Missouri urges Supreme Court to allow for use of congressional map expected to aid Republicans

Telling the justices that “[a] federal-election-administration disaster is unfolding in Missouri,” Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins came to the Supreme Court on Friday night, asking the justices to intervene in a battle over the state’s congressional maps. Hoskins urged the justices to pause a ruling by the Missouri Supreme […]

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Court grants request from Republican groups to pause ruling, for now, on political broadcasting rates

The Supreme Court on Friday cleared the way for political parties and joint fundraising committees, at least for now, to receive favorable advertising rates in the upcoming midterm elections. In a four-page, unsigned opinion, the justices temporarily paused a ruling by a federal appeals court in Richmond, Virginia, that limited […]

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Court announces cases it will hear in December, including challenges to the constitutionality of bans on AR-15s

The Supreme Court will hear a pair of challenges to the constitutionality of bans on AR-15s and other semiautomatic rifles on Dec. 2. The oral arguments in Viramontes v. Cook County, which has been consolidated with Grant v. Higgins, headline the December argument calendar, which was released on Friday afternoon. […]

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In final scheduled summer order list, Supreme Court again declines to weigh in on COVID-19 vaccine mandate case

The Supreme Court on Friday morning once again declined to weigh in on a case brought by New York healthcare workers who were denied a religious accommodation from the state’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers and lost their jobs when they were not vaccinated. The denial of rehearing in […]

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Laboratories of (un)democracy

Please note that SCOTUS Outside Opinions constitute the views of outside contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff. Moments after the Supreme Court reaffirmed its expansive understanding of birthright citizenship in Trump v. Barbara this June, making clear that virtually all of those born in the […]

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Mail-in voting returns to the interim docket

There will be no SCOTUStoday newsletter on Monday in recognition of the Labor Day holiday. We’ll be back in your inboxes on Tuesday. Enjoy the weekend! If you are interested in attending The SCOTUSblog Summit: 2026 Term Preview on Wednesday, Sept. 16, in Washington, D.C., don’t forget to fill out […]

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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to clear the way for new mail-in voting rule to be implemented

The Trump administration returned to the Supreme Court on Thursday afternoon, asking the justices to temporarily pause an order by a federal judge in Boston that blocks the government from implementing parts of a U.S. Postal Service rule on mail-in ballots. U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer told the court […]

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Sen. Jon Ossoff and other Democratic candidates urge justices to leave court ruling in place on political broadcasting rates

Four Democratic candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate on Thursday urged the justices to leave in place a ruling by a federal appeals court that limited the availability of preferential advertising rates to candidates for political office. The candidates – former Sen. Sherrod Brown of […]

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