Supreme Court divided over approving first religious charter school 

The Supreme Court on Wednesday was divided over a Catholic virtual charter school’s bid to become the country’s first religious charter school. With Justice Amy Coney Barrett recused from the case, the outcome appeared to hinge on the vote of Chief Justice John Roberts, who asked probing questions of both […]

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The morning read for Wednesday, April 30

The court will issue one or more opinions again this morning at 10 a.m. EDT. Join us for the live blog. The justices will then hear oral argument in a major dispute over attempts to open the nation’s first religious charter school. The court will consider whether a virtual Catholic […]

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Announcement of opinions for Wednesday, April 30

On Wednesday, April 30, 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. The post Announcement of opinions for Wednesday, April 30 appeared first on SCOTUSblog.

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Justices appear sympathetic to victims of SWAT raid on the wrong house

The Supreme Court on Tuesday morning was sympathetic to the victims of a “wrong house” raid in 2017, with several justices expressing surprise at the federal government’s efforts to contend that the actions of FBI agents were shielded from liability because their acts were discretionary. But it was not clear […]

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The morning read for Tuesday, April 29

We’re expecting one or more opinions from the court this morning at 10 a.m. EDT. Join us for the live blog. The court will then hear oral argument in Martin v. U.S., the case of an Atlanta couple whose home was mistakenly raided by an FBI SWAT team. They now […]

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Announcement of opinions for Tuesday, April 29

On Tuesday, April 29, 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. u003cdiv class=u0022arena-chatu0022 data-publisher=u0022scotusblogu0022 data-chatroom=u0022DzXt08Gu0022 data-position=u0022in-pageu0022u003eu003c/divu003eu003cscript async src=u0022https://go.arena.im/public/js/arenachatlib.js?p=scotusblogu0026e=DzXt08Gu0022u003eu003c/scriptu003e The post Announcement of opinions for Tuesday, April 29 appeared first […]

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Announcement of opinions for Tuesday, April 29

On Tuesday, April 29, 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. The post Announcement of opinions for Tuesday, April 29 appeared first on SCOTUSblog.

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Supreme Court to consider bid for first religious charter school

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Wednesday in a Catholic virtual charter school’s bid to become the nation’s first religious charter school. The Oklahoma charter school board that approved the Catholic school’s application tells the justices that a state supreme court ruling invalidating its contract with the school […]

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