Brady violations, child abduction, qualified immunity, and confessions of error

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. This week, the Supreme Court started thinning the relist herd. The court summarily reversed in eight-time relist Zorn v. Linton, once again reminding lower courts that […]

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SCOTUStoday for Thursday, March 26

Do you like piña coladas? What about getting caught in the rain? We here at SCOTUSblog liked discovering this week that Rupert Holmes, the man who wrote and recorded “Escape (The Pina Colada Song),” has written a play about Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. At the Court On Wednesday, the court […]

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Court rejects billion-dollar judgment for copyright infringement by internet service provider

Yesterday’s unanimous decision in Cox Communications v. Sony Entertainment surprised no one who observed the argument, which had suggested a bench deeply skeptical of a billion-plus dollar judgment imposed on Cox Communications, an internet service provider, based on the infringing activities of its subscribers. As expected, the opinion for the […]

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Birthright citizenship: more on Pete Patterson’s claims

Attorney Pete Patterson’s latest post on birthright citizenship repeats the biggest mistakes of his original post and also makes some new mistakes, chasing irrelevances and mangling the key legal issues. Today we will briefly highlight some of the biggest flaws of Patterson’s latest essay. If Patterson would like to continue […]

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The Supreme Court and voting identification

Courtly Observations is a recurring series by Erwin Chemerinsky that focuses on what the Supreme Court’s decisions will mean for the law, for lawyers and lower courts, and for people’s lives. What has the Supreme Court said about requirements for proof of identification for voting and – given this – what […]

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Justices to hear argument on whether a crime’s “contemplated effects” can expand venue beyond where offense was committed

The Supreme Court will hear oral argument on Monday in Abouammo v. United States, in which it will consider whether federal prosecutors can try a defendant not only in the district where the offense actually occurred, but also in the district where the crime’s “contemplated effects” are felt. The case […]

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SCOTUStoday for Wednesday, March 25

It’s going to be another busy day at the Supreme Court, and it’s expected to start with opinion announcements. We’ll be live blogging beginning at 9:30 a.m. EDT. At the Court On Tuesday, the justices heard argument in two cases: Keathley v. Buddy Ayers Construction, on the rules pardoning omissions […]

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