for Thursday, December 14
WHAT WE’RE READING By SCOTUSblog on Dec 14, 2023 at 8:01 am Each weekday, we select a short list of…
Justices will review lower-court ruling on access to abortion pill
SCOTUS NEWS By Amy Howe on Dec 13, 2023 at 9:56 am SCOTUSblog banner for arguments in Sturgeon v Frost…
Court to weigh in on scope of law used in Jan. 6 prosecutions
By Amy Howe on Dec 13, 2023 at 11:17 am Two days after Special Counsel Jack Smith asked the justices…
A justice stewarding a Constitution
IN MEMORIAM By Sambhav Sankar on Dec 12, 2023 at 6:32 pm Justice Sandra Day O’Connor on the bench in…
The morning read for Tuesday, December 12
WHAT WE’RE READING By SCOTUSblog on Dec 12, 2023 at 4:52 am Each weekday, we select a short list of…
Justice Sandra Day O’Connor protected us from the extremes
IN MEMORIAM By Marci Hamilton on Dec 11, 2023 at 3:38 pm This tribute is part of a series on the…
Justices won’t hear “conversion therapy” case
By Amy Howe on Dec 11, 2023 at 11:32 am A divided Supreme Court declined on Monday to decide whether…
Oral argument suggests narrow ruling to uphold disputed tax
ARGUMENT ANALYSIS By Amy Howe on Dec 5, 2023 at 4:04 pm The justices heard oral argument in Moore v.…
Justices dismiss “civil rights tester” case
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The morning read for Thursday, December 7
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Dec 7, 2023 at 8:17 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
Court grants review in federal employee’s filing deadlines case
SCOTUS NEWS By Amy Howe on Dec 8, 2023 at 4:38 pm SCOTUSblog banner for arguments in Sturgeon v Frost…
The morning read for Friday, December 8
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Dec 8, 2023 at 8:31 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
Advocates in Conversation: The opioid crisis and bankruptcy law with Carl Cecere
By Amy Howe on Dec 7, 2023 at 12:11 pm In this installment of our new video series on advocates…
Advocates in Conversation: The limits of Title VII protection with Madeline Meth
By Amy Howe on Dec 7, 2023 at 12:21 pm In this video, Nate Mowry interviews Madeline Meth of Boston…
The morning read for Wednesday, December 6
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Dec 6, 2023 at 8:06 am The justices will hear oral argument in…
What is going on with the relists?
RELIST WATCH By John Elwood on Dec 6, 2023 at 8:26 am The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that…
Justice O’Connor to lie in repose at court Dec. 18
IN MEMORIAM By Amy Howe on Dec 5, 2023 at 4:24 pm Retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, who died last…
The morning read for Tuesday, December 5
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Dec 5, 2023 at 8:16 am At 10 a.m. EST, the court expects…
Announcement of opinions for Tuesday, December 5
LIVE By SCOTUSblog on Dec 4, 2023 at 7:43 pm On Tuesday, Dec. 5, we will be live blogging as…
The morning read for Monday, December 4
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Dec 4, 2023 at 9:24 am The court will hear oral argument in…
Justices divided over SEC’s ability to impose fines in administrative proceedings
ARGMUMENT ANALYSIS By Ronald Mann on Nov 30, 2023 at 7:28 am The court will hear oral argument in Harrington…
Justices to review novel bankruptcy maneuver in public harms litigation
SCOTUS FOCUS By Abbe R. Gluck on Dec 3, 2023 at 8:29 am The court will hear oral argument in…
Opioid maker Purdue’s bankruptcy case comes before Supreme Court
CASE PREVIEW By Amy Howe on Dec 2, 2023 at 1:40 pm Purdue’s bankruptcy case on Monday asks the justices…
The morning read for Friday, December 1
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Dec 1, 2023 at 9:35 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
The justices’ statements regarding the death of retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor
IN MEMORIAM By Amy Howe on Dec 1, 2023 at 6:19 pm The justices and retired justices of the Supreme…
Sandra Day O’Connor, first woman on the Supreme Court, dies at 93
OBITUARY By Amy Howe on Dec 1, 2023 at 10:23 am President Ronald Reagan with his Supreme Court nominee Sandra…
University bias-response teams and more Munsingwear vacatur
RELIST WATCH By John Elwood on Nov 30, 2023 at 7:50 am The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that…
The morning read for Thursday, November 30
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Nov 30, 2023 at 9:24 am Each weekday, we select a short list…
D.C.–area magnet school at center of continuing fight over affirmative action
Petitions of the week By Kalvis Golde on Nov 29, 2023 at 8:10 pm The Petitions of the Week column…
The morning read for Wednesday, November 29
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Nov 29, 2023 at 7:38 am The justices will hear oral argument today…
Justices skeptical that double jeopardy clause allows retrial based on inconsistent verdict of acquittal
ARGUMENT ANALYSIS By Ronald Mann on Nov 28, 2023 at 8:45 pm The double jeopardy clause of the Fifth Amendment…