Recapping a busy week at the court

When you hear “courts and AI,” what comes to your mind? Likely the many recent articles about lawyers making costly, AI-generated mistakes or the growing debate over whether AI bots make for good judges. Against this (somewhat depressing) backdrop, the On the Docket project is hoping to show that AI […]

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After major voting rights ruling, parties dispute whether the Supreme Court should finalize decision immediately to allow changes to Louisiana’s congressional map

On Wednesday evening, the group of “non-African American” voters who prevailed earlier in the day in their challenge to Louisiana’s congressional map asked the Supreme Court to bypass its normal 32-day waiting period and send a copy of its opinion and order to the lower court immediately, making the decision […]

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Justices poised to protect generics manufacturers from liability for decisions of pharmacists about prescribing their products

Yesterday’s argument in Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA v Amarin Pharma showed a bench once again dubious about litigation trying to hold a large company responsible for the actions of others that it does not control. The specific dispute here involves a generic pharmaceutical manufacturer, Hikma, whose product can be dispensed for […]

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Court unanimously sides with faith-based pregnancy centers in litigation dispute with New Jersey

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled in First Choice Women’s Resource Centers v. Davenport that a group of faith-based pregnancy centers can litigate their challenge to New Jersey’s demands for information about the group’s fundraising practices in federal court. In a unanimous decision by Justice Neil Gorsuch, the justices rejected […]

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Church autonomy returns to SCOTUS

Ratio Decidendi is a recurring series by Stephanie Barclay exploring the reasoning – from practical considerations to deep theory – behind our nation’s most consequential constitutional decisions. The Supreme Court will soon consider whether to grant cert in U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops v. O’Connell, a case asking how broadly […]

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Court decides major Voting Rights Act case

It was a wild Wednesday at the Supreme Court (at least for reporters). Keep reading to understand why. Note: After we sent yesterday’s newsletter, the Supreme Court moved U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops v. O’Connell off the conference list for May 1. It will be considered by the justices on […]

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Supreme court orders

Nuts and Bolts is a recurring series by Stephen Wermiel providing insights into the mechanics of how the Supreme Court works. One of the most critical aspects of Supreme Court procedures is the orders list. It operates much like a traffic report, sorting cases into those that will be argued […]

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Court considers whether Trump administration properly ended temporary protected status for Haitian and Syrian nationals

The Supreme Court on Wednesday was divided in Mullin v. Doe over the Trump administration’s efforts to strip citizens of Haiti and Syria of their protections under a federal program that allows foreign citizens to remain in the United States when the U.S. government believes that it is not safe […]

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