Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read: Trump, Vance and Musk take aim at the courts as judges halt some of 2nd term agenda (Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News) State v. state battles over abortion […]
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Court sets March argument schedule
Share The Supreme Court’s March argument session will include a dispute over a congressional voting map that created a second majority-Black district in Louisiana, a challenge to an accessibility program by the Federal Communications Commission in which the justices have been asked to revive the so-called “nondelegation doctrine,” and the […]
Read MoreThe morning read for Monday, Feb. 10
Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Monday morning read: Supreme Court Signals That Landmark Libel Ruling Is Secure (Adam Liptak, The New York Times) Supreme Court that Trump helped shape could have the last word on […]
Read MoreMissouri man appeals death sentence after attorneys failed to press jury foreman’s bias
Share The Petitions of the Week column highlights some of the cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here. People held in state prison can turn to federal court to challenge the validity of their conviction or sentence. But they […]
Read MoreTrump changes government’s position in pending trans healthcare case at Supreme Court
Share The Trump administration on Friday notified the Supreme Court that, in its view, a Tennessee law banning the use of puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender minors does not violate the Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection. But although that position is a change from the one advanced by […]
Read MoreThe morning read for Friday, Feb. 7
Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: US Supreme Court will not pause California emissions case amid Trump policy shifts (Andrew Chung, Reuters) Trump administration signals pivots in pending Supreme Court cases (Ann E. […]
Read MoreJustices agree to pause briefing on Biden-era loan forgiveness rule
Share The Supreme Court on Thursday afternoon agreed to pause the briefing in a challenge to a Biden-era rule intended to streamline the process for reviewing requests for student loan forgiveness from borrowers whose schools defrauded them or were shut down. In a brief unsigned order, the justices granted a […]
Read MoreThe morning read for Thursday, Feb. 6
Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read: Judge blocks Trump’s bid to restrict birthright citizenship (Mike Wendling, BBC News) U.S. Supreme Court clears way for retrial of ‘Buffalo Billion’ defendants (Larry Rulison, Times Union) […]
Read MoreThe morning read for Wednesday, Feb. 5
Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: Why the Supreme Court may be open to Trump’s push for expanded power (Justin Jouvenal, The Washington Post) Faith groups, Department of Justice back Catholic religious freedom […]
Read MoreA history of birthright citizenship at the Supreme Court
Share Shortly after being sworn into office on Jan. 20 for a second term, President Donald Trump issued an executive order ending birthright citizenship – the guarantee of citizenship to anyone born in the United States. Going forward, Trump instructed, people born in the United States will not be automatically […]
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