October 2024 Archive
Showing 1–50 of 58 items published in October 2024, most recent first.
The morning read for Thursday, Oct. 31
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read: Eastern Utah wants an oil railroad. The nation’s highest court will decide how feds should judge its environmental impacts.
Justices schedule major First Amendment case for January
The Supreme Court will hear an important First Amendment case on Jan. 15, 2025. During their January argument session, which begins on Jan. 13 and continues until Jan. 22, the justices will also consider questions involving the Americans with Disabilities Act, federal laws prohibiting false statements to influence financial institutions, and claims under the Fourth Amendment of excessive force by police.
Timing rules for reviewing deportation decisions concerning persecution or torture risk
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. The Supreme Court has taken a lot of action on relisted cases since our last installment.
Supreme Court allows Virginia to remove suspected non-citizens from voter rolls
The Supreme Court on Wednesday temporarily blocked an order by a federal judge that would have required Virginia to return more than 1,600 people to the voter rolls.
The morning read for Wednesday, Oct. 30
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court.
Supreme Court leaves RFK, Jr., on ballots in Wisconsin, Michigan
The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to order the removal of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s name from ballots in Wisconsin and Michigan. Kennedy suspended his campaign in August and endorsed former President Donald Trump.
Virginia asks Supreme Court to allow voter rolls purge before election
Virginia election officials on Monday asked the Supreme Court to block a ruling by a federal judge that would bar them from reviving a program put in place in August by the state’s Republican governor intended to remove suspected noncitizens from the state’s voting rolls.
The morning read for Tuesday, Oct. 29
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court.
Justices allow federal anti-doping horse racing law to stay in effect for now
The Supreme Court on Monday allowed a federal law intended to standardize anti-doping and safety regulations in horse racing to remain in place while a challenge to that law plays out.
Republicans ask Supreme Court to block decision to count Pennsylvania provisional ballots
The Republican National Committee and the Republican Party of Pennsylvania came to the Supreme Court on Monday, asking the justices to block a ruling by Pennsylvania’s highest court requiring election boards to count provisional ballots submitted by voters whose mail-in ballots had been deemed invalid.
The morning read for Friday, Oct. 25
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: New York state can enforce many gun restrictions, US appeals court rules (Jonathan Stempel, Reuters) Voters Don’t Think US Supreme Court Can Be Fair About the Election, Poll Shows (Emily Birnbaum, Bloomberg) A Supreme Court Decision Claimed to Take Partisanship Out of Gun Cases.
The morning read for Thursday, Oct. 24
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court.
The morning read for Wednesday, Oct. 23
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court.
The morning read for Tuesday, Oct. 22
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read: Supreme Court Clean Air Fight Could Pry Disputes From Washington (Jennifer Hijazi & Shayna Greene, Bloomberg Law) A frustrated Supreme Court to look at one version of judge shopping (Nina Totenberg, NPR) Reforms at the U.S. Supreme Court: Where do Harris and Trump stand?
The morning read for Monday, Oct. 21
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court.
Supreme Court takes up Clean Air Act and sentencing cases
The justices on Monday added four new cases, involving the venue for challenges to the Environmental Protection Agency’s actions under the Clean Air Act and federal sentencing law, to its docket for the 2024-25 term.
The morning read for Friday, Oct. 18
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court.
Supreme Court schedules transgender rights case for December
The Supreme Court’s December argument session will feature the challenge to Tennessee’s ban on puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender minors, as well as a case by survivors of the Hungarian Holocaust seeking compensation for the seizure of the property by the Hungarian government and
The morning read for Thursday, Oct. 17
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read: ‘Shaken baby’ death row inmate Robert Roberson turns to Supreme Court to halt his execution (Kiara Alfonseca & Devin Dwyer, ABC News) EPA foes lost Supreme Court bid to stop carbon rule.
San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu on the city’s Clean Water Act case
San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu discusses City and County of San Francisco v. EPA, in which the court is considering whether the Environmental Protection Agency violates the Clean Water Act when it imposes generic prohibitions in a permit for a city’s water discharges, without specifying explicit standards for discharges.
