SCOTUStoday for Monday, September 22

Welcome to SCOTUStoday, an expanded newsletter from SCOTUSblog that will deliver the most important information on the Supreme Court right to your inbox. In addition to the “Morning Reads” that you’re used to, SCOTUStoday offers “SCOTUS Quick Hits,” detailing the latest happenings on the court; “A Closer Look,” a short […]

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Trump administration urges Supreme Court to uphold tariffs

The Trump administration on Friday urged the Supreme Court to uphold President Donald Trump’s power to impose sweeping tariffs on virtually all goods imported into the United States. U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer, the government’s top lawyer before the court, told the justices that “the President and his Cabinet […]

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Trump administration urges Supreme Court to prevent transgender people from choosing sex markers on passports

The Trump administration came to the Supreme Court on Friday morning, asking the justices to temporarily pause a ruling by a federal judge in Massachusetts that would require the State Department to provide transgender and nonbinary people with passports reflecting the sex designation of their choosing. The order by U.S. […]

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The morning read for Friday, September 19

We’re very excited to announce that, on Monday, SCOTUSblog’s Morning Read will become a part of SCOTUStoday, a daily newsletter that will deliver the most important information on the court right to your inbox. In addition to the “Morning Reads,” SCOTUStoday will offer “SCOTUS Quick Hits,” detailing the latest happenings […]

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The problem of “religion”

Rights and Responsibilities is a recurring series by Richard Garnett on legal education, the role of the courts in our constitutional structure, and the law of religious freedom and free expression. Please note that the views of outside contributors do not reflect the official opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff. Our […]

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“Roving patrols,” reasonable suspicion, and Perdomo

ScotusCrim is a recurring series by Rory Little focusing on intersections between the Supreme Court and criminal law. Please note that the views of outside contributors do not reflect the official opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff. Fifty years ago, the Supreme Court ruled in United States v. Brignoni-Ponce that […]

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The morning read for Thursday, September 18

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read: Republican bill would fund extra security for Supreme Court but omits lower court judges (Lawrence Hurley and Sahil Kapur, NBC News) — With threats against them on the […]

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