Justices take up Maryland parents’ challenge to LGBTQ books in schools

Share The Supreme Court will decide whether a group of Maryland parents can opt to have their children exempted from LGBTQ-themed storybooks. The justices on Friday afternoon granted Mahmoud v. Taylor, in which a coalition of parents from Montgomery County, Md., contend that requiring their children to participate in instruction […]

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Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban

Share The Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously upheld a federal law that will require TikTok to shut down in the United States unless its Chinese parent company can sell off the U.S. company by Jan. 19. In an unsigned opinion, the justices acknowledged that, “for more than 170 million Americans,” […]

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The morning read for Friday, Jan. 17

Share We are expecting one or more opinions from the court this morning at 10 a.m. EST. Join us for our live blog. 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 Rule On […]

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Announcement of opinions for Friday, Jan. 17

Share On Friday, Jan. 17, 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, Jan. 17 appeared first on SCOTUSblog.

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In a slew of new cases, the justices take in closer look

Share The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. The Supreme Court’s upcoming conference – the second January conference — is ordinarily the justices’ last opportunity to add new cases to the docket […]

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The morning read for Thursday, Jan. 16

Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read: Supreme Court seems open to age checks for online porn, though some free-speech questions remain (Lindsay Whitehurst, The Associated Press) Cookies, Cocktails and Mushrooms on the Menu […]

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The morning read for Wednesday, Jan. 15

Share We are expecting one or more opinions from the court this morning at 10 a.m. EST. Join us for the live blog or follow along with Katie Barlow on TikTok. The court will then hear oral arguments in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, a First Amendment challenge to a […]

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Announcement of opinions for Wednesday, Jan. 15

Share On Wednesday, Jan. 15, 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, Jan. 15 appeared first on SCOTUSblog.

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Justices debate right to renew lawsuit after voluntary dismissal

Share Tuesday’s argument in Waetzig v. Halliburton Energy Services was brief and relaxed. The issue in the case is the standard for allowing a claimant to reopen a case that he voluntarily dismissed a few years earlier, and the justices did not seem to find the matter contentious. Vincent Levy […]

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