Redistricting, campaign contributions, and California’s role in emissions regulation
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. On Monday’s order list, the Supreme Court didn’t do much to clear out the relisted cases.
Supreme Court declines to intervene in Robert Roberson’s execution
This article was updated on Oct. 18 at 9:07 a.m. The Supreme Court on Thursday evening refused to stop the execution of Robert Roberson, who was scheduled to be killed by lethal injection in Texas Thursday night for the 2002 death of his two-year-old daughter, Nikki.
The morning read for Wednesday, Oct. 16
The court will hear oral arguments in Bufkin v. McDonough and San Francisco v. EPA today. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court.
Supreme Court allows EPA emissions rule to stand while litigation continues
The Supreme Court on Wednesday left in place a rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency in May to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide by power plants.
Supreme Court considers truck driver’s RICO case over CBD product that cost him his job
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Tuesday in the case of a truck driver who was fired from his job after a wellness product marketed as free of THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, caused him to fail a routine drug test.
The morning read for Tuesday, Oct. 15
The justices will hear oral arguments in Medical Marijuana v. Horn and Bouarfa v. Mayorkas this morning. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court.
Supreme Court allows Pennsylvania to continue to enforce bar on gun possession for those under 21
The Supreme Court on Tuesday sent a challenge to a Pennsylvania law barring people 18- to 20-years-old from carrying guns back to the lower courts for another look in light of last term’s decision in United States v. Rahimi, in which the justices attempted to provide guidance for courts reviewing Second Amendment challenges to restrictions on gun rights.
The morning read for Friday, Oct. 11
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court.
Arguing bankruptcy fees with Nick Zluticky
In this video, Nate Mowry interviews Nick Zluticky, who represented John Q. Hammons Fall 2006, LLC and related debtors in their dispute last term over bankruptcy fees.
The morning read for Thursday, Oct. 10
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court.
Fourteen cases to watch from the Supreme Court’s end-of-summer “long conference”
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.
The morning read for Wednesday, Oct. 9
The court hears oral arguments in Glossip v. Oklahoma this morning. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court.
No clear decision as justices debate Richard Glossip’s death sentence
Last year’s order putting Richard Glossip’s execution on hold to give the Supreme Court more time to consider his appeals would have required the votes of at least five justices, though which justices voted to take up the case was not made public.
Pete Patterson on statutory authority and so-called “ghost guns”
In this video, Nate Mowry interviews Pete Patterson from Cooper & Kirk. Pete will be arguing on behalf of the challengers in Garland v. VanDerStok, who are seeking to invalidate a 2022 rule by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives that regulates so-called “ghost guns.”
The morning read for Tuesday, Oct. 8
The justices will hear oral arguments this morning in Garland v. VanDerStok and Lackey v. Stinnie. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court.
Court likely to let Biden’s “ghost gun” regulation stand
The Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared ready to uphold a 2022 federal rule regulating so-called “ghost guns” – untraceable weapons without serial numbers, assembled from components or kits that can be bought online.
Supreme Court divided over disputed civil rights attorney’s fees
The justices on Tuesday were divided over a dispute regarding attorney’s fees for plaintiffs in civil rights cases.
The morning read for Monday, Oct. 7
Good morning, today is the first day of the Supreme Court’s 2024-25 term. On Friday, the justices added 15 cases to their docket, though so far cases have only been scheduled for oral arguments through mid-November.
Dispute over attorney’s fees in civil rights cases comes before justices
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Tuesday in a dispute over whether and when plaintiffs who obtain temporary relief in a civil rights case can later be reimbursed for their attorney’s fees.
Court turns down Biden’s bid for intervention in Texas emergency abortion dispute
After granting 15 cases from the justices’ “long conference” last week, the Supreme Court on Monday denied more than a thousand more petitions for review.
Supreme Court to decide if Oklahoma must execute Richard Glossip
Twice in the past decade the Supreme Court has blocked Oklahoma from executing Richard Glossip. Now the state has joined Glossip to argue that newly uncovered evidence shows prosecutors violated his rights at trial.
The morning read for Friday, Oct. 4
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.