WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Monday, Sept. 30
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
September 2024 Archive
Everything published in September 2024, most recent first.
WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Friday, Sept. 27
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
EMERGENCY DOCKETEmergency appeals and applications
Supreme Court denied RFK Jr.’s request for spot on New York ballot
The Supreme Court on Friday denied a request from the campaign committee for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to reinstate him to New York’s ballot for the 2024 presidential election. Kennedy suspended his campaign in August and endorsed former President Donald Trump.
WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Thursday, Sept. 26
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
CAPITAL CASEDeath Penalty
Supreme Court allows Marcellus Williams to be executed
The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to block the execution of Marcellus Williams, who in 2001 was convicted and sentenced to death for the 1998 stabbing murder of Felicia Gayle.
WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Wednesday, Sept. 25
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Tuesday, Sept. 24
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Monday, Sept. 23
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Monday morning read: J&J’s Bankruptcy Effort Fails Supreme Court Test, Holdouts Say (Steven Church, Bloomberg) A Supreme Court Justice Warned That a Ruling Would Cause “Large-Scale Disruption.” The Effects Are Already Being Felt.
WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Friday, Sept. 20
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
EMERGENCY DOCKETElection litigation
Supreme Court rejects Green Party bid to appear on 2024 Nevada ballot
The Supreme Court on Friday left in place a ruling by the Nevada Supreme Court that keeps the Green Party off the state’s ballot for the 2024 general election.
WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Thursday, Sept. 19
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
SCOTUS NEWSWhat's Happening Now
Alaska man arrested for threatening messages to justices
An Alaska man was arrested on Wednesday after he was indicted on charges of threatening to kill and injure six Supreme Court justices and two of their family members, the Department of Justice announced on Thursday.
WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Wednesday, Sept. 18
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Tuesday, Sept. 17
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Monday, Sept. 16
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Friday, Sept. 13
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: U.S. Naval Academy, affirmative action foe square off at Baltimore trial (Nate Raymond, Reuters) Affirmative Action Was Banned.
WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Thursday, Sept. 12
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
BOOK REVIEWBook reviews/Ask the author
Ketanji Brown Jackson’s new memoir, a snapshot of relentless optimism and grit
At her swearing-in ceremony to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in 2013, Ketanji Brown Jackson quipped to the group assembled, “It takes a village to raise a judge.” Jackson’s new memoir, “Lovely One” – the English translation of her first and middle names, Ketanji Onyika – pays homage to many of the family members and mentors who made up her village.
WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Wednesday, Sept. 11
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Tuesday, Sept. 10
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Monday, Sept. 9
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Monday morning read: Justice Amy Coney Barrett describes coming home with bulletproof vest (Justin Jouvenal, The Washington Post) At Harvard, Ketanji Brown Jackson knew about a White student fighting to remove a Confederate flag.
WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Friday, Sept. 6
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
SCOTUS NEWSWhat's Happening Now
Alito reports gift of $900 concert tickets in annual financial disclosure
Justice Samuel Alito did not report any reimbursements for travel-related expenses in 2023, according to a financial disclosure form made public on Friday. The form also revealed that Alito accepted concert tickets worth $900 from a German princess.
WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Thursday, Sept. 5
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Wednesday, Sept. 4
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Tuesday, Sept. 3
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
EMERGENCY DOCKETEmergency appeals and applications
Court denies Oklahoma request to reinstate federal funds in dispute over abortion referrals
The Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a request from Oklahoma to reinstate over $4 million in funding for family-planning projects while the state’s challenge to the termination of the grant by the federal Department of Health and Human Services continues in the lower courts.