The morning read for Monday, Feb. 3

Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Monday morning read: Pride puppies and a charter school: a look at the blockbuster religion cases at the Supreme Court (Maureen Groppe, USA Today) This anti-abortion leader is building on […]

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The morning read for Friday, Jan. 31

Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: Man facing Friday execution in Dorchester County murder won’t seek clemency (Colt Yeargin & Patrick Phillips, WCSC) Appeals Court Strikes Down Federal Ban on Handgun Sales to […]

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The morning read for Thursday, Jan. 30

Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read: Minnesota Asks Supreme Court to Review State’s Gun Age Limit Law (Mike Vilensky, Bloomberg Law) Defying Legal Limits, Trump Firings Set Up Tests That Could Expand His […]

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The morning read for Wednesday, Jan. 29

Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear Tarrant County death row case alleging prosecutors lied (Megan Cardona, KERA News) White House defends inspectors general firings by citing Supreme […]

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Outside attorneys appointed to argue in two cases

Share The Supreme Court on Tuesday appointed two outside attorneys to defend the lower-court decisions in two cases in which the federal government has declined to do so. In a brief order on Tuesday afternoon, the justices tapped Michael Huston to argue in Parrish v. United States, which they added […]

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The morning read for Tuesday, Jan. 28

Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read: FBI SWAT team raided the wrong house. Can family sue? Supreme Court will decide. (Maureen Groppe, USA Today) US Supreme Court rejects challenge to Mississippi lifetime ban […]

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Justices decline to reinstate Ohio man’s attempted murder conviction

Share The Supreme Court on Monday turned down a plea to reinstate an Ohio man’s conviction for attempted murder. Justice Clarence Thomas dissented from the court’s announcement that it would not intervene in the case, in an eight-page opinion joined by Justice Samuel Alito. Thomas was sharply critical of the […]

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The morning read for Monday, Jan. 27

Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Monday morning read: Trump administration asks Supreme Court to pause cases as it reconsiders policy (Andrew Chung, Reuter)  Supreme Court to weigh constitutionality of nation’s first religious charter school (John […]

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Mississippi’s permanent felony voting ban returns to the court

Share 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. In 1974, the Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution generally permits states to strip people convicted of felonies of their right […]

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