April session to feature religious charter school case and challenge to LGBTQ+ books in schools

Share The court’s 2024-25 term will close out its scheduled oral arguments on April 30 with a Catholic online school’s effort to become the nation’s first religious charter school. The court’s April argument calendar, which it released on Monday, features several other significant social issues, including whether a group of […]

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Court declines to step into series of disputes under consideration

Share The Supreme Court on Monday morning released a long list of orders from the justices’ private conference on Feb. 21 – the first regularly scheduled conference in nearly a month. Over dissents or statements from several justices, the court denied review in cases that they had considered repeatedly at […]

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The morning read for Monday, Feb. 24

Share The justices will begin the February session today with oral arguments in Gutierrez v. Saenz. Listen to oral arguments live at 10 a.m. EST. 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 clears […]

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The morning read for Friday, Feb. 21

Share The court expects to issue one or more opinions this morning. Join us for live coverage at 9:45 a.m. EST. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: Kirkland Partner Tapped for Supreme Court Debut […]

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Announcement of opinions for Friday, Feb. 21

Share On Friday, Feb. 21, 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 Friday, Feb. 21 appeared first on SCOTUSblog.

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Court appoints former clerk to argue in post-conviction relief case

Share The Supreme Court on Thursday appointed a former clerk to Justice Clarence Thomas to argue in a case involving the application of the federal laws governing post-conviction relief for federal prisoners. In a brief order, the justices appointed Kasdin Mitchell, a partner in the Dallas office of Kirkland & […]

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