The morning read for Friday, May 16

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: Supreme Court could block Trump’s birthright citizenship order but limit nationwide injunctions (Mark Sherman And Lindsay Whitehurst, The Associated Press) Supreme Court sides with family of man killed […]

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A peek at the merits

Today the court will hear arguments in Trump v. CASA and its consolidated cases, plucked from the emergency docket for oral arguments about nationwide injunctions and the president’s executive order on birthright citizenship. Before the arguments get started, Chief Justice John Roberts has some recognition planned for the late Justice David Souter, who […]

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Lessons about home and humility from Justice Souter 

This article is part of a series on the legacy and jurisprudence of the late Justice David Souter. Michael Mongan currently serves as the California Solicitor General. He clerked for Justice David Souter from 2007 to 2008. In the days since Justice Souter passed away, I’ve struggled to assemble words […]

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The morning read for Thursday, May 15

We’re expecting one or more opinions from the court at 10 a.m. EDT. Following the opinion announcements, the court will hear oral arguments in three consolidated emergency appeals over orders blocking President Donald Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship. We’ll be live blogging both, join us starting at 9:30 a.m. […]

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The morning read for Wednesday, May 14

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: Birthright citizenship dispute at the Supreme Court has broad implications for Trump’s agenda (Lawrence Hurley, NBC News) Trump’s Legal Strategy Has a Name (Andrew O’Donohue, The Atlantic) Remembering […]

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The heartbeat of the law is human connection

This article is part of a series on the legacy and jurisprudence of the late Justice David Souter.  Allison Orr Larsen is the Alfred Wilson & Mary I.W. Lee Professor of Law at William & Mary Law School. She clerked for Justice David Souter from 2005 to 2006. Clerking at […]

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