Showing 1–50 of 54 items published in February 2025, most recent first.
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.
Gary Waetzig filed an age discrimination suit against his former employer, Halliburton. He then dismissed the suit when the company pointed out that he had agreed to arbitrate.
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court.
Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday night temporarily froze an order by a federal judge in Washington, D.C., that would have required the Trump administration to pay nearly $2 billion in foreign-aid reimbursements for work that has already been done.
Late last night, the chief justice blocked an order requiring the Trump administration to pay nearly $2 billion in foreign-aid reimbursements. He instructed the parties involved to respond by tomorrow at noon.
The Trump administration on Wednesday reiterated its request for the Supreme Court to lift an order by a federal judge in Washington, D.C., that instructed President Donald Trump to temporarily reinstate the head of an independent federal agency tasked with protecting whistleblowers from retaliation.
The issue in Dewberry Group v. Dewberry Engineers is whether a federal court calculating the defendant’s profits in a trademark infringement lawsuit can include all the profits of related entities in the same corporate group.
The court will release one or more opinions this morning. Join us for live coverage at 9:45 a.m. EST. Following the opinion announcements, the justices will hear oral arguments in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services.
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. The Fourth Amendment generally requires police to get a warrant before searching someone’s belongings.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday was sympathetic to an Ohio woman who alleges that she was the victim of reverse discrimination. Marlean Ames contends that she lost out on a promotion that she wanted, and then was demoted, simply because she is straight.
On Wednesday, Feb. 26, we live blogged as the court released opinions in
We are expecting one or more opinions from the court this morning. Join us for live coverage at 9:45 a.m. EST. Following the opinion announcements, the justices will hear oral arguments in Esteras v. U.S. and Perttu v. Richards.
This article was updated on Feb. 25 at 1:57 p.m. The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that Richard Glossip, who is on death row in Oklahoma for his role in the 1997 murder of motel owner Barry Van Treese, should get a new trial.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a group of Virginia drivers challenging a state motor vehicle law was not entitled to reimbursement of their attorney’s fees even though a federal district court issued an order in their favor that temporarily prohibited the state from enforcing the law and the state’s legislature repealed the law.
On Tuesday, Feb. 25, we were live as the court issued opinions in Glossip v. Oklahoma and Lackey v. Stinnie. Click here for a list of FAQs about opinion announcements.
The justices will begin the February session today with oral arguments in Gutierrez v. Saenz. Listen to oral arguments live at 10 a.m. EST. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court on Monday morning released a long list of orders from the justices’ private conference on Feb. 21 – the first regularly scheduled conference in nearly a month.
The Supreme Court on Monday was divided over whether a Texas man on death row has a legal right to sue, known as standing, to bring federal civil rights claims challenging the constitutionality of the Texas laws governing DNA testing.
The court’s 2024-25 term will close out its scheduled oral arguments on April 30 with a Catholic online school’s effort to become the nation’s first religious charter school.
The court expects to issue one or more opinions this morning. Join us for live coverage at 9:45 a.m. EST. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court.
A unanimous Supreme Court on Friday threw out a ruling by a federal appeals court that allowed a lawsuit brought by survivors of the Hungarian Holocaust to go forward.
The Supreme Court on Friday left in place for now an order by a federal judge in Washington, D.C., that instructed President Donald Trump to temporarily reinstate the head of an independent federal agency tasked with protecting whistleblowers from retaliation.
On Friday, Feb. 21, we were live as the court issued opinions in Williams v. Reed, Wisconsin Bell, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Heath, and Hungary v. Simon. Click here for a list of […]
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court.
Marlean Ames says she is the victim of reverse discrimination: She was not hired for a job that she wanted, and she was demoted, because she is straight. Ames sued and brought her case to the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court on Thursday appointed a former clerk to Justice Clarence Thomas to argue in a case involving the application of the federal laws governing post-conviction relief for federal prisoners.
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: Trump’s lawyers ask Supreme Court to fast-track approval of agency officials’ firings (David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times) The Supreme Court gave Trump immunity.
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read: Trump administration turns to US Supreme Court in bid to fire agency head (Andrew Chung, Reuters) First Test of Trump’s Power to Fire Officials Reaches Supreme Court (Adam Liptak, The New York Times) Is Elon Musk’s government role unconstitutional?
Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger told the justices on Tuesday to leave in place a federal judge’s temporary order to reinstate him to his job. The head of the independent agency charged with whistleblower protection said that the Trump administration’s plea for intervention on Sunday night is a meritless attempt to “declare a five-alarm fire” over the order.
This article was updated on Feb. 18 at 12:37 p.m. The Trump administration on Sunday asked the Supreme Court to block an order by a federal judge in Washington, D.C., that would require the president to temporarily reinstate the head of an independent agency tasked with protecting federal employees, and in particular whistleblowers, from retaliation.
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court.
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read: Is there anyone in government Trump can’t fire? Why Humphrey’s Executor may be in peril at the Supreme Court (John Fritze, CNN) There’s No Need to Guess.
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Feb. 24 in the case of a man on Texas death row who has long tried to obtain postconviction DNA testing on evidence that he says would exonerate him.
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court.
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court.
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court’s March argument session will include a dispute over a congressional voting map that created a second majority-Black district in Louisiana, a challenge to an accessibility program by the Federal Communications Commission in which the justices have been asked to revive the
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. People held in state prison can turn to federal court to challenge the validity of their conviction or sentence.
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: US Supreme Court will not pause California emissions case amid Trump policy shifts (Andrew Chung, Reuters) Trump administration signals pivots in pending Supreme Court cases (Ann E. Marimow, The Washington Post) Will Supreme Court Overturn Gay Marriage?
The Trump administration on Friday notified the Supreme Court that, in its view, a Tennessee law banning the use of puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender minors does not violate the Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection.
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read: Judge blocks Trump’s bid to restrict birthright citizenship (Mike Wendling, BBC News) U.S. Supreme Court clears way for retrial of ‘Buffalo Billion’ defendants (Larry Rulison, Times Union) Sotomayor is asked about lower trust in Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court on Thursday afternoon agreed to pause the briefing in a challenge to a Biden-era rule intended to streamline the process for reviewing requests for student loan forgiveness from borrowers whose schools defrauded them or were shut down.
This article was updated on Feb. 6 at 2:04 p.m. Shortly after being sworn into office on Jan. 20 for a second term, President Donald Trump issued an executive order ending birthright citizenship – the guarantee of citizenship to anyone born in the United States.