The morning read for Wednesday, April 23

The court this morning is considering Diamond Alternative Energy LLC v. EPA, a dispute brought by fuel producers over California’s waiver from federal preemption for vehicle-emission standards, typically requiring lower emissions in the state, under the Clean Air Act. The waiver was introduced, in part, in recognition of the fact […]

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Montana asks justices to revive parental-consent law for minors to get an abortion

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. Since the Supreme Court overruled a federal constitutional right to abortion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the fight over reproductive rights has shifted to […]

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The morning read for Friday, April 18

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 keeps hold on Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship but sets May arguments (Mark Sherman, The Associated Press) Supreme Court to hear arguments over injunctions on Trump […]

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Court to hear challenge to ACA preventative-care coverage

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Monday in yet another dispute over the separation of powers. The case is a challenge to the constitutionality of the structure of a relatively obscure section of the Department of Health and Human Services. But although the issue may sound like a […]

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The morning read for Monday, April 21

The Supreme Court kicks off the final argument of the 2024-25 term today with arguments in Kennedy v. Braidwood Management and Parrish v. U.S. Read Amy Howe on Braidwood, a dispute over a group’s objection to the HHS task force that determines which preventive services, such as the HIV prevention drugs […]

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Justices take up Texas woman’s claim against USPS

The Supreme Court on Monday morning added one new case, involving a Texas woman’s claim against the U.S. Postal Service, to its docket for the 2025-26 term. The announcement came as part of a list of orders from the justices’ private conference on Thursday, April 17. The court granted U.S. […]

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